1932 - 1970
Charles L. "Sonny" Liston (c. 1930 – December 30, 1970) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in defense of the title; in the latter fight he also became the inaugural WBC heavyweight champion. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, Liston was particularly known for his immense strength, formidable jab, long reach, toughness, and is widely regarded as the most intimidating man in the history of the sport.Although Liston was widely regarded as unbeatable, he lost the title in 1964 to Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay), who entered as an 8:1 underdog. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonny Liston has received more than 6,407,647 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Sonny Liston is the 10th most popular boxer (up from 11th in 2019), the 1,148th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,141st in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Boxer.
Sonny Liston was a boxer who was most famous for his heavyweight title fight against Cassius Clay in 1964. Liston was a heavyweight champion from 1962 to 1964, but he lost his title to Clay in the first round.
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Among boxers, Sonny Liston ranks 10 out of 326. Before him are Joe Frazier, Joe Louis, Floyd Mayweather Jr., George Foreman, Max Schmeling, and Sugar Ray Robinson. After him are Jake LaMotta, Jack Dempsey, László Papp, Evander Holyfield, James J. Braddock, and Floyd Patterson.
1944 - 2011
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 4
1914 - 1981
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 5
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 6
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 7
1905 - 2005
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 8
1921 - 1989
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 9
1932 - 1970
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 10
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 11
1895 - 1983
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 12
1926 - 2003
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 13
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 14
1905 - 1974
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 15
1935 - 2006
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 16
Among people born in 1932, Sonny Liston ranks 67. Before him are Anatoliy Solovianenko, Nagisa Oshima, Peter Eisenman, Pier Angeli, Sheldon Lee Glashow, and David Scott. After him are Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Thomas Klestil, Petula Clark, Walter Gilbert, Rainer Weiss, and Naina Yeltsina. Among people deceased in 1970, Sonny Liston ranks 46. Before him are Władysław Anders, Italo Gariboldi, Lázaro Cárdenas, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, Arthur Adamov, and E. M. Forster. After him are Lev Kuleshov, B. H. Liddell Hart, Percy Spencer, Barnett Newman, Jean Giono, and Elsa Triolet.
1932 - 1999
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 61
1932 - 2013
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 62
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 63
1932 - 1971
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 64
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 65
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 66
1932 - 1970
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 67
1932 - 2007
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 68
1932 - 2004
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 69
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 70
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 71
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 72
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 73
1892 - 1970
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 40
1879 - 1970
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 41
1895 - 1970
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 42
1893 - 1970
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 43
1908 - 1970
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 44
1879 - 1970
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 45
1932 - 1970
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 46
1899 - 1970
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 47
1895 - 1970
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 48
1894 - 1970
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 49
1905 - 1970
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 50
1895 - 1970
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 51
1896 - 1970
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 52
Among people born in United States, Sonny Liston ranks 1,148 out of 18,182. Before him are Arthur Ashe (1943), James Cagney (1899), Paul D. Boyer (1918), Sylvia Earle (1935), Neil Diamond (1941), and James Brolin (1940). After him are Adam West (1928), Daniel Keyes (1927), Loie Fuller (1862), Don Siegel (1912), George H. Hitchings (1905), and William Gibson (1948).
1943 - 1993
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 1,142
1899 - 1986
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 1,143
1918 - 2018
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 1,144
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 1,145
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 1,146
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,147
1932 - 1970
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,148
1928 - 2017
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,149
1927 - 2014
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,150
1862 - 1928
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,151
1912 - 1991
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,152
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,153
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 1,154
Among boxers born in United States, Sonny Liston ranks 9. Before him are Mike Tyson (1966), Joe Frazier (1944), Joe Louis (1914), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), George Foreman (1949), and Sugar Ray Robinson (1921). After him are Jake LaMotta (1922), Jack Dempsey (1895), Evander Holyfield (1962), James J. Braddock (1905), Floyd Patterson (1935), and Larry Holmes (1949).
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 3
1944 - 2011
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 4
1914 - 1981
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 5
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 6
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 7
1921 - 1989
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 8
1932 - 1970
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 9
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 10
1895 - 1983
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 11
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 12
1905 - 1974
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 13
1935 - 2006
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 14
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 15