After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship defeating Sonny Liston in 1964, Cassius Clay – influenced by the Nation of Islam teachings – changed his name to Muhammad Ali (meaning “beloved ...

MIKE TYSON revealed the “scariest fighter that ever lived” – who would even knock out police officers. Tyson still stands as ...

Heavyweight legend Mike Tyson is regarded by many as the scariest boxer of all time. At the peak of his powers, ‘Iron Mike’ ...

Mike Tyson has named Sonny Liston as the scariest fighter to enter the ring as a professional boxer. Tyson rapidly rose to ...

Fifty year ago today, a brash 22-year-old named Cassius Clay stunned the boxing world with a technical knockout of Sonny Liston before the start of the seventh round at Convention Hall in Miami ...

Muhammad Ali 1942-2016 48 photos Hardly anyone gave the 22-year-old a chance in the championship fight against the fearsome Sonny "Big Bear" Liston, an ex-con with a devastating left hook.

Sonny Liston, pictured with the Kray twins, rose to fame thanks to his boxing skills, but was never far away criminals Credit: Getty Images When Liston became the top challenger to champion Floyd ...

An artist carries away a painting of Muhammed Ali knocking out Sonny Liston after the hearse carrying Ali's body passed by his childhood home on June 10, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. Liston died ...

Sonny Liston OD'd on heroin, but it may have been ordered by the mob, according to “Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston." The new doc premieres Friday on Showtime.