<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=573274" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Sonny Liston</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">When Sonny Liston was World heavyweight Boxing Champion the<br>World was a much different place<br>Though before he won the title from Floyd Patterson the first man had been to outer space<br>I recall photos of him after he lost his title to Muhammad Ali the look of disappointment in his face<br>Long before he knew adulation and glory he only knew of failure and disgrace.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">From the night he lost his title to Ali for him 'twas downhill to failure all of the way<br>No more moments of glory for the ageing Sonny Liston he was then well beyond his prime day<br>In the rematch with Ali he did not regain his title and he returned to his old ways of crime<br>Yet memories of the man known as 'The Big Bear' are destined for to live on for some time</div><div style="margin:10px 0">That he did take his own life Sonny Liston just to think about to say the least seems sad<br>He may have had many criminal covictions but there was worse than him since he was not all bad<br>He was one who knew of shame and glory and he is one well worthy of recall<br>And though his end one might say was far from glorious death in one way or another will come to us all.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When Sonny Liston lost his title to Ali before the onset of this technological age<br>I recall a memorable photo of him in a newspaper a headline caption in the sporting page<br>The poor bloke had such a sad look about him a memory with me that still remain<br>Of one who knew of disgrace and glory, discrimination, insult and hardship and pain.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Francis+Duggan">Francis Duggan</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=573274" data-title="Sonny Liston de Francis Duggan" data-description="When Sonny Liston was World heavyweight Boxing Champion the World was a much different place Though before he won the title from Floyd Patterson the first man had been to outer space I recall photos of him after he lost his title to Muhammad Ali t..."></div> </div> </div>

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