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Sonny Liston’s tale should be a compelling, ultimately uplifting, rags-to-riches one; the story of a man who rose from the depths of Depression America to become heavyweight champion of the world. All of the necessary ingredients are all there. He was one of 25 (no,...

Vice Wants to Know: Who Killed Sonny?

Check out my interview with VICE’s Seth Ferranti: In his new book, The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights, out October 18, ESPN journalist Shaun Assael treats the boxer’s death as a cold case and investigates the circumstances that...