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Requiem for a Heavy
The technical knockout of Charles “Sonny” Liston, 1932-1971
August
1
1971
Bruce Jay Friedman
Jean-Paul Goude
Requiem for a Heavy
Bruce Jay Friedman
August
1
1971
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Requiem for a Heavy
The technical knockout of Charles “Sonny” Liston, 1932-1971
August
1
1971
Bruce Jay Friedman
Jean-Paul Goude
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