16 Oct sonny liston documentary
'I think he should be locked up for impersonating a fighter,' Liston told reporters at the time.
legendary sports writer Robert Lipsyte says in 'Pariah. 'Sonny could pull it off. 'When he expects a parade and it doesn't happen, he just says f*** it,' Assael said. Looking for something to watch? Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became the heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Just eight years later, his wife finds him dead in their Las Vegas home from a supposed heroin overdose. Liston proved so talented that a local heavyweight named Thurman Wilson visited the prison for a bout, only to be defeated in two rounds. 'There were two Clay-Liston fights; the first one was the real fix,' said Farrell, considered one of the preeminent authorities on fixing fights. The second fight took place in Maine the following year, and famously ended on Ali's 'phantom punch,' a quick right hook that appeared to topple Liston, although some like Assael do not believe it connected. Sonny Liston went from boxing champion and national anti-hero to a Las Vegas thug who drove around in a pink Cadillac and sold drugs. Movie25 - Watch Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019) Full Movie Online Free - Plot unknown. With Sonny Liston, William Nack, Jerry Izenberg, Geraldine Liston. Liston was discovered by his wife Geraldine when she returned from a trip to visit relatives. ', He nearly made a successful comeback attempt, which could have put him in line for a title shot against Joe Frazier in 1970. If he had hope for a better life, he would have lived his life differently. A one man wrecking-ball who took on the world, transcended his sport and helped inspire a nation to rise up against its CIA funded dictator to achieve independence. Liston kept fighting after losing the rematch in 1965, amassing a 15-1 record over 5 years, with his last fight coming just 6-months before his untimely death at the age of 39. Officially Liston died of lung congestion and heart failure, likely caused by heroin, according to the Las Vegas coroners who examined his bloated corpse after it had decomposed over the better part of a week. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Check out our picks for family friendly movies movies that transcend all ages. Directed by Simon George and based somewhat on Shaun Assael's investigative book: 'The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights,' (left) the film does more than simply rattle off a few conspiracy theories, Sonny Liston eats with his wife Geraldine at home in December 1961 in Philadelphia. Assael reported in his book that Liston once bragged about making an agreement to fix the second fight, allowing him to earn a percentage of Ali's future earnings. ', A remarkable 39 of Liston's 50 wins came by knockout, and although his arrest record delayed an inevitable title shot, Liston eventually did fight Floyd Patterson (left) in 1962, dethroning the popular champion in just over two minutes. 'The preponderance of evidence I found suggests that it is more than likely he was killed than not.'. 'If you wanted to build the perfect heavyweight, you would use Sonny Liston as your model,' said former fight fixer Charles Farrell, and admitted fight fixer and the business manager of former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 'To me, Sonny Liston was one of the greatest, yet most misunderstood and vilified sports figures of all time,' said director Simon George. 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