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. More about Sonny Liston
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Although Liston was widely regarded as unbeatable, he lost the title in 1964 to Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay), who entered as a 7–1 underdog. Liston retired in his corner due to an inflamed shoulder. Controversy followed with claims that Liston had been drinking heavily the night before the fight and had entered the bout with a lame shoulder. In his 1965 rematch with Ali, Liston suffered an unexpected first-round knockout that led to unresolved suspicions of a fix. He was still a world-ranked boxer when he died under mysterious circumstances in 1970. Underworld connections and his unrecorded dates of birth and death added to the enigma.In total, we tracked 267 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Sonny Liston (Charles Sonny Liston signed autograph 1958 boxing application rare vintage Ali) was sold in January 2017 for $3400.00 while the cheapest item (Sonny Liston Sketch Card Limited 6/50 Edward Vela Signed) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (46) was June 2016 with an average selling price of $407.49 for an autographed item of Sonny Liston. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2017 with $1900.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2022. In average, an autographed item from Sonny Liston is worth $259.99.
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1964 Sonny Liston Signed B&W Boxing Photo In Fight Pose Autographed As Champ JSA | $1799.99 | ||
Hand Signed Sonny Liston World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Autograph Page 1968 | $1216.62 | ||
RARE Sonny Liston Cut Autograph Signed Christmas Wrapping Paper HARD TO FIND | $330.00 | ||
Sonny Liston 2019 Authentic Artist Signed Giclee Print Card 43 of 50 | $17.00 | ||
Sonny Liston Autograph 1962 World Heavyweight Champion Best Wishes Card | $1799.99 | ||
SONNY LISTON INK SIGNATURE (PSA/DNA-1968) | $771.00 | ||
Sonny Liston Sketch Card Limited 13/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | ||
Sonny Liston Sketch Card Limited 5/50 Edward Vela Signed | $0.99 | ||
Sonny Liston Sketch Card Limited 6/50 Edward Vela Signed | $0.99 | ||
Sonny Liston Sketch Card Limited 8/50 Edward Vela Signed | $4.00 |
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