Former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston is rated as one of the biggest punching heavyweight champions in boxing history.
The only man George Foreman said could ever make him back up in the ring.
A formidable jab, punching power and methodical cutting the ring off mentality lead Liston to many big wins.
Although he spent most of his career in the US, Liston did travel too and fought in places like Sweden a number of times.
A classic photo of him here in the UK has also emerged:
MOST COVETED TITLE IN ALL OF SPORTS- A photo of then the world heavyweight champion Charles L. “Sonny” Liston being paraded through the streets of Newcastle, England on horseback, in 1963…#boxing#historypic.twitter.com/wV1QROry7E
Oldest heavyweight champion in boxing history George Foreman knows a thing or two about fighting on into one's advanced years from an athletic standpoint. To this day Foreman's win in 1994 at the age of 45 over Michael Moorer in Las Vegas still holds the record for the oldest heavyweight…
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman it turns out was good friends behind the scenes with another one of the sport's heavyweight champions. Sonny Liston. Both considered up there as two of the biggest punchers that ever lived. Fearsome fighters in their day but similar traits outside the ring to the…
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman and fellow champion Sonny Liston were shown during their times to have been two of the great warriors of their day. Two powerful heavyweights. Considered among the biggest hitters that ever lived. Foreman in recent times on social media has spoken of how the two…
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