Letter Denying Sonny Liston Boxing License, April 27, 1962

Typewritten letter from the New York State Athletic Commission denying Liston's application for a boxing license, not signed

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In this letter, the commissioner denies Liston a boxing license because of several arrests ranging from robbery to assault, along with associations "which can be detrimental to the best interests of professional boxing and to the public interest as well."
 
 
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