Charles "Sonny" Liston was as terrifying in the ring as he was misunderstood outside of it.  A youthful run with the wrong crowd gives him a criminal record he'll never live down, even as he reaches the pinnacle of his sport.

In this episode, we look at Sonny's early years and ascent in the Heavyweight Division, through the lens of his eventual relocation to Las Vegas and early death.

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