and that would offset Liston's power. In two years time, with six more fights behind him and a new defense in front of him, Clay could be a serious threat to Sonny. Unfortunately, the financiers ...
Like the Dempsey-Tunney long count and Jack Johnson's infamous dive against Jess Willard, this Liston-Clay fight will remain a subject of continuing controversy. Could a healthy Sonny Liston have ...
The City of Brotherly Love has long been known for its boxing. Who do readers, some Philly and area boxing fans, think is the ...
Well this is a far cry from the sullen Sonny Lister and the clownish ... One could have said ironically, after the fight, that it was a mystery why Liston went down, and a bigger mystery why ...
Some heavyweight upsets stay in the mind. The one that took place on this day back in 1986 might not rank up there with earth ...
On this day in 1965, Muhammad Ali gave us one of the most iconic images in sports history as the 🐐 defeated Sonny Liston in their rematch. “Get up and fight, sucker!” (AP Photo/John Rooney ...
Did Sonny Liston throw one or both of his fights with Cassius Clay? A lot of people think so, including boxing insiders. Many others don't believe it. Some think Liston may have thrown the second ...