Sonny Liston
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American world heavyweight boxing champion whom Cassius Clay defeated in 1964 to first win the title.
Biography
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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