He felt he had earned a shot at the heavyweight world champ, Sonny Liston.

他感觉自己有机会与重量级世界冠军桑尼·利斯顿较量一番了。

Sonny Liston, a naturally talented fighter with a criminal past and links to the mob.

桑尼·利斯顿 (Sonny Liston)， 一个天生才华横溢的斗士， 有犯罪前科并与黑帮有联系。

Most people didn't think Cassius Clay could win the fight against Sonny Liston, but he did win, and by winning, he became the heavyweight champion of the boxing world, at least the boxing world in the United States.

大多数人认为卡西乌斯克莱无法赢得与桑尼利斯顿的战斗，但他确实赢了， 并且通过获胜， 他成为了拳击界，至少是美国拳击界的重量级冠军。