In Charles "Sonny" Liston, the late boxer who briefly held the heavyweight title in the early 1960s, Tosches again has a perfect netherworld subject. For Liston, a convicted felon who provided hired ...

Later this month, a statue commemorating one of the most iconic sports moments in Maine’s history will be unveiled in Lewiston. The sculpture will immortalize Muhammad Ali’s historic knockout of Sonny ...

Seventy years ago this week (April 21, 1955), future heavyweight king Sonny Liston avenged his first pro loss. This is a loss ...

Sixty years ago this year, a glib boxer named Cassius Clay came to Lewiston to defend his world heavyweight crown against ...

Sonny Liston was the undefeated heavyweight champion when an arrogant young Muhammad Ali dared to challenge him for the title ...

Clay was in training for his bout with Sonny Liston, the reigning world champion, who had underworld ties and a heavy, flooring punch. Veteran sportswriters said the pretty kid wouldn’t last ...

Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest fighters in the history of boxing, and February 25, 1964 marked a crowing moment in Ali's ...

PerDeadline, Amin Joseph is set to play Sonny Liston in The Greatest. Joseph is best known for his roles in FX's Snowfall and To Live and Die and Live. Liston was the Heavyweight champ before ...

Joseph will play his rival, heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. Nicknamed “The Bear,” Liston had been considered unbeatable until he lost the title in 1964 to loud-mouthed underdog Muhammad Ali ...

Ealy and Parham will join previously annoucned cast members, Jaalen Best as Ali, Omari Hardwick as Cassius “Cash” Clay Sr., Dana Gourrier as Odessa “Bird” Clay and Amin Joseph as Sonny Liston.