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Muhammad Ali's phantom punch explained, the setup, the counter, and why it was real

The knockout that shook the boxing world and sparked decades of conspiracy, Ali's first round finish of Sonny Liston was no ...
Boxing Scene

Sucker Punch - The Story of Muhammad Ali

Sucker Punch, written by Jack Cashill is not your normal Muhammad Ali story. It is less of a boxing story, and more of a cultural analysis of Ali’s impact upon America. There is Ali the legend and ...
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Muhammad Ali’s lightning punch knocked out Sonny Liston only seconds after the opening bell, leading spectators to suspect that the match was fixed.

On May 25, 1965, Muhammad Ali took on Sonny Liston in a rematch of their 1964 fight. Held in the unlikely town of Lewiston, Maine, the event was clouded by by an atmosphere of fear and suspicion. The ...
Reuters

Ali, Frazier 'Fight of the Century' still packs a punch 50 years on

(Reuters) - Many events stake a claim to be considered among the sporting clashes of the century and few live up to the hype but any shortlist of contenders for the greatest of all time must include ...
Wall Street Journal

Uncle Leo and the Phantom Punch

Edward Bell’s letter “When I Saw Ali Drop Liston” (Oct. 31) made me laugh out loud: There’s a good chance the disgruntled man who missed the phantom punch was my uncle Leo Gagnon. Hoping to be ...