Challenger Muhammad Ali, or Cassius Clay as he was known at the time, pokes a fast left jab to the face of Sonny Liston during their championship heavyweight fight in Miami Beach, Fla., Feb 25, 1964.

Fifty years ago Tuesday, Cassius Clay shocked Sonny Liston to win the heavyweight title. In the decades afterward, the man later known as Muhammad Ali would politicize sports and transform the art ...

On Saturday, the gloves worn by Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston in their controversial 1965 bout sold for just shy of $1 million at auction. This was the second fight between Ali and Liston that ...

On May 25, 1965, Muhammad Ali took on Sonny Liston in a rematch of their 1964 fight. The bout lasted barely more than a minute, with Ali’s “phantom punch” knocking Liston to the canvas.

Editor’s Note: On May 25, 1965, Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston in the first round of a heavyweight bout that produced one of the strangest finishes in boxing history as well as one of sports ...

On May 25, 1965, Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston in the first round of a heavyweight bout that produced one of the strangest finishes in boxing history as well as one of sports' most iconic ...

The Robe Muhammad Ali Wore Before His Second Sonny Liston Fight Could Sell for $500,000 The rematch, which ended in a first-round knockout, was the first the boxer fought as Muhammad Ali ...

On this day in 1964, Muhammad Ali beat Sonny Liston to become the heavyweight champion. advertisement. KO On SI. ... It was also Ali's last fight under the official name Cassius Clay.

Muhammad Ali's Robe from 1965 Sonny Liston Fight Could Sell for $500K+ at Auction. Rob Goldberg Jan 17, 2022. A historic robe worn by Muhammad Ali could sell for over $500,000 at auction, per TMZ ...

Fifty years ago Tuesday, a brash youngster named Cassius Clay upset Sonny Liston, winning boxing's heavyweight title and starting his legend. ... Clay-Liston: The Fight That Made Muhammad Ali.

The gloves Muhammad Ali wore when he boxed his way to the World Heavyweight Championship in 1964 have sold for $836,500 (£502,000) in an auction, as per ESPN. Ali beat Sonny Liston on February 25 ...