Cassius Clay vs Sonny Liston

[Bill Paxtom]

Time - 23:00 - 00:00 (1 hour long)



When - Saturday 5th May on ESPN Classic



Clay V Liston.
1964 - Classic archive action from the fight that 'shook up the world'. Reigning champ Liston faces an arrogant, exuberant opponent in young Cassius Clay.

One of the many great things about this fight was how the Louiville "lip" fought so many of the top ten contenders.
1962-1963-1964 Ring ratings show who Clay-Ali fought to get to the title and defend the title.

Just Who Did Cassius Clay Avoid On His Rise To The Heavyweight Challenge In February 1964.

Actually >

It was his Management {The Louisville Sponsoring Group}, who knew that their fighter was, as we like to put it

'a fabrication' created by good press and a 'well-oiled' Professional Publicity Machine.