Since it is Halloween Season, Sonny Liston, Joe Louis,Ingo show up at your front door in prime form.

Considering I don’t associate with criminals I’d have the risky business of telling Sonny Liston to leave. I’d extend my hospitality to Ingo and Joe Louis though, free dinner, free drink. Anything for gentleman like that.

 

Saved me a job there mate.

 

i´d ask the three why on earth they had chosen my door for their trip to the living.
since my living room looks like a muhammad ali museum, i would have expected him, if someone would come back from the dead.

 

Yeah I don’t care how famous Liston is he was a leg breaking scum bag. He’s not coming into my home for a cup of coffee and a burger.

 

I'd give them candy.

 

Lot of Karens in this thread. Sharing their real-life opinions in what is quite obviously a joke thread. You guys must be fun at parties.

 

I’m telling them, “All due respect but you’re too old to trick or treat.”

Then invite them in for dinner, grill a few steaks with grill-cooked corn and baked potatoes on the side … but tell them to keep their hands off the candy.

 

I'd ask them in on the proviso that Sonny tells me why he took a dive in his second fight with Ali.
Joe Louis is boxing royalty and can do as he pleases.I'd respectfully ask him if he was one of the boxers who shared a bed with May West.
I'd ask Ingo if he regrets saying his sister could beat Brian London given that Mr Harper flattened him with only the bell saving him.
Back in the real world Sonny and Joe and Sonny and Ingo were good mates so I'd expect some good banter over who is the best.

 

I would put the kettle on, and tell them all to come in and sit down.

 

I would invite Joe Louis and Ingo inside. I would send Liston to my neighbor’s

 

I don't know why some people are so scared of Liston?

He was pretty predictable, and if you invited him in with Louis and Johansen, he wouldn't **** on your toilet seat.

If he did it by accident, he would clean the mess up.

 

Since they were my guests, I want to ask Sonny what was really going on with that business of impersonating a cop in order to flag down women drivers whilst he was the number one challenger.

I would ask Ingo if he had the 4 3/4 carat diamond and rubys removed from the $10,000 solid gold Hickok belt he was presented the year he won the championship like most of the other Hickok winners did of that era.

Joe Louis, I would ask him if there was a deliberate plan to get Schmeling old waiting for the rematch.

 

I would politely tell Sonny in dulcet tones that due to his rap sheet he may not cross the threshold of the doorway into my puritanical house of no sin from which many a judgmental stone has been cast.

Sonny replies: “Excuse me?”.

I then say: “Quite right Mr Liston, c’mon in!”

I would still tell Sonny - NO candy. Sonny starts to become agitated - but I tell him I’ll have to call Geraldine if he doesn’t stand down.

Liston replies “Please no, I’ll get the wooden spoon”. I tell him relax, we’re all friends here.

Little known “fact”, ‘‘ ‘twas sugar over load and its consequential rush, NOT alcohol, that impaired Sonny’s choices and actions on several occasions.

Little known “fact” number 2, BUT that night Sonny inverted the policeman and put him in a dumpster…well, of course, it was Halloween night.

Geraldine forbade candy, after a short tantrum, Sonny ran out of the house to get his treats. Sonny had already scored several “hits” when he encountered the cop.

Sonny gleefully enquired “Trick or Treat?”

The humourless cop replied “Get outta here or I’ll arrest you JUST for being Sonny Liston.”

So, deprived of his treat, Liston “naturally” performed his “mischievous” trick on the policeman.

This VERY important context was missing when Liston was ultimately charged and found guilty of performing what was, a ritualistic and otherwise acceptable “trick” (at least for that one day) “

Poor Sonny, he couldn’t cut a break.

 

In addition to Liston being a criminal, I don't imagine him being a great conversationalist. Inviting him in would make for some awkward moments. Could probably talk boxing for hours with Louis & Ingo though..

Just curious, is that a statue of Walcott on your profile pic?