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Muhammad Ali Versus Sonny Liston (May 1965)
This picture is one of the most famous moments in sporting history! It shows Cassius Clay knocking out Sonny Liston (former heavy weight champion) in the first minute of the first round, in a rematch (Muhammad won the match the year before after Sonny resigned to defeat complaining of a shoulder injury). Speculations circulated about Liston’s fall, many spectators considered the bout fixed, even the FBI investigated the case. Some say while preparing for the fight, Liston was visited by Black Muslims who threatened to kill his daughter Eleanor if he should win the rematch, others say Liston lay down for money.  ·
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04-06-2010, 12:47 AM
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Re: Muhammad Ali Versus Sonny Liston (May 1965)
the phantom punch <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/16fhhpDuDx0&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/16fhhpDuDx0&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> |
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04-06-2010, 01:47 AM
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Re: Muhammad Ali Versus Sonny Liston (May 1965)
This is a tragedy of all professional sports. Boxing has always been heavily influenced by the mob. Ali vs Liston, George Foreman vs Michael Moore, Lennox Lewis vs Oliver McCall, just to name a few. As long as there is betting involved in the game, it's always going to be a business before it is a competition. Anyone wanna bet on it?
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