"Punched and fell then you felt embarrassed" - there was a famous bout Liston had with Muhammad Ali, where he was knocked out in the first round. It is alleged that he threw the fight to pay off debts to gamblers.
He died of a drug overdose, and was supposedly found with a syringe in his arm, which would fit with the third verse.
I think it's about the boxer Sonny Liston.
"Punched and fell then you felt embarrassed" - there was a famous bout Liston had with Muhammad Ali, where he was knocked out in the first round. It is alleged that he threw the fight to pay off debts to gamblers.
He died of a drug overdose, and was supposedly found with a syringe in his arm, which would fit with the third verse.