Sonny Liston - Defense Highlights

Highlights of the legendary former undisputed Heavyweight world champion. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/haNZAgod Sonny Liston - Was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the world Heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in defense of the title; in the latter fight he also became the inaugural WBC Heavyweight champion. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, Liston was particularly known for his immense strength, formidable jab, long reach, toughness, and is widely regarded as the most intimidating man in the history of combat sports. Although Liston was widely regarded as unbeatable, he lost the title in 1964 to Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay), who entered as an 8:1 underdog. Liston retired in his corner due to an inflamed shoulder. The Ring magazine ranks Liston as the tenth greatest Heavyweight of all time, while boxing writer Herb Goldman ranked him second and Richard O'Brien, Senior Editor of Sports Illustrated, placed him third. Liston was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991. Song: Lucio Rebel - Numero 9 (Instrumental) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hanzagod_1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hanzagod_1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/haNZAgod1 Twitter/X: https://x.com/haNZAgod Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user41971768 Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/hanzagod1 Questions / Requests: hanzagod@gmail.com PayPal donations: paypal.me/hanzagod Highlights Knockouts Tribute ------------------------------------------------ haNZAgod