Liston
Britishnoun
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He also penned a variety of books including biographies on David Gower and Sonny Liston.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
As an amateur, Foreman had sparred with former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston, and when he turned pro, it was with Liston’s management team, Foreman assuming Liston’s fierce demeanor in the process.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025
"It's difficult to think of a disease, injury or infection that doesn't involve some kind of immune response, and our finding really changes the way we could control this response," said Liston.
From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024
In a June 22, 2018, email exchange, just a few days before the state hired Liston & Deas, Mr. Hurst recalled meeting with the attorney general’s staff in Ohio.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024
This time, I brought from New York with me some photographs of Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston in their fight camps, with white priests as their “spiritual advisors.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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