Boxing World Requests Idris Elba to Play a Role of Boxing Legend in Biopic

Former world heavyweight champion. Sonny Liston is one of the best boxers to step in the ring. The ex-con turned professional boxer became heavyweight champion in 1962 after winning a bout against Floyd Patterson via first-round knockout. He could not retain the title for long as he lost it to Muhammad Ali in 1964 via a seventh-round technical knockout. In a recent tweet, fans showed their desire and requested Idris to play Liston in a biopic. The ex-con turned professional boxer is the epitome of what hard work and dedication can get you; he has made his place in the history books.

Sonny Liston was famous for being a hard hitter. He had exceptional punching power and unparalleled durability in the ring. His professional record is 50 wins, 39 knockouts, and four losses.

 The Uncommon Life of Sonny Liston.

Sonny Liston has had a life of tremendous highs and extreme lows. Born into a poor family of a tenant farmer, he lived with his 24 siblings and half-siblings. He had to leave school because he could not cope with the curriculum. Soon, he got involved in the world of crime. He got arrested over 20 times as a teen, but his longest sentence was five years. The incarceration of Liston might have been a blessing in disguise for him as prison is where he learned how to box. Soon after, his release from prison. He competed and won a competition. From that moment, there was no looking back for Liston.

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‘The Bear’ made history when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in the first round of a heavyweight title match. This bout was the first time a reigning heavyweight champion got knocked out in the first round.

In 1964, Liston fought Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight bout, which proved to be a defining moment for the career of both fighters. Muhammad Ali snatched the heavyweight title from Liston via a seventh-round TKO.

Fan requests to Idris Elba.

Fans took to Twitter to share their views on Liston’s remarkable career.

A fan remembers Liston as one of the scariest heavyweights of all time.

Another fan can see Idris Elba playing Liston in his biopic.

For another fan, Liston was just unlucky to run into a young Muhammad Ali at the time of their first bout.

A fan jokingly said that Liston is Idris Elba before his reincarnation as Idris Elba.

Another wanted to take Sonny Liston out on lunch and celebrate him being a heavyweight champion.

Well, we are still not sure if Idris Elba will be playing Sonny Liston in a biopic or not. But there is no doubt that Sonny Liston is one of the greatest and the most brutal boxers the community has ever seen.

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