Synonyms for liston
lis·ton

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1. Liston, Sonny Liston, Charles Listonnoun

   United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970)

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1. • Prizefighter

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1. Bob Goalby:

   One guy wrote, ‘ They ought to put you and Sonny Liston in a sack of concrete and dump you in the ocean. ’ The negative-to-positive ratio was 10-to-1 negative, the letters piled up, and every one of them hurt. For some reason, I’ve kept that hate mail. I do n’t know why. Maybe to one day explain to people what the experience was like.

2. Chuck Wepner:

   I was the only guy to knock him down when he was champion of the world, (Sonny) Liston was the biggest puncher I ever fought, but all around, the most skilled fighter, it was Muhammad Ali by far. It was an honor to fight the guy, and to this day I'm very proud of myself for what I accomplished in that fight.

3. Don Rickles:

   Hey dummy, this floozy your latest thing? You can do better than her, cause I’ve seen better legs on Sonny Liston.