Creative Quotations from Sonny Liston (1917-1990)

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Sonny Liston
(1917-1990) born on May 08

US boxer. He became the heavyweight champion by knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, 25 Sep 1962; lost to Ali, 25 Feb 1964.

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A boxing match is like a cowboy movie. There's got to be good guys and there's got to be bad guys. And that's what people pay for -- to see the bad guys get beat.

It don't matter as long as he can count up to ten.

If they ever let me in the ring with him [Cassius Clay], I'm liable to be put away for murder.

In the films the good guy always wins, but this is one bad guy who ain't gonna lose.

I never had a dime to my name before I became a fighter. I never had friends before, or respect. Now when people see me on the street, they turn around and say, "Ain't that Sonny Liston, the fighter?"

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	Attributed; in "And I Quote," by Ashton Applewhite, 1992.
R:	On his choice of referee for the fight with Patterson.
A:	In "The Experts Speak," by Victor Navasky & Christopher Cerf, 1984.
N:	Before the title fight with Patterson, 25 Sep 1962, in which he became the heavyweight champion.
K:	In "Boxing Illustrated," Aug 1959.