Did anybody ever see anything peculiar in the Liston-Clay I fight

Red Cobra,

That was between the 4th and 5th rounds. What were you smoking:smoke

McGrain,

You must have done your history.
The odds on the Liston-Clay fight opened at 8-1, in Las Vegas.
By February 23rd, the odds went to 7-1.
After the weigh-in/pre-fight physical fiasco, where Clay's pulse rate went off the charts, the odds dropped to 8-1.

 

Pay-out for a Liston 1st Round knock-out.
15-1.
A $1 bet got you a return of $15.

Longhorn; Good point,,,,in 41 months (3 1/2 years), less than 6 Rounds in total ring time.
Sonny Liston was in the ring for a total of 13:05 (minutes) over that period.

Cassius Clay's fight with Henry Cooper lasted a total of 14:15 (minutes) on 6/18/63.

 

The foriegn substance that was supposedly put on one of Liston's gloves before the start of the 4th round, didn't activate until Cassius Clay got back to his corner after
the round.

It must have been one of those 2-4 minute delay type ointments,,,,,,,,,

 

MC5,

Preliminary & undercard fights at Liston-Clay 2/25/64

Cassius Clay Sparring Partners who fought;

Harvey 'Cody' Jones 11-3-2 (10 KO's) Wdec 6 Dave Russell 6-11-3 (2 KO's)
Jones 203 lbs. vs. Russell 180 lbs.
Cody Jones was the big 203 lb. left-hooking sparring partner from Detroit, Michigan.

Rudy Clay 0-0-0 Wdec 4 Chip Johnson 4-2-0 (4 KO's)
Clay 193 lbs. vs. Johnson 190 lbs.
Cassius Clay's brother makes his professional debut at 193 lbs.

Sonny Liston Sparring Partners who fought;

Leotis Martin 9-1-0 (5 KO's) Wdec 6 Allen Harmon 26-9-4 (18 KO's)
Martin 175 lbs. vs. Harmon 170 lbs.
24-year old Martin, a fast-punching Light Heavyweight from Philadelphia, PA.
Sparred with Sonny Liston for the Liston-Patterson II re-match in Las Vegas, also.

Jesse Bowdry 31-14-0 (24 KO's) Ldec 6 Otha Brown 21-1-4 (5 KO's)
Bowdry 180 lbs. vs Brown 175 lbs.
Bowdry, 26-year old, 5' 10" veteran Light Heavyweight from St. Louis, Missouri.
Otha Brown was a 24-year old, fast-rising Miami-based Light Heavyweight who also sparred with Liston.
Gave Liston fits in the sparring sessions, as he couldn't be hit in the ring.

Bob Foster 12-2-0 (8 KO's) KO 1 Dave Bailey 14-10-3 (9 KO's)
Foster 181 lbs. Bailey 204 lbs.
Skinny and lanky 6' 3", 25-year old Bob Foster (future Light Heavy Champion).

 

MC5,

It was either Leotis Martin or Jesse Bowdry who said Sonny wasn't the least bit focused
on the fight, and added;
He thought, just by walking into the ring, Cassius Clay would be scared stiff, and
freeze, leaving him still, and an easy target for 'pot shots'.
Much like Floyd Patterson.
He figured this was another Albert Westphal.
He never expected the fight to go longer than 3 Rounds.
Sonny was getting more information about contractual items, possible appearances and
future dealings, than tips on Clay.

 

It was between the 4th and 5th Rounds.

Isn't funny how the swing-arm cameraman from TNT Network just happened to get a perfect view into Clay's corner at the end of the 4th Round, to catch the blinking Clay, with a perfect view of his face.
'Something is bothering Clay'

 

Unforgiven,

If you check pictures of the fight, with Cassius Clay jumping up in the air, with
the camera angle from below the ring apron...
You can see an overhead movie camera directly above Cassius Clay's corner.
Movie rights (color footage) to the fight were sold.