The most common theory is that his boxing career at the top-level was over by the time he died. 'It scars you for life. Which is why I think he threw it. "Mobsters were attracted to Liston because of his formidable talent.
He refused to have it in Nevada. But according to Sonny’s trainer, Johnny Tocco, once there, his path led to prison:Sonny received two concurrent five-year terms for the armed robbery of a gas station. Sonny was 38 years old at the time of death. 'Inside is this transcript that really changed my thinking. While Geraldine has disputed that her husband ever used drugs, some have alleged that she may have cleared the syringe away. 'He nearly made a successful comeback attempt, which could have put him in line for a title shot against Joe Frazier in 1970. Night Train, his biography gives fascinating insights to the man and is well worth a read.I remember this segment because Sonny’s friends had told him to keep away from these people because all they care about is their Money but he didn’t listen because I remember the part when he was given a drink which was then spiked with a drug or something then I remember seeing a couple of men bringing him home then throwing him onto the bed then removing his clothing leaving possible fingerprints whatever then I remember seeing someone injecting him with a massive dose of heroin then leaving him to die just before planting drugs in the kitchen & jacket but back in the 70’s if the forensics had taken the clothing plus the drugs & lifted fingerprints chances are that they could’ve had a suspect or a few then they would’ve close this case decades ago.I know he was murdered by the mob, know come and get me!well my son kyle would never steal from an older woman credit card unless kesley told him to she alwys faked syciors in the bathroom flooring but yes she was something going out for candy at midnight she another killer my friend I remember this story here because I remember Sonny’s friends told him to keep away from those people because they are a group of gamblers who only care for is Money because I’ve seen the story because back in the early 70’s Police didn’t have all of the forensics to complete the case & if so if they could’ve scan the little dope bags found in Sonny’s jacket & house & if a fingerprint was then lifted from those bags or his clothing chances are that they could’ve had a suspect or 2 plus more arrests would’ve been made then the case would’ve been closed right there & now but I haven’t seen or heard of any updates.Best way to try and kill this guy would be to drug him.
To his friends, the death of Sonny Liston has never been fully explained, particularly the part about drugs. Baseball’s Jackie Robinson said he wished Liston’s record were better but that he deserved the title shot, while President John F. Kennedy “urged Patterson to find [an opponent] with a better character”.Liston got his title shot in 1962, winning the belt in the first heavyweight title fight to be decided in the first round.Patterson got a rematch a year later but lost again by first-round knockout - this time even faster.While training for the rematch in Las Vegas, according to Assael, Liston met a well-connected bookie named Ash Resnick, who made himself Liston’s personal concierge, “offering Sonny everything from fine clothes to consorts,” and became part of his inner circle.One of Resnick’s best friends was boxing legend Joe Louis, who would later become close to Liston.According to the FBI, Resnick used Louis as a “bodyguard companion” — an enforcer — on collection calls.Cassius Clay - who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali - was Liston’s next challenger.A gambling associate of Resnick’s later told the FBI that Resnick advised him a few days before the fight that Liston would win in the second round, but then called a few hours before the bout saying to forget the advice.Liston lost the title to Clay, and the associate told the FBI, “Resnick knew that Liston was going to lose.”Clay won a rematch in 1965 knockout. 'Sick of abuse, Liston hitchhiked up to St. Louis, where his mothers and sisters found work. "He gets to the top of the stairs when they arrive ready to greet everyone with this speech about how he's going to be a great role model for the black race - and there's no one's there!
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According to a Las Vegas police report, she first called her lawyer and then tried desperately to reach a doctor. 33 34 35. And just gave up in the 1st one. Nobody will believe this!" "Geraldine and her attorney were in the house for an unknown period of time before we arrived," Sgt Caputo says. Did boxer Sonny Liston die of a drug overdose or was he murdered for refusing to throw a fight?When you start investigating a mystery, then fall down the rabbit hole…The timeline doesn’t stop until the mystery is solved. Access never-before-seen footage in the Unsolved Mysteries Case Files. "I'm not alone in this theory by any stretch of the imagination," he continues.
While many believe it was a solid right-hand that caught Liston, many others have argued that he took a dive because the fight had been fixed by the mob.
'I think it's unacceptable that Sonny didn't get off the stool,' Tyson said. "He wouldn't even go to a doctor for a check-up, for fear some doctor would want to stick a needle in him," his former trainer, Johnny Tocco, told the Washington Post in 1989.Liston's body was eventually moved into a waiting ambulance.