Quote Originally Posted by smashup View Post
Liston was owned by the Mob, if they wanted him to lay down in a certain round so they could bet huge amounts of money on it he would have had to play ball.

Its common knowledge Liston was Mafia owned

ESPN Classic - Liston was trouble in and out of ring







I always heard he layed down because he received threats from the Nation of Islam. I think that's what Chuvalo says.