On May 25, 1965, Muhammad Ali took on Sonny Liston in a rematch of their 1964 fight. The bout lasted barely more than a minute, with Ali’s “phantom punch” knocking Liston to the canvas. To ...

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.

It was also Ali's last fight under the official name Cassius Clay. He soon converted to Islam, changing his name to Muhammad Ali from that point on. After his win against Liston, Ali announced ...

“Ali ain’t the greatest fighter of all time, when he was Cassius Clay he was great, Ali is trash. The greatest fighter of all ...

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.

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 ...

An iconic moment for Throwback Thursday.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 ...

On May 25, 1965, Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston in the first round of a heavyweight bout that produced one of the strangest finishes in boxing history as well as one of sports' most iconic ...

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 ...

He is very calm, smooth, and speaks only when absolutely needed. Don then bets $200 on Sonny Liston to defeat Muhammad Ali, which back in the day is a lot of money even for an advertising executive.

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 ...