Muhammad Ali's first world title win over Sonny Liston was the subject of a match-fixing investigation by the FBI. ... Tale of the tape: Fight poster for Sonny Liston v Cassius Clay in 1964.

"If Ali doesn't beat Sonny Liston, the course of history is different," he said. "It was the fact that he was heavyweight champion of the world that gave those acts on his part national importance." ...

On May 25, 1965, Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston in the first round of a heavyweight bout that produced one of the strangest finishes in boxing history as well as one of sports’ most iconi… ...

In the immediate aftermath, as chaos reigned, the small crowd of just over 4,000 fight fans in Lewiston, Maine, let their voices be heard. The most famous punch in boxing history had just secured ...

Trailer – Raising Ali from gary robinov on Vimeo. LEWISTON — The image in the famous Neil Leifer photograph is timeless — Muhammad Ali standing over a knocked-down Sonny Liston in a boxing ...

Before there was Muhammad Ali, there was Cassius Clay, a bombastic young boxer who was expected to lose to Sonny Liston when the two fought in 1964—but he didn't. A startling report sheds new ...

When Muhammad Ali knocked down Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965, a 22-year-old photographer named Neil Leifer was ringside. Decades later, the image he captured still has our attention.

Muhammad Ali after first round knockout of Sonny Liston during World Heavyweight Title fight at St. Dominic's Arena in Lewiston, Maine on 5/25/1965. Neil Leifer—Sports Illustrated ...

Ali entered the second fight with a 20-0 record, including 16 wins by knockout, but Liston was still the heavy favorite. Leifer, though, was convinced Ali would prevail in Lewiston.

Ali actually defeated the heavy-fisted Liston twice, first in Miami Beach on Feb. 25, 1964, followed by the Lewiston rematch in 1965. Ali stunned the sports world both times. Even fate played a role.

Zenos Frudakis’ Muhammad Ali statue suggests, but does not duplicate, the iconic photo of the boxer standing over Sonny Liston during their fight in Lewiston, Me. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Philadelphia-based ...