"Phantom Punch" - Sonny Liston biopic with Ving Rhames is done

In all probability, Liston was probably somewhere between 35 and 45. The lack of records, plus the human rights situation in the US at the time, greatly inhibits any attempt to find an exact date.

 

It seems to all get a bit like those barbershop skits in Coming To America..."Joe Louis was 112 years old!"

 

'Who dat new boy? He look like a bulldog!'

 

So its official, Liston ducked Marciano, Charles and Walcott by purposely not becoming a pro until Rocky retired and the era was weaker when he was 34-36. Master stroke by Liston

 

I would ...

 

Hells, I think Liston avoided Max Schmeling and Tom Sharkey too...

 

I gots footage of him sparring with Jem Mace.

 

Wasn't he one of 26 children? How do you census that with exactitude?

Ah, some never tire of fanning the flames of the Liston myth.

 

I read an article about this recently in "Boxing News" 25 July 2008 which backs this up, possibly same source. the 1940 census will be in 2015 so we'll just have to wait till then to find out.
Another interesting thing that came up was in the 1920 census where Archibald Lee Wright was recorded at 3 years and 2 months meaning a birth date of around November 1916. Moore's age was a topic of discussion for years with 1913 being given as his DOB.

 

Of which some follow them around like a moth

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