On the morning of Feb. 24, 1964, I sat in my office reviewing last minute details to the Cassius Clay-Sonny Liston fight to take place later that night at the Miami Beach Convention Center, when ...
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The first fight saw Cassius Clay showcase his superior speed and movement, as he slipped and countered Liston in the early rounds. His combination punching was eye-catching. Liston settled down in the ...
When Sonny Liston stepped into the ring in Miami Beach on February 25, 1964, he was widely expected to leave it the way he entered: as heavyweight champion of the world. Of the top 10 ranked ...
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 ...
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On This Day: Muhammad Ali Beats Sonny Liston To Become The Heavyweight Champion - February 25, 1964
Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest fighters in the history of boxing, and February 25, 1964 marked a crowing moment in Ali's ...
Nobody can deny that Cassius Marcellus Clay, 23, has an affinity for fantasy. Last week in Lewiston, Me., Cassius fought a fight that did not seem to be a fight, threw a punch that did not look like a ...
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