Sonny Liston

Sonny Liston was one of the best and most dominant heavyweight boxers of all time. He won the championship in 1962. But, Liston had grown up hard and had turned to crime early on to make money. During his boxing days, he continued some of his criminal activities and had a number of mob connections. His death in 1970 remains clouded in mystery. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysterious death of boxer Sonny Liston. Most heavyweight boxing champions are revered, but, because of his criminal activities and connections, Liston was not. And it was these connections, and Liston's actions in his dealings with the mob, that have led many to speculate he was murdered. You can help support the show at patreon.com/truecrimeallthetime Visit the show's website at truecrimeallthetime.com for contact, merchandise and donation information An Emash Digital Production See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.