Sonny Liston
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie made major changes to the clue provided by Steve.
This goo was worth a point in April 2024.
publication date: Monday, April 22, 2024 (part of April 2024)
category: 
Sports
clue: This son of a sharecropper was most famous for an incredible victory to win the heavyweight title and an equally incredible loss of same in a span of two years.
explanation: Charles "Sonny" Liston knocked out Floyd Patterson in the first round in 1962 to obtain the heavyweight boxing title. He knocked Floyd out a year later to retain the title. Regarded as unbeatable, he lost the title to Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) in 1964. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, and Richard Slominsky
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