Sonny Liston built himself up to be one of the most feared heavyweight champions in boxing history. He was considered invincible. That all came to a halt when he faced a 7-to-1 underdog, a brash ...

A lot of people think so, including boxing insiders. Many others don't believe it. Some think Liston may have thrown the second fight in Lewiston, Maine, but not the first one. In any case, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Denver Post Library The Denver Post edition from Nov. 1963 Sonny Liston and Cassius Clay signed Tuesday for a mid-February heavyweight championship bout, ...

The first fight was called a bore and a fraud. Sportswriters have been proclaiming for months they wouldn't go to the rematch if it were held in their own back yard. Boston chased the fight out of ...

Sonny Liston was a 7-1 favorite to retain his title against the 22-year-old Cassius Clay. Few people thought that Clay would be able to withstand Liston's power and unyielding pressure. One of the few ...

In any case, controversy has been a shadow over the two Clay-Liston fights and that shadow remains to this day. Unsatisfactory endings to both bouts — in February of 1964 at Miami Beach and in May of ...