When Sonny Liston stepped into the ring in Miami Beach on February 25, 1964, he was widely expected to leave it the way he entered: as heavyweight champion of the world. Of the top 10 ranked ...

Well, I saw the punch, the big punch, the punch that everybody says he didn’t see. It was a six to 10-inch overhand right crossing Liston’s left. It was a grand fight, and I loved the minute of it.

Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston face off in a WBA/WBC World Heavyweight fight in this Miami Herald archive photo By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Fifty years ago, an upstart American ...

A new play tells the story of the night Cassius Clay, who changed his name to Muhammad Ali, beat Sonny Liston to take the world heavyweight title.... 'One Night In Miami', More Than Clay Beats Liston ...

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