A lot of people think so, including boxing insiders. Many others don't believe it. Some think Liston may have thrown the second fight in Lewiston, Maine, but not the first one. In any case, ...

Well, I saw the punch, the big punch, the punch that everybody says he didn’t see. It was a six to 10-inch overhand right crossing Liston’s left. It was a grand fight, and I loved the minute of it.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 25, 1964, a 22-year-old Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first ...

Today, 25 February, marks six decades since a 22-year-old named Cassius Clay defeated the favourite Sonny Liston, whom he had humiliated and beaten for the title of heavyweight champion. On that day, ...

Editor’s note: While the games are on pause, the Globe is reaching into its archives to bring you “Replay,” stories from the past that highlight something interesting, timely, or revealing. This ...

The 32 year old Liston defended his title against the 22 year old Clay on February 25, 1964, in Miami Beach, Florida, Clay weighed in at 206lbs while Liston was 218 lb. Many of those watching were ...

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Cassius Clay looks ahead. Not to his next $1,000,000, of course: that is already assured if Sonny Liston can only learn how to drive a Cadillac in a straight line. But after Liston, what? Champion ...