Phantom Punch (2008)
Before Tyson, there was Liston.
From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston's mysterious and untimely death in 1971.
- Date of release
- 2008-09-01
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Robert Townsend
Casting
- Ving Rhames — Sonny Liston
- Stacey Dash — Geraldine Liston
- Nicholas Turturro — Ceasar Novak
- Bridgette Wilson — Farah
- David Proval — Savino
- Rick Roberts — Father Alios
- Alan van Sprang — Nico Orso
- Egidio Tari — Bobby Zazo
- Andrew Hinkson — Muhammad Ali
Interesting facts
Phantom Punch is a 2008 film directed by Robert Townsend. The film is a biopic of Sonny Liston, with Ving Rhames in the lead role. The film also stars Stacey Dash, Nicholas Turturro, Alan van Sprang, David Proval, and Bridgette Wilson.
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