Photos from the night Cassius Clay -- soon to be Muhammad Ali -- beat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing crown, and ...
Cassius Clay shocked the world by defeating Sonny Liston to become heavyweight champion. The complete story of February 25, 1964—the night that launched Muhammad Ali.
On Feb. 25, 1964, young boxer vowed he would "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." He did just that for the next 52 ...
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Opinion: They cheered as if they’d never seen anything quite like it. It was history.
He stood, thrusting his arms high, opening a new, exciting and unpredictable chapter in American sport. What might happen with this guy on any given night? We had to tune in to find out.
On Feb. 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay won his first World Boxing Heavyweight Title.
Robert A. Legg had to huddle around a radio in May 1965 because the Sonny Liston-Muhammad Ali fight was available only on closed circuit (Letters, Oct. 29). I remember that day vividly—I was lucky ...
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