When Muhammad Ali floored Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965, a legend was born. Or, more accurately, a legendary boxing ...
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Memorial Day marks the 50th anniversary of the heavyweight rematch between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston, just a few months after boxing fans got the chance to own a piece of one of ...
Edward Bell’s letter “When I Saw Ali Drop Liston” (Oct. 31) made me laugh out loud: There’s a good chance the disgruntled man who missed the phantom punch was my uncle Leo Gagnon. Hoping to be ...
LEWISTON, Maine (WGME) -- The city of Lewiston put into place the nation's first full-body bronze statue of Muhammad Ali during the "phantom punch." It's a moment that made both the fighter and the ...
Robert A. Legg had to huddle around a radio in May 1965 because the Sonny Liston-Muhammad Ali fight was available only on closed circuit (Letters, Oct. 29). I remember that day vividly—I was lucky ...