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	Muhammad Ali - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Ali split two bouts with Ken Norton (in the bout that Ali lost to Norton, Ali suffered a broken jaw, but refused to quit), before beating Frazier on points in their 1974 rematch, to earn another title shot.
		Holmes was Ali's sparring partner when Holmes was a budding fighter; thus, some viewed the result of the fight as a symbolic "passing of the torch." Holmes even admitted later that, although he dominated the fight, he held his punches back a bit out of sheer respect for his idol, and former employer.
		His daughter Laila Ali also became a boxer in 1999, despite her father's earlier comments against female boxing in 1978: "Women are not made to be hit in the breast, and face like that...
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		Ali is also considered to be a major influence on rap music for his witty boastful rhyming speaking style.
		Liston was greatly feared, and some have said that he was the Mike Tyson of his era.
		Ali's fight with the 35 year old Folley is regarded by many as his finest performance in the ring.
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	Muhammad Ali information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ali would reconfirm his abilities when he knocked out Liston in the first round of their rematch in Lewiston, Maine on May 25, 1965, albeit controversially, as few observers saw the "phantom punch" that floored Liston.
		Ali pounded out a fifteen round decision against tough Canadian George Chuvalo (who was never knocked down in his career), he then went to England and defeated Henry Cooper and Brian London by knockout.
		Ali regained his title on October 30, 1974 by doing in the champion George Foreman in their bout in Kinshasha, Zaire, which had been hyped as "The Rumble In The Jungle".
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		Liston, after being bitchslapped by a mocha blur of wisecracks and taunts for most of six rounds, decided he had all the ass beating he needed that night and declined to leave his corner for the seventh round.
		Liston reached it with an overdose of heroin in 1970.
		Muhammad Ali of course took the opposite path and went on to become the greatest American sports hero of the 20th century.
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	Sonny Liston Summary
		Sonny Liston, the overwhelming favorite at 7-1 odds, was totally bewildered by the young challenger's hand and foot speed, and after six rounds of fighting, Liston refused to answer the bell for the seventh, insisting that he had damaged his shoulder during the bout and was unable to continue fighting as a result.
		Liston's favorite song was "Night Train." He was known to repeat both versions (Jimmy Forrest's original 1952 version and James Brown's 1965 smash hit) during long rope jumping sessions.
		Sonny Liston was born as a child of a sharecropper in Arkansas.
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	Sonny Liston: The Facts \| TheSweetScience.com Boxing
		Liston was in control of the fight from the opening bell, pounding Patterson to the body with both hands and using his devastating jab to stop Patterson at 2:06 of the first round.
		Liston was just shy of 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighed 220 pounds, had a 17 and a half inch neck, a 14-inch fist, and he usually wore a surly look on his face.
		Liston has been called, “One of the most formidable heavyweights in history, a powerfully muscled former convict who oozed menace.” It was also noted that, “Liston’s fighting was so impressive that it was difficult to find a weakness.
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		It is widely accepted that Liston knew he was beaten and gave up, but knew he had to give a legitimate reason for the rematch clause in the their contract to hold, ensuring a second fight and a chance for redemption.
		Ali seemed at times to even provoke such reactions, with viewpoints that wavered from support for civil rights to outright support of separatism.
		Near the end of 1967, Ali was stripped of his title by the professional boxing commission and would not be allowed to fight professionally for more than three years.
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	Ali versus Liston - Fameboxing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		By the third round, however, Liston seemed reinvigorated, and Clay fought most of the round complaining that he was blind.
		Midway through the first round, Liston fell to the canvas, in what many have argued that was not an original knockdown.
		Nonetheless, although Ali is recognized by many boxing experts and fans as one of the greatest boxers of all time; many still continue to question the results of his rematch with Liston.
	www.fameboxing.com /ali-vs-liston.htm (858 words)

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		Three days before the bout, Ali was diagnosed of having an incarcerated inguinal hernia that had to be removed by an instant operation.
		Ali moves backwards, Liston misses and his head falls down for a part of a second.
		Ali contradicts in his autobiography "The Greatest": "It’s a matter of fact that no fight was less fixed than this one".
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	Amazon.com: Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay: Books: Bill Cayton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Liston was a truly ferocious fighter who had trampled through the heavyweight division en route to two title bouts with previous champion Floyd Patterson, doing the unthinkable by knocking Floyd out in the first round twice.
		Liston, a 215-pound wrecking machine with an incredible 84-inch reach, was the most feared fighter in the history of boxing.
		Liston's boxing career as a major contender seemed to be over after the second Ali match, but by 1970 he had positioned himself back into the title chase before his untimely death (murder?) on December 30th of that year.
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	UrbanPosters.com - Muhammad Ali Posters and Prints
		Ali defends his title Ali would reconfirm his abilities when he knocked out Liston in the first round of their rematch in Lewiston Maine on May 25 1965 albeit controversially as few observers saw the "phantom punch" that floored Liston.
		Ali himself wrote the foreword for the book which contains many never before heard anecdotes about this period including the fact that Ali was so broke after giving up his title that he resorted to pumping gas at a Chicago gas station.
		Ali on the cover of Esquire MagazineAli's actions in refusing military service and aligning himself with the Nation of Islam made him a lightning rod of controversy turning the outspoken but popular former champion into one of that era's most recognizable and controversial figures.
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	Muhammad Ali - Biography and career (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ali would later dispose of the medal in response to some racial slurs.
		He then turned professional, under the tutelage of boxing legend Angelo Dundee, and quickly became famous for his unorthodox style, his spectacular results, and his tireless self-promotion (the latter inspired in part by professional wrestler Gorgeous George and singer Little Richard).
		The date was fixed for February 25, 1964; during the weigh-in, the boisterous Ali declared that he would "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
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		Neil Leifer's "Ali versus Liston," 1965, one of the most famous boxing pictures of all time, shows the triumphant Muhammad Ali gloating over his prostrate opponent, the formidable Sonny Liston, who has just been knocked out in the first round by the celebrated "phantom" punch in Lewiston, Maine.
		Closeup views of gloves smashing into opponents' faces, notably in the Ezzard Charles versus Joe Louis bout of 1950 and Gene Fullmer versus Neal Rivers in 1957, are visible reminders of the brutality of pugilism.
		Perhaps the most famous boxing photograph of all time is Leifer's 1965 picture of the triumphant Ali exulting over his fallen opponent, the fearsome Sonny Liston, in their rematch in Lewiston, Maine.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Muhammad Ali versus Sonny Liston
		For example, Henry Cooper said that if Clay won, he was interested in a title fight, but even if Liston lost, he was not going to get in the ring with him.
		Nevertheless, he had been dropped by journeyman Sonny Banks four years previous and by Henry Cooper in the fight leading up to the Liston match.
		During training, Clay took to driving a school bus across to the site where Liston was training; he started to call Liston the big, ugly bear.
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	Why wait unitil he passes?:Muhammad Ali - Black People - Destee
		However, Liston did seem to rise on wobbly legs (referee Jersey Joe Walcott, possibly because of Ali's antics and scornful rebuke of Liston, hesitated at first to count Liston out), and Liston apparently offered no defense as Ali resumed the fight for a few seconds before Walcott retroactively declared the fight over.
		Ali was diagnosed with some type of Parkinson's syndrome in the early 1980s, following which his motor functions began a slow decline.
		Every public appearance by Ali is treasured, including his appearance at the 1998 AFL Grand Final, where NFL Hall of Famer Anthony Pratt recruited him to watch the game.
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	Muhammad Ali versus Sonny Liston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Liston did not like to smile or talk to the press too much.
		Midway through the first round, Liston fell to the canvas, in what many have argued that was not a legitimate knockdown.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ali_versus_Liston (1399 words)

	Talk:Muhammad Ali versus Sonny Liston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		I'd appreciate it if you could get some pictures of Muhammed Ali's daughter as a boxer.
		In the Ali vs Liston article it states that the number in attendance was 2,434 but in the Liston page it states something different.
		Fighters have no idea what the scoring is in a fight, and it was clear to everyone at that point that Liston was losing and was headed towards a defeat.
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		It may be no Louis versus Schmeling, Ali versus Liston - or Ali versus anyone for that matter.
		It is not even of the magnitude of Tyson versus Douglas - but the heavyweight bout between "Iron" Mike and Briton Julius Francis has certainly captured the headlines.
		What does Mike Tyson have in common with Muhammad Ali?
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