Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, was not at a loss for words in the buildup to his heavyweight title fight against fearsome champion Sonny Liston.

Ali wanted a shot at Liston, but Liston didn’t want to fight the brash 22-year-old. So Ali hatched a plan to get Liston to agree to a fight. How Muhammad Ali used a bus at 3 a.m. to get Sonny ...

He soon converted to Islam, changing his name to Muhammad Ali from that point on. After his win against Liston, Ali announced himself as the greatest during his in-ring interview.

Cassius (Muhammad Ali) Clay scored a one-punch, one-round knockout over Sonny Liston last night with a sharp overhand right that dropped Liston on his back and out of heavyweight contention forever.

It took less than 2 minutes for Muhammad Ali, then a 23-year-old heavyweight fighter, to take down the 34-year-old Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965 in Lewiston, Maine.

Muhammad Ali first beat Liston for the heavyweight crown in 1964, but it was the second find that cemented his legacy in boxing history. After months of talk that Ali wasn't a worthy champ, he ...

On the 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s stunning upset over Sonny Liston in their first fight, which was Tuesday, the Washington Times ran a story suggesting the bout might have been fixed ...

Muhammad Ali lands the 'phantom punch' at 1 min., 43 seconds into the first round to win over Sonny Liston, during their championship bout in Lewiston, Maine, on May 25, 1965.

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 ...

Ali wore the robe, which is made of white terry cloth and has “Muhammad Ali” stitched in red on the back, before his eagerly anticipated rematch with Liston on May 25, 1965, at the Central ...

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.