Sonny Liston: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: BBC Sport - Sonny Liston : The mysterious death that haunts boxing. | Aug 26, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: African American Registry - Sonny Liston, Boxer born. | Apr 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - A Blues Song Just for Fighters: The Legend of Sonny Liston (PDF). | Feb 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Washington Post - Sonny Liston Remains a mystery. | Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sport - Sonny Liston : The mysterious death that haunts boxing. | Nov 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Black History Now - Sonny Liston. | Sep 05, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | May 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas - Sonny Liston. | May 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: ESPN Classic - Liston was trouble in and out of ring. | Nov 02, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Charles "Sonny" Liston. | Aug 15, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous African Americans - Sonny Liston. | Oct 01, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 03, 2019 | ||
| Changed his birth year from "1917?" to "1932?" and the date of his death from "December 31?" to "December 30." | Aug 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Sonny Liston. | Apr 20, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Boxing Hall of Fame - Biography of Sonny Liston. | Apr 20, 2012 | ||
| Added headshot of Liston. | Jan 13, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 23, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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