Documentary film about former heavywieght Champ Sonny Liston

[Old Ironmaker]

This past Friday evening we watched the documentary "Pariah, The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston" on the Showtime network. I had been anticipating it since I saw a preview as a life long Boxing fan and former amateur boxer when I was a kid. My wife wasn't too interseted and I told her if you don't like it after 10 minutes you can have the remote. After 30 minutes she hadn't said a word. It's not about Boxing, being the 28th of 29 children, quitting school at 8 years old to work the fields basically as a 20th century slave, the civil rights movement, being a leg breaker for the Italian Mafia,a life of crime and prison time as well as a love story. Then becoming Heavywieght Champion of the World that was unstoppable until he met a young skinny Muhhamad Ali. Then the infamous "dive" contreversy in the second Ali fight. Ending in his suspicious death that many call a murder to this day. It has all that and more. I learned more about Sonny Liston after watching for 15 minutes than I have for the last 65 years.

I highly recommend this documentary to anyone interested in any or all of the above. My non sports fan wife watched the entire show.

 

[CJACAS]

I saw it also. It was a very good documentary for the reasons you stated.

 

[crazy charlie]

thanks for the heads up.Dr. says I will be on the couch for a fews days so i will check it out.Was it under documentaries??? because I didnt see it as a choice

 

[Old Ironmaker]

If I'm not mistaken it was an HBO special documentary. Check You Tube. The title is exactly as I typed it above.

I just checked Charlie, it is a Showtime production. 1st aired on Oct 8th 2019. Can't find where it can be seen. I'll keep checking because I know you aren't exactly in ship shape after your hip surgery. Had both knees done years ago so I know what's ahead of you. My best unsolicited advise is to do all your homework as in therapy and exercises the Therapist tells you to do at home. Do it but don't over do it. Do exactly what they tell you to do and no more. A buddy thought if they wanted 3 sets of 5 leg lifts for example doing 6 sets of 10 is better, nope, they had to cut him open again.

 

[crazy charlie]

If I'm not mistaken it was an HBO special documentary. Check You Tube. The title is exactly as I typed it above.

I just checked Charlie, it is a Showtime production. 1st aired on Oct 8th 2019. Can't find where it can be seen. I'll keep checking because I know you aren't exactly in ship shape after your hip surgery. Had both knees done years ago so I know what's ahead of you. My best unsolicited advise is to do all your homework as in therapy and exercises the Therapist tells you to do at home. Do it but don't over do it. Do exactly what they tell you to do and no more. A buddy thought if they wanted 3 sets of 5 leg lifts for example doing 6 sets of 10 is better, nope, they had to cut him open again.

Thanks for the heads up!! Im gonna do EXACTLY what I am told.I only wanna do this once.I went to the best hospital and had one of the best surgeons so Im not gonna screw up the perfect recipe

 

[Old Ironmaker]

Thanks for the heads up!! Im gonna do EXACTLY what I am told.I only wanna do this once.I went to the best hospital and had one of the best surgeons so Im not gonna screw up the perfect recipe

Excellent Charlie. I might want to find something to stay fit in the future other than running. Years ago I bought a rather expensive Bow Flex exercise machine. They call it exercise equipment because you get your exercise moving it from one home to another. A few moves ago I just left it in the basement under a tarp.