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  • Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion (1995)
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    TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion (1995)
Unrated
TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

The story of the life and career of boxer Sonny Liston, who rose from being a violent street enforcer for an organized crime ring to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
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Name Known for
Sonny Liston
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
William Nack
Self - writer Self - writer   See fewer
Raymond Munson
Self - friend Self - friend   See fewer
Nigel Collins
Self - Ring magazine Self - Ring magazine   See fewer
Pat Putnam
Self - boxing historian Self - boxing historian   See fewer
Bob Burnes
Self - Liston's first manager Self - Liston's first manager   See fewer
Johnny Tocco
Self - Liston's first trainer Self - Liston's first trainer   See fewer
William Roemer
Self - former FBI agent Self - former FBI agent   See fewer
Foneda Cox
Self - Liston's sparring partner Self - Liston's sparring partner   See fewer
James Reddick
Self - former police detective Self - former police detective   See fewer
Ray Schoeninger
Self - Liston's sparring partner Self - Liston's sparring partner   See fewer
Robert Collins
Self - Rocky Mountain News Self - Rocky Mountain News   See fewer
Gerald Early
Self - Washington University Self - Washington University   See fewer
Milt Bailey
Self - cornerman Self - cornerman   See fewer
Abdul Rahman Muhammad
Self - Nation of Islam (as Abdul Rahman) Self - Nation of Islam (as Abdul Rahman)   See fewer
Dennis Caputo
Self - Las Vegas Police Department Self - Las Vegas Police Department   See fewer
Gary Beckwith
Self - Las Vegas Police Department Self - Las Vegas Police Department   See fewer
Dean Weidemann
Self - Las Vegas Police Department Self - Las Vegas Police Department   See fewer
J. Wallace Graham
Self - Toxicologist (as Dr. J. Wallace Graham) Self - Toxicologist (as Dr. J. Wallace Graham)   See fewer
Richard Mayne
Self - former medical examiner (as Dr. Richard Mayne) Self - former medical examiner (as Dr. Richard Mayne)   See fewer
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John Bonomi
Self - Senate investigator (archive footage) Self - Senate investigator (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Carbo
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Howard Cosell
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Angelo Dundee
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Barney Felix
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Jacobs
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Eartha Kitt
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Joe Louis
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Edward Murphy
Self - Liston's mentor (archive footage) (as Father Murphy) Self - Liston's mentor (archive footage) (as Father Murphy)   See fewer
Jack Nilon
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Blinky Palermo
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John Reed
Self - Maine governer (archive footage) Self - Maine governer (archive footage)   See fewer
Ash Resnick
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jersey Joe Walcott
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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