Senor, You'll have to ask that shadowy figure in the trench coat and fedora who was in Liston's corner. ;)
Clay greatly embellished the story as time went on. He later claimed that before the Terrell fight he was approached by a mysterious figure...
This is the "proof" cited by a majority of people that the fight wasn't fixed. It has become an axiom that Liston blinded Clay in order to win....
Actually I discredited Liston more than I did Clay. I suggested he went into a title fight out of shape and hungover. Maybe that's who you mean.
Was Liston's first loss to Clay a fix? The second fight was a prearranged dive. I have no doubt of that. How about the first fight? I'm not...
Couple of questions- Was Clay or Dundee in on the fixes? Could Clay have actually beat a trained and motivated Liston in 1964 or 1965?
Two possible reasons that Liston got up: 1. He couldn't tell what was going on and thought he had been given a ten count and the fight was...
Here's what I think happened: Liston went into the fight with the intention of going down early. There are a couple of possible motives. He...
This was probably the most controversial fight in the last 100 years. Let's put it to a poll. I vote "fixed". Former champions Jack...
Ali told a close friend, at the time, that he wanted to go and get it over with and not destroy his career, but Elijah Muhammad wouldn't "let"...
Cassius Clay
I've always wanted a hat like that and have never been able to find one:)
Yes. My apologies:oops: The Honorable Elijah Muhammad.
Clay was more of an "ask what you can do for Elijah Muhammad" kind of guy.
I saw a compilation of Butterbean's KOs on YouTube. They all looked fake. He would lunge forward like a sack of potatoes, touch his opponent...
