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1964 Heavyweight Title Fight: Cassius Clay v Sonny Liston

One of the seminal fights in boxing history

In 1964, Muhammad Ali was still known as Cassius Clay and was just 22 when he signed to fight Sonny Liston.

Liston is somewhat forgotten now, but in his day, he was the most feared fighter in the world. Still generally ranked as a Top Ten fighter of all time, Liston had immense power. However, in 1964, he may have been as old as 35 or 36 - no one really knew, including Liston...