The two Ali versus Liston fights for boxing's world heavyweight championship were among the most anticipated, watched and controversial fights in the sport's history. At the time of their first bout, February 25, 1964, Muhammad Ali was still Cassius Clay.The 31…
Patterson and Liston had a rematch, held on the evening of July 22, 1963, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Liston floored the challenger three times in the first round of the scheduled-for-15 bout. The knockout came in 2 minutes 10 seconds,…
Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams was an American heavyweight who fought in the 1950s through the 1970s. A Ring Magazine poll once rated him as one of the finest boxers who never won a title. He made an imposing figure, tall…
Patterson was a light heavyweight-cruiserweight who was good enough to compete with the big boys and actually win the Heavyweight Championship of the World; As an amateur, he won the New York Golden Gloves and Eastern Golden Gloves Middleweight Championships…