Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019)

November 15th, 20191h 30min

Documentary
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Overview

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.


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