Sonny Liston
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American world heavyweight boxing champion whom Cassius Clay defeated in 1964 to first win the title.
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Sonny Liston (c. 1930–1970) was the world heavyweight champion whose 1964 loss to the young Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) marked one of boxing's greatest upsets; their 1965 rematch ended in the controversial "phantom punch".
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