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The two fights between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston for boxing's World Heavyweight Championship were among the most controversial fights in the sport's history. Sports Illustrated magazine named their first meeting, the Liston–Clay fight (Ali had not yet changed his name from Cassius Clay), as the fourth greatest sports moment of the ...
Jul 10, 2013 · Upstart Cassius Clay (later to become Muhammad Ali) was just 22 when he challenged Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship of the world. Liston, a brooding, savage fighter with a...
May 2, 2012 · World heavyweight title fight. 1965-05-25; St. Dominic's Hall, Lewiston, Maine, United States. Cassius Clay (206 lbs; 20-0-0) vs. Sonny Liston (215¼ lbs; 35-2-0).
Dec 5, 2021 · On this day February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout.
Sep 18, 2020 · Even before the first punch was thrown, the May 25, 1965 bout between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston, during which the photo was snapped, was already shaping up to be the stuff of legends....
Feb 25, 2024 · What happened in the first fight between Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali? Clay (19-0, 15 KOs) weighed in at 210½ pounds, while Liston (35-1, 24 KOs) came in at 218. The referee was Barney Felix.
Feb 25, 2014 · AP. A change was gonna come: On Feb. 25, 1964, Cassius Clay, left, who would later became Muhammad Ali, stepped into the ring against Sonny Liston in Miami Beach, Fla. They met as the nation...
Jun 6, 2016 · In remembrance of Muhammed Ali, NPR looks back at Robert Siegel's conversation with filmmaker Gary Robinov, director of Raising Ali, about the 50th anniversary of the heavyweight boxing match...
60 Years Later. Liston v. Clay - February 25, 1964. Digital Museum. From Meeting to Matchup. Sonny Liston first encountered Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, in February 1963 at Miami’s 5 th Street Gym. However, it wasn’t until November 1963 that the two boxers signed a contract to meet in the ring.
Nov 24, 2009 · 22-year-old Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali) dethrones world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout.
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