The Devil and Sonny Liston

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A biography of the controversial fighter follows Liston from the mean streets, where he was a petty criminal, to the heavyweight championship and his life as a pawn of organized crime. By the author of Power on Earth. 40,000 first printing.

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  The Devil and Sonny Liston

  • 2001-12-01
  • 288 pages
  • Paperback
  • Back Bay Books

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