#1 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 12/30/2021 #11

In 1970, Former World Heavyweight Champion Charles L. “Sonny” Liston was found dead at his home (aged 39 or 40). The autopsy revealed  traces of morphine, but the coroner was not certain Liston had died of an overdose and recorded that he died of lung congestion and heart failure. #SonnyListon

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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 02/25/2022 #6

In 1964, Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) became world heavyweight boxing champion as he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach. Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston #MuhammadAli #SonnyListon

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#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/25/2022 #3

In 1965, Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston in the first round of their world heavyweight title rematch in Lewiston, Maine. (Ali’s victory generated controversy over whether he’d truly connected when he sent Liston crashing to the canvas with a right to the head, or whether it was a “phantom punch”, implying that the fight had been fixed.) #MuhammadAli #SonnyListon

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