Charles Liston

Charles Liston
noun
United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970)
Syn: ↑Liston, ↑Sonny Liston
Instance Hypernyms: ↑prizefighter, ↑gladiator

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Liston, Sonny — ▪ American boxer byname of  Charles Liston , also called  the Bear  born May 8, 1917?, St. Francis county, Ark., U.S. died Dec. 31?, 1970, Las Vegas, Nev.  American boxer who was world heavyweight boxing champion from Sept. 25, 1962, when he… …   Universalium

  • Liston — noun United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932 1970) • Syn: ↑Sonny Liston, ↑Charles Liston • Instance Hypernyms: ↑prizefighter, ↑gladiator …   Useful english dictionary

  • Charles Fraser (rugby league) — Charles Fraser Personal information Nickname Chook Born 11 January 1893 …   Wikipedia

  • Charles King (academic) — Charles King President of Columbia University Term 1849 – 1864 Predecessor Nathaniel Fish Moore …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Drennan — Charles Edward Drennan Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North 2011 Personal details Born 23 August 1960(1960 08 23) Christchurch  New Zealand Charles Edward Drennan …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Wepner — Chuck Wepner [[Datei:|200px]] Daten Geburtsname Charles Wepner Kampfname(n) {{{ringname}}} Gewichtsklasse Schwergewicht …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Charles Barkley — For other people named Charles Barkley, see Charles Barkley (disambiguation). Charles Barkley Barkley with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1991 No. 34, 32, 14, 4 Power forward / Small forward …   Wikipedia

  • LISTON, JOHN —    an English actor of low comedy, and long famous on the London stage, to which he was introduced by Charles Kemble; d. 1846 …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Sonny Liston — noun United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932 1970) • Syn: ↑Liston, ↑Charles Liston • Instance Hypernyms: ↑prizefighter, ↑gladiator …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sonny Liston — Liston in 1963 Statistics Real name Charles L. Liston Nickname(s) Sonny The Big Bear …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”