Quote Originally Posted by greynotsoold View Post
Williams looked real tight. But talk about some tough breaks. He was the opponent in the best performance of not only Ali's career, but Liston's as well. And he was shot 5 times by the Houston PD.
Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams, fought Ali for the world heavyweight boxing championship in November 1966, two years after being shot by a Texas State Trooper in 1964 while "resisting arrest". It left Williams with one kidney and a bullet lodged near his hip.

Williams, who lived in Houston, died there in the hospital on Sept. 15th 1999, of injuries sustained when he was struck by a car while crossing a street. The dude had a tough life, RIP "Big Cat".