Muhammad Ali. 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. The most iconic photo in boxing history documents the knockout that almost nobody saw happen. Even before the first punch was thrown, the May 25, 1965 bout between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston.
MUHAMMAD ALI V SONNY LISTON 1964 General boxing photographs
Boxer Charles L. "Sonny" Liston was born in St. Francis County, Arkansas on May 8, 1932. (There is some speculation about his year of birth, but most sources state sometime from 1929 to 1932.) The. Cassius Clay (206 lbs; 20-0-0) vs. Sonny Liston (215¼ lbs; 35-2-0). World heavyweight title fight.1965-05-25; St. Dominic's Hall, Lewiston, Maine, United Sta. Check out our other video's: https://bit.ly/SportRogueListon was the World Heavyweight Champion at the time of the first Liston-Clay fight in Miami Beach on. Young Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston for first world title. On February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in.
Today In History, Feb. 25 Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston History
Schedule. Champions. Divisional Rankings. P4P. Tickets. Profiles. Look back at the controversial heavyweight title rematch between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston from May 25, 1965 in Lewiston, Maine. Sonny Liston: The 'Worst Mess In History Of Sports'. In remembrance of Muhammed Ali, NPR looks back at Robert Siegel's conversation with filmmaker Gary Robinov, director of Raising Ali, about the. Tale of the tape: Fight poster for Sonny Liston v Cassius Clay in 1964. Ali, an Olympic champion and undefeated in 19 fights before meeting Liston, leapt from his stool proclaiming "I'm king of. Muhammad Ali's first world title win over Sonny Liston was the subject of a match-fixing investigation by the FBI. Liston, who was a heavy favourite to win, retired after the seventh round as Ali.
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II 50th Anniversary Sports Illustrated
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 t. Liston died without getting to see Ali's vision come true. And, right up until the end, he never got Ali. Sonny's last fight was against Chuck Wepner at the Jersey City Armory in the summer of 1970.
Neil Leifer captured the Muhammad Ali towering over his vanquished opponent Sonny Liston 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.
'The Greatest' Neverbeforeseen photos of the moment Muhammad Ali
Shortly after Muhammad Ali—then Cassius Clay—upset Sonny Liston to win the World Heavyweight Championship on February 25, 1964, it was discovered that the two boxers had a contract which gave Inter-Continental Promotions, Inc., a firm organized to promote Liston's fights, the right to promote Ali's first fight as champion—if he should. To the rest of the world, it would be known as "The Phantom Punch.". That shot, which Ali dropped Sonny Liston with on May 25, 1965, was far from a phantom. The right hand landed flush on the face of Liston, who, despite having lost to Ali in surprising fashion a year earlier, was still a favorite heading into their rematch.
