{"id":40312,"date":"2025-05-26T23:54:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T23:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/?page_id=40312"},"modified":"2025-05-27T00:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T00:00:16","slug":"ali-v-liston-ii-a-controversial-encore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/ali-v-liston-ii-a-controversial-encore\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali v. Liston II: A Controversial Encore"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n    <div \r\n         \r\n        class=\"mac-module--hero alignfull\" \r\n        data-layout=\"layout-featured1\" \r\n        >\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"wrap--hero-container\"\r\n            data-hero-design=\"featured1\"\r\n            >\r\n        \r\n            <div class=\"hero-container\">\r\n\r\n                \n\t    <div class=\"wrap--hero-featured1 wrap--featured\">\t    \t\n\n\t        <div class=\"hero-featured1 mac-flex-container mac-featured\">\n\n\t                                         \n\n\t            <div class=\"hero-featured1__textual mac-flex-item full-height featured__textual\">\n\n\t                <div \n\t                    class=\"pseudo-background\" \n\t                    style=\"background-color: var(--color--gold);\"\n\t                    ><\/div>\n\n\t                <div class=\"textual__inner-wrap mac-flex-container\">\n\n\t                    <h2 class='hero__title mac-flex-item title style-title'><div>Ali V. Liston II:<br \/> 60 Years Later<\/div><\/h2>                    \n\n\t                <\/div>\n\n\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap--hero-featured1__media mac-flex-item full-height\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-featured1__media full-height\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap--hf1img full-height overflow--hidden\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hf1img fmediapack full-height overflow--hidden\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hf1img__img fmediapack__img full-height\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ali-KO-Liston-scaled-aspect-ratio-8-9-910x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ali-KO-Liston-scaled-aspect-ratio-8-9-910x1024.jpg 910w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ali-KO-Liston-scaled-aspect-ratio-8-9-373x420.jpg 373w, 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mac-flex-container hero__cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-flexer mac-flex-item\"><\/div><div class='cta-support mac-flex-item'><span>Photo Credit: Howard Bingham<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t                \t<\/div>\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t        <\/div>\n\n\t    <\/div> \n\n    \r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<div \r\n        class=\"mac-module--quote\"\r\n    data-module-version=\"default\" \r\n    data-bck-color=\"light-gray\" \r\n    data-quote-color=\"black\"   \r\n    >\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"wrap--quote-container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"quote-container full-height mac-featured\">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wrap--featured\">\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"mac-featured\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"quote__textual mac-flex-item full-height featured__textual\">\r\n\r\n                        <div \r\n          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seventh round of their matchup. Ali made a name for himself in the boxing world, and would soon be re-introduced as Muhammad Ali.<\/p>\n<p>Many had already suspected that Muhammad had converted to Islam, and only one day after the fight, it was publicly confirmed. Ali went by Cassius X until he received his new name on March 6, Muhammad Ali, which was given to him by The Honorable Elijah Muhammad.<\/p>\n<p>The conversion, name change, and theories from media outlets and boxing outlets that the fight was fixed immediately laid a shadow on Ali&#8217;s accomplishments, which began talks of a rematch.<\/p>\n                                        \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                          \r\n                        \r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div \r\n    class=\"mac-module--video\" \r\n    data-video-source=\"vimeo\"\r\n    >\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"wrap--video-container\">\r\n\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"pseudo-background\" \r\n            style=\"background-color: var(--color--transparent);\"            \r\n            ><\/div>         \r\n    \r\n        <div class=\"video-container\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"wrap--video__video\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"video__video\">\r\n\r\n                                                           \n\n        <div class=\"iframe-container\">\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t\n                   \t<div class=\"plyr__video-embed plyr-video\" data-plyr-provider=\"vimeo\">\n    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t                    <iframe \n\t                        class='vimeo-iframe--nocontrol' \n\t                        src='https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/914860060?controls=false&background=0&autoplay=0&texttrack=none&playsinline=0' \n\t                        width='640' \n\t                        height='360' \n\t                        frameborder='0' \n\t                        webkitallowfullscreen \n\t                        mozallowfullscreen \n\t                        allowfullscreen \n\t                        autoplay='0' \n\t                        data-ready=\"true\" \n\t                        allow=\"autoplay; 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The organization found a clause within the agreement of the first fight, stating if Ali won the title Heavyweight Champion, then the rights to promote Ali&#8217;s next fight would be handled by Inter-Continental Promotions.<\/p>\n<p>This was a controversial agreement as Sonny Liston owned stake in Inter-Continental Promotions. So when a formal agreement for Ali and Liston&#8217;s rematch was signed on July 17, 1964, World Boxing Association was quick to publicly condemn the fight.<\/p>\n<p>The group stated that they would strip Ali&#8217;s title should he follow through with the fight.<\/p>\n<p>The World Boxing Association eventually allowed a Heavyweight Championship title defense rematch only if the winner faced a top-rated W.B.A. contender within six months of their victory. 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mac-flex-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t            <h2 class='module__title style-h1--fw'><div>An Unexpected Delay<\/div><\/h2><div class='module__desc'><p>Days before the fight, Ali's affliction with illness pushed back the anticipated fight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t    <\/div> \r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div \r\n        class=\"mac-module--rich-text\"\r\n    data-has-image=\"0\" \r\n    data-has-main-content=\"1\" \r\n    data-has-header=\"0\" \r\n    data-header-style=\"default\" \r\n    data-bck-color=\"transparent\"     \r\n    >\r\n\r\n    <div \r\n        class=\"wrap--rich-text-container\" \r\n         style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 40px;\"    >        \r\n\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"pseudo-background\" \r\n            style=\"background-color: var(--color--transparent);\"            \r\n            ><\/div>     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When Ali rushed to the bathroom and became ill, he was rushed to the hospital. To do this without informing the public Ali was sick, he was escorted through a back entrance of the hotel with a towel over his head straight to the ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>Ali was examined at the Boston City Hospital emergency room, where it was determined that Ali was suffering from an incarcerated inguinal hernia. He was rushed to operation immediately, but a surgeon said the Champ would not be ready to train again for at least three months.<\/p>\n<p>The fight was postponed, leading the Chairman of the Massachusetts Boxing Commission, Herman Greenberg, to inform local fans &#8220;&#8230;the fight will definitely be held in Boston because all parties concerned are under contract to hold the fight in this city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"> The initial postponement resulted in the loss of money for investors and, particularly, for Ali\u2019s management team, the Louisville Sponsoring Group. Their losses reached roughly $60,000 in total.<\/span><\/p>\n                                        \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                          \r\n                        \r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div \r\n        class=\"mac-module--image-gallery has-media alignfull is-featured wrap--featured\" \r\n    data-image-count=\"5\" \r\n    data-module-version=\"fw\"\r\n>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"image-gallery__inner-wrap full-width overflow--hidden mac-featured full-width\">\r\n    \r\n                                     \r\n\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"pseudo-background\" \r\n            style=\"background-color: var(--color--black);\"\r\n            ><\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"image-gallery__textual mac-flex-item\">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"textual__inner-wrap\">\r\n\r\n                <h2 class='image-gallery__title style-h3 style-h2--fw'>Fight Memorabilia<\/h2><div class='image-gallery__desc'><p>Take a look at items from our Digital Museum from the Ali v. Liston II fight.<\/p>\n<\/div>                             \r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"wrap--image-gallery__media mac-flex-item full-height\">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"image-gallery__media full-height\">\r\n\r\n                \n        <div \n            class=\"wrap--image-gallery has-gallery-module-design\"\n            data-image-count=\"5\" \n            data-caption-color=\"white\"\n            >       \n\n            <div class=\"mac-image-gallery\"> \n\n                <div \n                    class=\"wrap--gallery__images\" \n                >\n\n                    <div class=\"gallery__images\">\n\n                                                        <div \n                                    class=\"image-gallery__image wrap--landscape non-top\" \n                                    style=\"z-index: 1\" \n                                    data-z=\"1\" \n                                    data-reverse-z=\"5\" \n                                    data-caption=\"Howard Bingham photograph of Sonny Liston weighing in and Muhammad Ali observing scale\" \n                                    data-is-credit=\"false\" \n                                    data-img-id=\"40333\"\n                                    data-img-number=\"5\" \n                                    >\n\n                                                                        <div class=\"wrap--rotate\">\n\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MA1034_13-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-799x540.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MA1034_13-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-799x540.jpg 799w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MA1034_13-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-420x284.jpg 420w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MA1034_13-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MA1034_13-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-222x150.jpg 222w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MA1034_13-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-1536x1038.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MA1034_13-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-2048x1384.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MA1034_13-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-1500x1014.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MA1034_13-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-226x153.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" alt=\"Black and white photo of Sonny Liston weighing in around group of people with Muhammad Ali observing\" title=\"-\">\n\n                                    <\/div>                                \n\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                                            <div \n                                    class=\"image-gallery__image wrap--landscape non-top\" \n                                    style=\"z-index: 2\" \n                                    data-z=\"2\" \n                                    data-reverse-z=\"4\" \n                                    data-caption=\"Clipping of New York World Telegram detailing Ali's surgery and fight delay\" \n                                    data-is-credit=\"false\" \n                                    data-img-id=\"40332\"\n                                    data-img-number=\"4\" \n                                    >\n\n                                                                        <div class=\"wrap--rotate\">\n\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Book-1_0219b-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-799x540.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Book-1_0219b-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-799x540.jpg 799w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Book-1_0219b-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-420x284.jpg 420w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Book-1_0219b-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Book-1_0219b-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-222x150.jpg 222w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Book-1_0219b-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-1536x1038.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Book-1_0219b-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-2048x1384.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Book-1_0219b-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-1500x1014.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Book-1_0219b-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-226x153.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" alt=\"Newspaper article scan featuring Ali&#039;s face with mouth wide open and headline &quot;Surgeons Cut Clay-Liston Fight&quot;\" title=\"-\">\n\n                                    <\/div>                                \n\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                                            <div \n                                    class=\"image-gallery__image wrap--landscape non-top\" \n                                    style=\"z-index: 3\" \n                                    data-z=\"3\" \n                                    data-reverse-z=\"3\" \n                                    data-caption=\"Illustration from Ali to LeRoy Neiman predicting the second matchup against Liston\" \n                                    data-is-credit=\"false\" \n                                    data-img-id=\"40331\"\n                                    data-img-number=\"3\" \n                                    >\n\n                                                                        <div class=\"wrap--rotate\">\n\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.2.1.6_OT.07-1-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-799x540.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.2.1.6_OT.07-1-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-799x540.jpg 799w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.2.1.6_OT.07-1-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-420x284.jpg 420w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.2.1.6_OT.07-1-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.2.1.6_OT.07-1-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-222x150.jpg 222w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.2.1.6_OT.07-1-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-1536x1038.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.2.1.6_OT.07-1-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-2048x1384.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.2.1.6_OT.07-1-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-1500x1013.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.2.1.6_OT.07-1-scaled-aspect-ratio-148-100-226x153.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" alt=\"Illustrated image of Ali and Liston boxing in ring with referee screaming &quot;Stop he is finished Champ&quot;\" title=\"-\">\n\n                                    <\/div>                                \n\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                                            <div \n                                    class=\"image-gallery__image wrap--portrait non-top\" \n                                    style=\"z-index: 4\" \n                                    data-z=\"4\" \n                                    data-reverse-z=\"2\" \n                                    data-caption=\"Press release of Louisville Sponsoring Group's statement to the WBA dated August 27, 1964\" \n                                    data-is-credit=\"false\" \n                                    data-img-id=\"40330\"\n                                    data-img-number=\"2\" \n                                    >\n\n                                                                        <div class=\"wrap--rotate\">\n\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6010-18-F_0231-0001-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-437x540.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6010-18-F_0231-0001-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-437x540.jpg 437w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6010-18-F_0231-0001-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-340x420.jpg 340w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6010-18-F_0231-0001-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-829x1024.jpg 829w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6010-18-F_0231-0001-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6010-18-F_0231-0001-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-1244x1536.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6010-18-F_0231-0001-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-1659x2048.jpg 1659w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6010-18-F_0231-0001-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-1500x1852.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6010-18-F_0231-0001-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-124x153.jpg 124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" alt=\"Scan of Louisville Sponsoring Group&#039;s agreement with the WBA on Aug. 27, 1964 in the form of a press release\" title=\"-\">\n\n                                    <\/div>                                \n\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                                            <div \n                                    class=\"image-gallery__image wrap--portrait on-top\" \n                                    style=\"z-index: 5\" \n                                    data-z=\"5\" \n                                    data-reverse-z=\"1\" \n                                    data-caption=\"Scan of Daily News newspaper from Feb. 26, 1964 with Ali's first win against Liston\" \n                                    data-is-credit=\"false\" \n                                    data-img-id=\"40329\"\n                                    data-img-number=\"1\" \n                                    >\n\n                                                                        <div class=\"wrap--rotate\">\n\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.5.2.35-2-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-437x540.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.5.2.35-2-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-437x540.jpg 437w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.5.2.35-2-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-340x420.jpg 340w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.5.2.35-2-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.5.2.35-2-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.5.2.35-2-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-1244x1536.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.5.2.35-2-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-1659x2048.jpg 1659w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.5.2.35-2-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-1500x1852.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/alicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAC.17.5.2.35-2-scaled-aspect-ratio-81-100-124x153.jpg 124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" alt=\"Scan of Daily News newspaper featuring image of Ali and Liston boxing with headline &quot;Cassius King of the Ring&quot;\" 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            <div class=\"image-gallery__counter\">\n\n                    <span class=\"image-gallery__current-index\">\n                        <span class='page-number' data-page-number='1'>1<\/span><span class='page-number' data-page-number='2'>2<\/span><span class='page-number' data-page-number='3'>3<\/span><span class='page-number' data-page-number='4'>4<\/span><span class='page-number' data-page-number='5'>5<\/span>                    <\/span>\n                    <span> \/ <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"image-gallery__total\">5<\/span>\n                \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    \n                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    \n    \r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div \r\n        class=\"mac-module--rich-text\"\r\n    data-has-image=\"0\" \r\n    data-has-main-content=\"1\" \r\n    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On the same day several hours later, a mysterious fire broke out in Ali&#8217;s apartment in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x_x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Tensions mounted with threats against both fighters and the FBI&#8217;s presence underscoring fears of violence. Sportswriters had made their focus on the controversies of Muhammad Ali, his transition to the Nation of Islam, and his refusal to be called Cassius Clay.<\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Even Liston, during the new contract signing, had said <em><strong>&#8220;I met him as Cassius Clay, and I\u2019ll leave him as Cassius Clay.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The Massachusetts State Boxing Commission began reviewing the upcoming bout more closely, particularly scrutinizing Liston\u2019s criminal background and the arrangements made by the fight\u2019s promoters. Despite initial agreements and excitement for the fight to take place in Boston, thing began to slowly fall apart for the already controversial fight.<\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Investigations led to the Massachusetts State Boxing Commission revoking the licenses to promote the match from Inter-Continental Productions. 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Just 2,434 spectators filled its 4,900 seats\u2014the lowest attendance ever for a heavyweight title fight. The crowd, however, included notable figures like Sports Illustrated writer Tex Maule, critic Larry Merchant, and photographer George Silk. The referee was former heavyweight champion Joe Walcott.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ali entered the ring for the weigh-in and viewers booed, but when Liston entered the ring, cheers erupted from the small crowd. Ali remained calm and collected, and mostly silent, while he was weighed and his vitals were taken. His heart rate was perfectly normal and he even managed to get a smile from Liston when he squared up with the former champion with bare fists.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Goulet, the famed Canadian-American actor and singer, was brought in to sing the National Anthem and ended up forgetting the words &#8211; a precursor to more strange occurrences that would happen that night.<\/p>\n<p>As the bell rung and the fight begun, the two boxers collided in the middle of the ring in a clumsy exchange before Ali broke free and began dancing around the perimeter of the ring, all the while keeping his hands low. Liston leaned in every few moments to throw a jab or a hook, but few made an impact as Ali bobbed, weaved, and dodged each one.<\/p>\n<p>At two minutes and 12 seconds in to the match, it was all over.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x_x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Ali threw a lightning-fast right hand as Liston stepped forward and knocked Liston down. For several seconds, Ali stood over him, yelling, <em><strong>\u201cGet up and fight, sucker!\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The crowd was stunned. Many didn\u2019t see the punch. Others didn\u2019t believe it landed with enough force to knock a man like Liston down. Even the referee appeared confused.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_x_elementToProof\">Liston eventually got up, but the fight was already finished. The blow that fell Liston would become legendarily known as the\u00a0<i>\u201cphantom punch\u201d<\/i>. 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Spectators shouted that the fight was fixed. Even George Chuvalo, a heavyweight contender who witnessed the event, stormed the ring afterward and accused Ali of being in on a fix.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_x_elementToProof\">Ali, equally stunned, shouted, \u201cDid I hit him?\u201d and told the crowd, \u201cNobody will believe this.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On Ali&#8217;s side, he maintained the legitimacy of the win. In an interview with the New York Post on May 27, 1965, Ali said he told Liston to get up for a reason.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8220;Didn&#8217;t you hear the people hollering &#8216;fix&#8217;? Didn&#8217;t you hear them hollering &#8216;fake&#8217; as soon as he hit the floor? I wanted the world to know I wasn&#8217;t satisfied with him falling. 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Liston?<\/div><\/h2><div class='module__desc'><p>While Ali's career continued, Liston never tried to reclaim the Heavyweight title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t    <\/div> \r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div \r\n        class=\"mac-module--rich-text\"\r\n    data-has-image=\"0\" \r\n    data-has-main-content=\"1\" \r\n    data-has-header=\"0\" \r\n    data-header-style=\"default\" \r\n    data-bck-color=\"white\"     \r\n    >\r\n\r\n    <div \r\n        class=\"wrap--rich-text-container\" \r\n         style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 40px;\"    >        \r\n\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"pseudo-background\" \r\n            style=\"background-color: var(--color--white);\"            \r\n            ><\/div>          \r\n    \r\n        <div class=\"rich-text-container\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <div 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Liston II, state legislatures debated banning boxing altogether. In New York, a bill to outlaw the sport was narrowly defeated in the Senate. The legitimacy of the sport had once again been bruised.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_x_elementToProof\">Sonny Liston\u2019s boxing career never fully recovered. Though he remained active in the ring, he was no longer seen as a legitimate heavyweight title contender, and he never fought for the title again. Despite his continued efforts, Liston struggled with age, declining skills, and personal issues.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Liston was also reported to have faced legal troubles, financial instability, and continued rumors of involvement in organized crime. His public image had been tainted due to the rematch with Ali and remained that way all the way to his death.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On January 5, 1971, Liston was found dead in his Las Vegas home by his wife, Geraldine. The official cause of death was listed as heart failure, though traces of narcotics were also found in his system. This led to speculation that he may have been murdered, possibly due to unpaid debts or underworld connections. No foul play was ever officially proven, and his death remains shrouded in mystery. 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