Authorities investigated fix in Liston-Clay I but found no evidence to support it

There were two investigations made into Clay-Liston I, that both came up empty. And FBI didn't pursue whatever suspicions they may have had, so can this be laid to rest?

Allegations of a fix:

Because Liston was a prohibitive favorite and had ties to organized crime, many speculated that the fight was fixed.

After a month-long investigation, Florida State Attorney Richard E. Gerstein said there was no evidence to support the claim of a fix.

A United States Senate subcommittee conducted hearings three months later and also found no evidence of a fix.

Documents released to the Washington Times in 2014 under the Freedom of Information Act show the FBI suspected Ash Resnick, a Las Vegas gambler with organized crime connections, of fixing multiple boxing matches, including the first Clay-Liston fight. The documents show no evidence that Ali was in on the scheme or even knew about it. And nothing suggests the bureau ever fully corroborated the suspicions it investigated.

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Sonny_Liston_vs._Cassius_Clay_(1st_meeting)

 

Organized crime in boxing was under the cosh in the early 60's. Bobby Kennedy was very invested in it and against organized crime over all.

But the basic point is that if we're going to say that authorities had suspicions about the Liston-Clay fight, we should also be honest enough to say that the investigations of these suspicions came to nothing.

 

I haven't seen anything to that effect. But if anyone has, please post. This is about the first fight, mind you.

 

This is about the first fight.

 

This is about the first fight.