 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Musi waJune 23, 1953, chikwata chaiva nemakwikwi gumi achangobva kuitika eSt. Louis Golden Gloves mumapoka ose ezviremera, naListon ari pamusoro semutambi anorema, vakaungana kuti vamiririre United States mumakwikwi eInternational Golden Gloves USA vs. West Europe muKiel Auditorium muSt. Louis. Liston akarova Hermann Schreibauer wokuWest Germany nenguva dza2:16 dzomutambo wokutanga. Mwedzi wapfuura, Schreibauer akanga awana menduru yebronze muEuropean Championships. Panguva iyi, murairidzi mukuru wechikwata cheSt. Louis Golden Gloves, Tony Anderson, akataura kuti Liston ndiye akanga ari murwi akasimba kupfuura vose vaakanga amboona. 