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Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

Top Cast

  • Sven Ruygrok

    Sven Ruygrok

    Eric Ducharme

  • D. David Morin

    D. David Morin

    Ash Resnick

  • Sonny Liston

    Sonny Liston

    Self (archive footage)

  • Mike Tyson

    Mike Tyson

    Self

  • Jerry Izenberg

    Jerry Izenberg

    Self

  • Floyd Patterson

    Floyd Patterson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Gene Kilroy

    Gene Kilroy

    Self

  • Muhammad Ali

    Muhammad Ali

    Self (archive footage)

  • Chuck Wepner

    Chuck Wepner

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

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