Sonny Floyd

Ali, who in his hey day also bore the nickname "The Louisville Lip," established a reputation as one of the biggest loudmouths of boxing from the 60's until the 80's. His most notable displays of his verbal prowess was during his fights with Sonny…

Fifty years ago, the heavyweight boxing title belt resided in Denver after Sonny Liston knocked out former champion Floyd Patterson. Knocked out? Liston destroyed Patterson. The bout, held in Las Vegas on July 22, 1963, was stopped just 2 minutes and…

If American boxer Floyd Patterson can't be ranked among the great heavyweight champions, he was perhaps considerably better than the indelible impression of frailty left by his violent eclipse at the hands of Sonny Liston in 1962.…