It is that Liston was a man who succeeded in the land of opportunity and who became , as a result , briefly famous and , by his standards , rich .
There is an irony at the heart of Sonny Liston 's life story .
It is that Sonny Liston was a Sonny Liston who succeeded in the land of opportunity and who became , as a result , briefly famous and , by Sonny Liston 's standards , rich .
There is an irony at the heart of Sonny Liston 's life story .