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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Muhammad_Ali_vsMuhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston - Wikipedia

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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 ...

2. www.biography.com › athletes › muhammad-ali-sonny-liston-iconic-photo-storyMuhammad Ali and Sonny Liston: The Controversial Fight Behind...

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   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....

3. www.foxsports.com.au › boxing › when-muhammad-ali-knocked-out-sonny-liston-theTruth behind iconic Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston photo

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   May 27, 2020 · When Muhammad Ali swatted Sonny Liston to the canvas in the world heavyweight rematch, at Lewiston in Maine, the moment was captured by two men. Ali is seen snarling over Liston, the scary fighter a brash young boxer named Cassius Clay had surprisingly beaten for the world heavyweight title 15 months earlier.

4. www.youtube.com › watchCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) vs. Sonny Liston (Full Fight, 25th...

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   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...

5. www.youtube.com › watchMuhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston II (1965) [FULL FIGHT]

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   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).

6. www.sportingnews.com › us › boxingMuhammad Ali TKO 6 Sonny Liston 60th anniversary: In his greatest...

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   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.

7. www.youtube.com › watchMuhammed Ali Vs Sonny Liston 1 - Full Fight + Post Fight...

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   Aug 30, 2023 · Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston 1 February 25, 1964 Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida Muhammad Ali (211 lbs) defeats Sonny Liston (218 lbs) by technical knockout in round 7 Ali, a...

8. www.si.com › boxing › 2014/02/25Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston I - Sports Illustrated

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   Feb 25, 2014 · Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali) had won the light heavyweight gold medal at the Rome Olympics in 1960 and had run up a 19-0 record as a pro. The Louisville Lip, here taunting Liston...

9. www.pbs.org › wgbh › roadshowAli's "Phantom Punch" Controversy Explained - PBS

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   May 24, 2021 · The 1965 match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Lipton that produced the “Phantom Punch” controversy was not the first fight between the pair. On February 25, 1964, in Miami, Florida, the then...

10. www.npr.org › 2016/06/06 › 480988980Muhammed Ali Vs. Sonny Liston: The 'Worst Mess In History Of...

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    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...