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Author
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A daring investigation into the mysterious death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, set against the dawn of the 1970s, when the mob was fighting to keep control of the Las Vegas Strip, Richard Nixon was launching America's first war on heroin, and boxing was in its glory days. Las Vegas, 1970: Elvis Presley is playing two shows a night at the International. Howard Hughes is running his empire from the penthouse suite of the Desert Inn. And middle-America...
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A visceral uppercut to the gut portrays controversial former world heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston, resurrected as a brooding menace to society and tragic hero. Chronicles Liston's triumphs and tragedies: his run-ins with racism, the mob, and the law, to become the champion of the world. Highlighted by bone-crunching matches and crime-filled drama.
