Summaries

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became the heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Just eight years later, his wife finds him dead in their Las Vegas home from a supposed heroin overdose. Suspicion as to the cause of death pervaded among those that knew him.—SHOWTIME

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Keywords
  • sports documentary
  • sports history
  • 20th century history
  • boxing documentary
  • heavyweight boxer
Genres
  • Crime
  • Biography
  • Sport
  • Documentary
Release date Jul 23, 2020
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-MA
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom South Africa
Official sites SHOWTIME
Language English
Production companies RAW Trilogy Creative Studios

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Runtime 1h 30m
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