Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston - 1964 Boxing

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Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston war ein historischer Boxkampf zwischen dem damals amtierenden Weltmeister im Schwergewicht, Sonny Liston und dem Herausforderer Muhammad Ali, damals noch unter seinem Geburtsnamen Cassius Clay. Er fand am 25. Februar 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida statt und war das erste von zwei Aufeinandertreffen der Kontrahenten. Er ist der offiziell letzte Kampf, bei dem Cassius Clay mit seinem Geburtsnamen kämpfte, da er zum Islam konvertierte und den Namen Muhammad Ali annahm.

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  • @divegabe
    @divegabe4 жыл бұрын

    Interviewer asks "How come you did it in 7 rounds when you said 8?" Ali: "The man stopped it just to keep me from looking so great"

  • @FURYxPulsar

    @FURYxPulsar

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes 😃Always the best Ali 🥊🥊

  • @jyankowsky

    @jyankowsky

    4 жыл бұрын

    divegabe because that’s the round mob fixers told him to do it. The fight being fixed is a now recorded fact.

  • @KCJbomberFTW

    @KCJbomberFTW

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is Clay not Ali he wasn’t Ali till later

  • @KCJbomberFTW

    @KCJbomberFTW

    3 жыл бұрын

    MANCHESTER UNITED what???

  • @sesayh.1211

    @sesayh.1211

    3 жыл бұрын

    MANCHESTER UNITED but Manchester is ass

  • @fa2359
    @fa23594 жыл бұрын

    I wasn’t even born when this fight was shown live and now I’m 50. My kids watched this and I’m sure so will their kids. Ali will continue inspiring us. Thankyou for uploading.

  • @Theculturalcannabisproject

    @Theculturalcannabisproject

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm 36 and never really been into boxing. I'm home sick from work and started studying his ideals, stumbled into a video of his first fight with Frazier. Now I'm on my 3rd fight. Dude was an absolute beast. Who wouldn't be captivated by that showmanship?

  • @abderrahimabderrahim6659

    @abderrahimabderrahim6659

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Theculturalcannabisproject True man

  • @dazellis8057

    @dazellis8057

    3 жыл бұрын

    Im 30 and my oldest has seen it lol

  • @michaeldundee8300

    @michaeldundee8300

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was there somewhere...

  • @dazellis8057

    @dazellis8057

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@michaeldundee8300 for reals

  • @MacBobby1408
    @MacBobby14083 жыл бұрын

    Ali’s head movement, and footwork was absolutely incredible. Never ever will we see someone like him again. He was so so far ahead of his time.

  • @lawrencegray476

    @lawrencegray476

    Жыл бұрын

    especially in the heavyweight division

  • @missesmew

    @missesmew

    Жыл бұрын

    Looking like a middleweight. And that chin that very few have. The men he fought were all supposed to beat him. Incredible competition and he would win. And even better, the guy’s that beat him would lose the rematch. Doesn’t happen too often.

  • @MixeetGaming

    @MixeetGaming

    Жыл бұрын

    The closest thing we ever got was James Tillis, and we all know how THAT went

  • @davemalenfant862

    @davemalenfant862

    Жыл бұрын

    The goat..end of story

  • @mastergame7146

    @mastergame7146

    Жыл бұрын

    Inaccurate. He was so so far ahead of ALL times.

  • @tonyatwood9505
    @tonyatwood9505 Жыл бұрын

    I was 6 years old when I saw this in 1964 at my grandparents house. Things were very primitive then, television had been broadcasting in N.Z., barely 4 years, my parents didnt own a set then. And watching this fight, delayed coverage a week after this even, was just fantastic. I waited patiently for it to come on, an afternoon of sport, cricket, rugby, and my grandfather telling me to be patient. Finally, on the small black and white screen, I saw it! I was just so excited, and captivated by this fight. I'd never seen anything like it before, Sonny Liston, so physically imposing, and Cassius Clay, as he was known then, dancing around the ring after fight, saying, "I am the greatest, I am King of the World". That, had a big effect on me, a momentous occasion! Years later in June 1978, I was fortunate to briefly meet Muhammad Ali at his training camp, Deer Lake, Pennsylvania. That will always stay in my mind!

  • @juicemane455

    @juicemane455

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome story ... phantom punch brought me here title of clip is wrong though overall still I enjoyed watchin

  • @tonyatwood9505

    @tonyatwood9505

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes it's all very true, Muhammad Ali was my hero, Sonny Liston was unbeatable at the time, and later on, in my view, he was very much underrated. Meeting Ali, even though he was in the twilight of his career, was just terrific

  • @jimmydempsey6857

    @jimmydempsey6857

    Жыл бұрын

    I just turned ten when l heard the news it sent shock waves all round the world as Clay was a huge under dog.

  • @kiymetasanovapavlov4619

    @kiymetasanovapavlov4619

    Жыл бұрын

    How old are you??????

  • @tendanceetmode5723

    @tendanceetmode5723

    7 ай бұрын

    Really?

  • @pardeepsingh7814
    @pardeepsingh78145 жыл бұрын

    Thank god this was recorded so we can re-watch history with a click

  • @knowledgesomemore3564

    @knowledgesomemore3564

    4 жыл бұрын

    He Shook the WORLD!!!!

  • @cormacmcquillan828
    @cormacmcquillan8283 жыл бұрын

    Sonny Liston is truly a tragic figure. He went through hell, paid his due, overcame obstacles that 99.9% of people couldn't imagine overcoming and became champ. All he got for it was that he was judged. Even Muhammad Ali later on said he'd admired and feared Liston.

  • @jebedmondson6428

    @jebedmondson6428

    Жыл бұрын

    He fascinates me, kind of the ultimate pro athlete cautionary tale, the way the press covered him winning the championship was truly shameful

  • @lisawins

    @lisawins

    Жыл бұрын

    he made it onto the cover of sgt. peppers though. Most legendary pop album cover of all time

  • @MightySmith85

    @MightySmith85

    8 ай бұрын

    He was judged, in part, for his own reckless actions. You have to be reasonable about Liston’s behavior back then. I agree that he was unfairly harassed and dogged at times, but other times he deserved it.

  • @doriangray2020

    @doriangray2020

    Ай бұрын

    Liston didn’t have the heart to be champion.

  • @doriangray2020

    @doriangray2020

    Ай бұрын

    @@lisawinsin your mind only…Liston was a poser.

  • @yxngakx8261
    @yxngakx8261 Жыл бұрын

    This fight, the foreman fight and the Frazier trilogy is why Ali is considered the greatest

  • @maxwelld1961
    @maxwelld19612 ай бұрын

    I truly believe in his prime..no one could have beaten Ali..I was in Louisville and went to pay respects at his final resting place..I said your the best of all time..thanks for the memories champ.. By his grave there is a marker with words from the champ..The kindness you give to others in this world..is the rent you pay for your room in Heaven Rest in peace Champ..You were the greatest

  • @dansullivan1246

    @dansullivan1246

    2 күн бұрын

    Kindness?? Frasier lent him money, then Ali called him a gorilla and an Uncle Tom...

  • @varaangsingh
    @varaangsingh Жыл бұрын

    The funniest part was when th guy was interviewing Ali and Ali randomly starts screaming "I am the king of the world!".

  • @loyaldude10
    @loyaldude104 жыл бұрын

    Amazing that Ali had that much confidence at age 22.

  • @leecorcoran6174

    @leecorcoran6174

    Жыл бұрын

    Not as much confidence as mike Tyson at19 and then becoming world 🌎 champion at 20 , unbelievable 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊

  • @loyaldude10

    @loyaldude10

    Жыл бұрын

    @@leecorcoran6174 Tyson had great power and speed but didn’t act anywhere near as cocky as Ali did. Especially with an opponent like Liston who was regarded as almost unbeatable

  • @carolvaughandavis2391

    @carolvaughandavis2391

    Жыл бұрын

    That's what it takes to be the GREATEST.

  • @MrKeychange

    @MrKeychange

    Жыл бұрын

    @@loyaldude10 Ali is much smarter than Mike. He's being an entertainer.

  • @stuartperry1047

    @stuartperry1047

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@leecorcoran6174More confidence. Ali predicted that he would be heavyweight champion when he was 12 years old.

  • @MaxMisterC
    @MaxMisterC4 жыл бұрын

    I grew up listening to my father's tales about Ernie Shavers, Ken Norton, Sonnie Liston, George Foreman, Ali, Frazier, Patterson... Greats!! He's now passed away 🙏🏾 but seeing these fights, now on KZread, makes me feel closer to him, once again! 💪🏾👍🏾👌🏾

  • @kevindouglas8652

    @kevindouglas8652

    3 жыл бұрын

    He wasn't a Larry Holmes fan then.

  • @MaxMisterC

    @MaxMisterC

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kevindouglas8652 Holmes was a little later, I Remember watching Holmes myself; those others were already history, when my father would tell me about them.

  • @kevindouglas8652

    @kevindouglas8652

    3 жыл бұрын

    The thing with Ali.He used to put on weight big time,between fights.You would see him,eating while on TV shows,badly out of condition.6 weeks later he would climb into the ring,take off the robe,and there stood this magnificent,strapping athlete.And that's what he was.

  • @Tee1312Jay

    @Tee1312Jay

    3 жыл бұрын

    May your father RIP 🙏🏾

  • @americanpatriot3759

    @americanpatriot3759

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kevindouglas8652 yap Larry was not a boxer by then

  • @CalebKasper
    @CalebKasper2 ай бұрын

    My grandad boxed at this same exact place!🥊 my grandads name was Paul Kasper. He wasn't no Ali or Frazier or foreman but he was once the light-heavy champion of New England!

  • @deanodebo1380

    @deanodebo1380

    6 күн бұрын

    That’s really cool. You must be proud. Awesome history

  • @CalebKasper

    @CalebKasper

    6 күн бұрын

    @@deanodebo1380I am proud! Thank you

  • @deuceb8472
    @deuceb84723 жыл бұрын

    This in his prime 1960's version of Ali is hands down the greatest heavyweight ever. He could not have been beaten by anyone.

  • @anitelufalemei4200

    @anitelufalemei4200

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thing is. This isn’t even his prime. His true prime was when he was laid off for 3 years.

  • @Yrgzip0

    @Yrgzip0

    Жыл бұрын

    @@anitelufalemei4200 Sort of poetic in a way. Ali’s existence is proof it’s possible to be greater than the Ali we saw, and we will never know what that looks like.

  • @MikeSmith-cn6ub

    @MikeSmith-cn6ub

    Жыл бұрын

    Watch the Hery Copper fight the one before this he was almost beat saved by the bell. He would have lost

  • @RyomenAyeni225

    @RyomenAyeni225

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MikeSmith-cn6ub bruh he beat copper twice lol

  • @stuartperry1047

    @stuartperry1047

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@MikeSmith-cn6ubHe wasn't saved by the bell. He got up and walked to his corner. If he had been saved by the bell- he would have still been lying on the canvas while the referee was counting.

  • @elliottbracken9986
    @elliottbracken99864 жыл бұрын

    I remember this being a radio fight I was 8 years old now 63

  • @freestyleking2151

    @freestyleking2151

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow that's really cool old timer , any more good stories sir .

  • @elliottbracken9986

    @elliottbracken9986

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@freestyleking2151 ask away.

  • @knowledgesomemore3564

    @knowledgesomemore3564

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I was 6 and I can remember listening to the fight on the radio with my dad like it was yesterday. I'm 62 now.Lol

  • @mynamehaschanged

    @mynamehaschanged

    4 жыл бұрын

    Must be great to watch something you lived by ear.

  • @elliottbracken9986

    @elliottbracken9986

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mynamehaschanged that's probably why I remember it . not very many memories of the things that occurred in history by radio.

  • @onelove101unity
    @onelove101unity4 жыл бұрын

    "The doctor said he threw his left arm outta the socket" "Yeah, swingin at nuthin, who wouldn't?" Hahahaha! Classic! 41:01

  • @henrya773

    @henrya773

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yea he couldn't hit what he didn't see

  • @ernestboykin3rd706

    @ernestboykin3rd706

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol Ali was hilarious og and true pioneer the greatest boxer ever

  • @Bob-Maplethorpe

    @Bob-Maplethorpe

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thin Liston ripped off history with this fight. He was being outclassed, was infuriated, and just quit. He was a bully who was able to thump the crap out of everyone but by the end of the 6th he knew he had no place in the ring with this kid. He could have made a much better fight, IMHO but sucked out.

  • @Bob-Maplethorpe

    @Bob-Maplethorpe

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Zak Quinn the Liston who fought Machen would have stood no chance against Ali. I agree that Liston is one of the greats, and it sucks that he was older when he fought Ali. If he were in his prime we could be having a different discussion. I think that Liston was left handed or ambidextrous. It's odd how his left jab/hook was what he smashed people with - if he could hit you. He was no faster with that jab in his other fights, and I do not believe that he was pulling punches in 1964. Who knows how bad the injury was. I hate this type of situation were no resolution is available. I want you to watch the first 4 rounds and count how many punches Liston squarely lands and compare this with misses. Do the same with his fight with Patterson. Ali slid almost all of Liston's jabs, and those jabs were no different than any fight Liston had, ever. When Ali was complaining about his eyes he was taking bombs, and this leads to another point - that Ali was legendary at taking punishment. I think some fighters are just bad matchups for other fighters, and I think this is the case here. Ironically, Liston would have crushed Frasier and Ken Norton - who I feel were Ali's only true losses. BTW, I do not think 1964-65 Ali would have lost to either of these two. I just watched three early fights and loved them. Liston Besmanoff is a good fight and Liston looked fit. His story is just so odd! Imagine if he started as a kid and trained with the best and then went to the Olympics before turning pro with supporters who believed in him. It would have been a totally different career story. He seemed like and interesting man. I noticed in the Besmanoff fight that the two of them touched gloves at the end of some rounds. At the end of the fight both showed great respect for the other. I liked the Tyrell sparring session, and Liston's comment about Tyrell hugging him more than his wife!

  • @kevindouglas8652

    @kevindouglas8652

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ernestboykin3rd706 Larry Holmes would disagree with you. He claims Ali is the most overrated fighter of all time.

  • @sevenrats
    @sevenrats4 жыл бұрын

    Ali was hard to hit AND he could take a punch. You'd have to throw 300 punches to hit him 10 times but then he hits you twice for every punch you throw. The numbers are bad news for you!

  • @matthewuzamaki3510

    @matthewuzamaki3510

    3 жыл бұрын

    How can I be hard to hit too

  • @epuji7375

    @epuji7375

    3 жыл бұрын

    Barack Uzamaki i think you need a seriously large pain tolerance

  • @bb1111116

    @bb1111116

    3 жыл бұрын

    sevenrats; at this point Ali was unbeatable.

  • @joshuatree5620

    @joshuatree5620

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bb1111116 well,he did go on to get beat by Frazier a few years later.but thats with all due respect to 2 of the best heavyweights ever

  • @bb1111116

    @bb1111116

    3 жыл бұрын

    Joshua Tree; Frazier was great. But after Ali came back from his suspension, at 28 years old, when he was past his prime.

  • @benjiarehart2878
    @benjiarehart28784 жыл бұрын

    Sonny was no joke. He was a very hard hitter. That first body blow had to have hurt, but Ali could definitely take a punch. And could dish them out equally as brutal. Ali's footwork was a work of art. He was also a pro at pacing himself for the latter rounds. Much like what Mayweather Jr. did in his career. He was letting Sonny punch himself out in the first 3 rounds, and you could see it working. As Sonny started to look tired as the fight progressed. A very hard, disciplined thing to do in boxing. Sonny was definitely trying to make short work of it, but probably didn't realize Ali's ability to take a lot of punishment. Very difficult to get a good connection on him. I can only imagine how many people lost money on this fight. Ali truly "Floats like Butterfly, and Stings like a Bee!" My favorite fighter of all time. Grew up watching him, and he is still the best to ever box in my opinion.

  • @varaangsingh

    @varaangsingh

    Жыл бұрын

    Sonny was definitely the best fighter Ali fought.

  • @vincentbarbeau3031

    @vincentbarbeau3031

    Жыл бұрын

    Very Good way to analyse the fight. Lston calles Clay the Talking dool before the fight. The dool was a damn dood boxer !!

  • @sherrillraymond7595

    @sherrillraymond7595

    11 ай бұрын

    I don't think Ali even knew he could take a good punch at this point in his career

  • @user-iv9er3nr6z

    @user-iv9er3nr6z

    21 күн бұрын

    Late 1950s & early 1960s ( 1962) sonny liston might haven beaten Cassius clay

  • @blackdemocrat21
    @blackdemocrat214 жыл бұрын

    Jesus Christ Ali was fast. RIP to both these legends

  • @marceltresvant8581

    @marceltresvant8581

    4 жыл бұрын

    Liston isn't a legend, against Ali he gave up the first fight and he took a dive in the second one. He was far for being a lionheart.

  • @therumbleinthejunglee

    @therumbleinthejunglee

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@marceltresvant8581 stfu

  • @marceltresvant8581

    @marceltresvant8581

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Jonas Johnson I respect Liston as a human being but I wouldn't call him a legend.

  • @Joachimhuby

    @Joachimhuby

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@marceltresvant8581 He didn't take a dive in the second fight he got knocked out.

  • @marceltresvant8581

    @marceltresvant8581

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Joachimhuby Lol, he clearly took a dive, that wasn't a ko punch and he fell on the floor in a very unnatural way, that was bad acting from Liston.

  • @salcarlito5319
    @salcarlito53193 жыл бұрын

    He’s just the best of all time. A beautiful fighting man, so much technique, finesse, illusiveness.. body movement and defence. There are elements of martial arts here such as karate. I just can’t get over how good he was. Anyone who doesn’t rate him highly is wrong on this one. There’s no question this fighter is something very very special

  • @teastrainer3604

    @teastrainer3604

    13 күн бұрын

    His reflexes, speed and coordination were on a higher level than everyone else's. Liston just couldn't catch him.

  • @Tiberius_Productions
    @Tiberius_Productions Жыл бұрын

    Although Sonny Liston is now viewed more as “The Guy Who Lost The Heavyweight Championship To Ali”, he was one hell of a champion. The guy was feared for a reason. Even Ali admitted he had the upmost respect for Liston. Ali taunted him because he knew psychological warfare was just as important to beating Liston as physical skill. Ali wanted Liston to think Ali was full of it so he could surprise Liston with his true talent. And it worked perfectly. The only people who truly were able to get past the psychological games Ali played were Frazier, Norton, and Holmes.

  • @sherrillraymond7595

    @sherrillraymond7595

    11 ай бұрын

    Holmes was the only one because he was Ali sparing partner but as for Frazier and Norton it made them more focus

  • @nicholasalexander4743

    @nicholasalexander4743

    8 ай бұрын

    Liston was the last of the old-style heavyweights, Clay was the new, nimble future. The thug Tyson turned the clock back, but only briefly.

  • @user-hd8wy7om4i

    @user-hd8wy7om4i

    Ай бұрын

    Such a disappointing finish.

  • @Icyhotboo
    @Icyhotboo4 жыл бұрын

    Before the fight, of all the fighters asked about the outcome, only Marciano was on point. "Don't fool yourself, this kid can fight, we just don't know if he's rugged enough". Later on they found him to be the best taker of all the heavyweights.

  • @lordfire10035
    @lordfire100354 жыл бұрын

    Not gonna lie, after rewatching this beauty I kinda start to understand why people are so disappointed with today’s heavyweight era. This was a hell of a match

  • @50YearOldTeenager

    @50YearOldTeenager

    4 жыл бұрын

    Regarding the latest fight I agree, I'm not really a boxing fan now but Joshua looked like an athlete and Andy Ruiz looked like a fat bloke from down the pub. Ruiz must have been good as they were fighting for a world title. How about the Giant Russians, were they technically good or just so big and tall no one could hit them? Butterbean! Another fat guy, another powerful fat bloke. I would not wish to tangle with any of these but when I saw Ruiz on the TV I just laughed, where as Ali, Joe Frazier, Our 'Enry, George Forman, even the Don King era actually looked like boxers.

  • @50YearOldTeenager

    @50YearOldTeenager

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ketansajwan8071 As I said previously I am not really a boxing fan now, but in the past Boxers looked like athletes. I am afraid I missed the Tyson Fury bout but they certainly looked like they took their preparation seriously.

  • @kb8729

    @kb8729

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't agree. Klitschko AJ was a brawl. AJ Fury will be amazing. Wilder AJ. Some of the old fights were shite too.

  • @myAutoGen

    @myAutoGen

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fury has comparable skill to Ali.

  • @zoo05zoo

    @zoo05zoo

    4 жыл бұрын

    These guys and most up until the early 2000's were natural boxers. They generally started when they were kids and you could see the fluidity in their movement. Look at how Ali rolled his neck with punches and even though Liston was older, he still was good at slipping punches and going inside. The top boxers of today are big and muscular but they are not natural fighters. You can see it in their robotic like movement.

  • @BoyMonsterTheReal1
    @BoyMonsterTheReal14 жыл бұрын

    He wanted to go to heaven SO I TOOK HIM IN SEVEN lol

  • @wildeworldpage1654

    @wildeworldpage1654

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂👌👌 epic

  • @Makaveli-ih5hy

    @Makaveli-ih5hy

    3 жыл бұрын

    The greatest 🙏🙏

  • @meekomillx2393

    @meekomillx2393

    3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely in heaven he was a helper of Men

  • @AC_Milan1899
    @AC_Milan18993 жыл бұрын

    This video needs preservation status on KZread.

  • @americanpatriot3759

    @americanpatriot3759

    3 жыл бұрын

    So true i agree

  • @user-gd5tj7tv8v

    @user-gd5tj7tv8v

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@americanpatriot3759 me too

  • @DrLoverLover

    @DrLoverLover

    25 күн бұрын

    not even original

  • @JoseCastillo-xe4bt
    @JoseCastillo-xe4bt4 жыл бұрын

    He is the greatest. 'If God is with me, can't nobody be against me" Ali

  • @timcarr6401

    @timcarr6401

    4 жыл бұрын

    He exchanged the true God for a false one.

  • @TurfDoe

    @TurfDoe

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@timcarr6401 It's the same God.

  • @timcarr6401

    @timcarr6401

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TurfDoe The fictional demon god of Allah is most certainly not the Eternal, Infinite, thrice Holy, Immutability, Omnipotent, Omniscient. Perfect, Loving God of the Bible. His attributes are unlimited, I listed just a few.

  • @TurfDoe

    @TurfDoe

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@timcarr6401 Jews, Christians, and Muslims all pray to the same God. Jesus is even a prophet in Islam.

  • @timcarr6401

    @timcarr6401

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TurfDoe That is patent nonsense. To reduce Jesus to merely a prophet is blasphemous. He is God in the flesh --Prophet, Priest and King. To reduce him to only a prophet is absurd and shows you have no knowledge, and possibly contempt for the Bible.

  • @5thwardhoustontx301
    @5thwardhoustontx3014 жыл бұрын

    Never in my life have I seen Ali talk.... today was my first day and it was amazing to see this. Thanks KZread

  • @davidtunnicliff5442

    @davidtunnicliff5442

    3 жыл бұрын

    king of the world.

  • @bobtaylor170

    @bobtaylor170

    3 күн бұрын

    That's hilarious. I believe you, but it's hilarious, because Ali was known as much for his mouthiness as for his boxing skills.

  • @5thwardhoustontx301

    @5thwardhoustontx301

    3 күн бұрын

    @@bobtaylor170 right I agree

  • @thespy7795
    @thespy77954 жыл бұрын

    No Heavyweight ever possessed the head movement Ali had. No Heavyweight ever possessed the hand and foot speed Ali possessed. Simply the Greatest Ever!

  • @aidanjalbert7180

    @aidanjalbert7180

    Жыл бұрын

    And to believe they’re still imbeciles that call this fight rigged.

  • @violent_bebop9687

    @violent_bebop9687

    Жыл бұрын

    Mike Tyson was faster at both, Cassius Clay still a Legend.

  • @varaangsingh

    @varaangsingh

    Жыл бұрын

    @@violent_bebop9687 Muhammas Ali*

  • @tby3502

    @tby3502

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@violent_bebop9687 his name was Muhammad Ali

  • @violent_bebop9687

    @violent_bebop9687

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tby3502 Cassius Clay is the fighter in this bout. It's written on the back of the his corner men. Announcers say CASSIUS CLAY. Didn't have the name change until later.

  • @wael-mentalhealth
    @wael-mentalhealth9 ай бұрын

    Who came here because of Baki’s explanations 🤣🤣

  • @Sole_Pair

    @Sole_Pair

    Ай бұрын

    Not as many people as you thought my guy

  • @matovujames8207

    @matovujames8207

    Ай бұрын

    I.

  • @fredsanke4070
    @fredsanke40704 жыл бұрын

    The first tine Ali said/shouted " Im the greatest" and indeed he was, and he will always be.. RIP.. Ali.

  • @knowledgesomemore3564

    @knowledgesomemore3564

    4 жыл бұрын

    Of All Times!!!!!!

  • @BoyMonsterTheReal1

    @BoyMonsterTheReal1

    4 жыл бұрын

    why I say a man winning the Heavyweight championship at the age of 22 must be the best.

  • @olamavincent4413
    @olamavincent44134 жыл бұрын

    Ali was such a genius... The intelligence against the brutal strength....

  • @samfisher2306

    @samfisher2306

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. Especially because Liston was dangerous in the ring

  • @mrsni3752

    @mrsni3752

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Olaf Santos Ali himself said: “The thing with George, I had to let him hit me, the thing with Sonny, I had to make sure he didn’t hit me!” It was well known Sonny was one od the hardest and most feared fighters of that time. Please do your research before telling someone to "stfu"...

  • @mrsni3752

    @mrsni3752

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Olaf Santos Even guys with stronger chins feared Sonny but i guess u have 0 manners so there is no point arguing with you.. Please continue being a keyboard warrior.. 🙏🙏

  • @kevindouglas8652

    @kevindouglas8652

    3 жыл бұрын

    He didn't look too pretty with a broken jaw from Ken Norton.

  • @ZiIIous

    @ZiIIous

    3 жыл бұрын

    He was indeed intelligent ... At the age of 22, aside from becoming the champion, he was also studying religions and mind games.

  • @gergonagy864
    @gergonagy8643 жыл бұрын

    Hollering "I'm the greatest that ever lived" right into the face of Joe Louis and not giving a damn...

  • @blackbookt.vchannel7616

    @blackbookt.vchannel7616

    3 жыл бұрын

    right lol joe rolled his eyes lol

  • @michaeldundee8300

    @michaeldundee8300

    3 жыл бұрын

    Confidence

  • @MrMarco855

    @MrMarco855

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@michaeldundee8300 Disrespect. This was a 22 year old kid, by any measure it's absurd and shameful for Ali to have done that. Even more so in those days.

  • @therumbleinthejunglee

    @therumbleinthejunglee

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Alf G well he wasn't Joe Louis is the GOAT

  • @nobodyyett9789

    @nobodyyett9789

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@therumbleinthejunglee Ali is way greater then joe Lois whoever thinks otherwise does not watch boxing

  • @loishenry5649
    @loishenry56494 жыл бұрын

    My dad and I listened to this fight. He knew something about the fight game and knew Rocky Marciano well enough to promise me an introduction. He gave me everyone's background.That was it. I was hooked on boxing. I was never really good at organized sports but I was good with my hands, had good reflexes, and did well in the ring. I stayed in shaped through the 1970's. At the end of the fight dad said it stunk. No matter what shape you're in, it's the championship you keep fighting, quitting was unheard of. Dad said Liston was tied with the mob. He came up the hard way. Died sad. Buried near the airport. This is the first time I've seen that fight. I left out so much back story. I was pulling for Liston then as well as now. Thanks for posting. It brought back many good memories. I miss my dad.

  • @zetag3312
    @zetag33123 жыл бұрын

    Imagine being in the same building as Willie Pep, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis, Sonny Liston, future Muhammad Ali. All of them in the same building, history of boxing just amazing. Imagine being able to have a photo with those legends.

  • @chopstick2895

    @chopstick2895

    2 жыл бұрын

    mike tyson?

  • @ballritualzprod

    @ballritualzprod

    Жыл бұрын

    Don’t disrespect Sam Cooke. Sam Cooke was also there.

  • @generalkayoss7347
    @generalkayoss73474 жыл бұрын

    Imagine Ali on Twitter at the age of 25......

  • @lexlee8872

    @lexlee8872

    4 жыл бұрын

    GeneralKayoss lmao

  • @peterwood-jenkins3634

    @peterwood-jenkins3634

    4 жыл бұрын

    BEST off without that rubbish we leave that nonsense to CLOWNS like Trump

  • @glenncassell4858

    @glenncassell4858

    4 жыл бұрын

    He was an introvert Angelo was responsible for his antics

  • @generalkayoss7347

    @generalkayoss7347

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@peterwood-jenkins3634 Trump is your president tho. How's that Russian collusion impeachment conspiracy theory working out? lol

  • @soioioioioioio34

    @soioioioioioio34

    4 жыл бұрын

    thank God he was around before all that fake shit

  • @Jackapoo1
    @Jackapoo18 ай бұрын

    You were looking at the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. Muhammad Ali is simply Magic🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️ rest in peace, champ🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @Shaq756
    @Shaq7564 жыл бұрын

    I personally think something was on Sonny's gloves that made Ali's eyes hurt and when it did not work as planned sonny threw the towel in so to speak

  • @hollowdragon2897

    @hollowdragon2897

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was oil

  • @nabeelhakeem3593

    @nabeelhakeem3593

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hollowdragon2897 basically cheated right?

  • @aidenhorton3856

    @aidenhorton3856

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was ointment

  • @flaming_21savage52

    @flaming_21savage52

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nabeelhakeem3593 yep

  • @Adam-rh9my

    @Adam-rh9my

    3 жыл бұрын

    it was an accident. A substance that Liston's cut man put on his cut under his eye after round 3 to stitch it up. Sonny touched it with his gloves accidentally and when he hit Cassius it made its way to his eyes. That seems to be the most believable explanation. Sonny didn't have to cheat, because he didn't take Clay seriously. He barely trained for the fight and drank all night before. Therefore many doubt he had anything to do with that. Don't forget the majority of the public and experts gave Clay 2-3 round max until ge gets knocked out. It really did shake up the world.

  • @anthonystewart217
    @anthonystewart2175 жыл бұрын

    I was 10 years old when this happened, the grown-ups thought Ali was all talk but all the little kids loved him especially his rhymes, all the kids in my neighborhood wanted to box like Ali ..well clay back then

  • @joecryptoe9800

    @joecryptoe9800

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was 11... That’s when THE WEAVE first became popular! Nobody thought you could just WEAVE out of the way of a punch - not like ALI did!!

  • @geoffdillon4637
    @geoffdillon46375 жыл бұрын

    Cassius Clay, sonny liston, joe Louis, sugar ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano and Sam Cooke all in the same ring - it’s what dreams are made of.

  • @rsgenocidnatvorevina

    @rsgenocidnatvorevina

    5 жыл бұрын

    Muhammad Ali

  • @kaleta883

    @kaleta883

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cassius Clay aka 'Ali' still remains Cassius Clay

  • @edgarshirley6710

    @edgarshirley6710

    5 жыл бұрын

    Got Dance

  • @edgarshirley6710

    @edgarshirley6710

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @gomezesmorticia

    @gomezesmorticia

    5 жыл бұрын

    SAM COOKE?

  • @ShirazHansen
    @ShirazHansen3 жыл бұрын

    I have to keep reminding myself that Ali's a heavyweight here!

  • @7Frosty7

    @7Frosty7

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nowadays heavyweights are 7ft 400 pounds on average

  • @kingdomofanimaria

    @kingdomofanimaria

    Жыл бұрын

    @@7Frosty7 Ali would still beat them

  • @marknorris1381
    @marknorris13813 жыл бұрын

    What a man. Beautiful boxing from Ali. Hit and not be hit at it's best.

  • @stevenhaff3332
    @stevenhaff33324 жыл бұрын

    Ali is like no heavyweight before or after. Such an athlete! I'm no expert but his combination of movement, boxing technique, hand speed, and demeanor make him the best ever in my eyes.

  • @adriennerobinson1180

    @adriennerobinson1180

    4 жыл бұрын

    TRUTH

  • @gulp25
    @gulp254 жыл бұрын

    My grandma showed me Muhammad Ali when I was young and got me all these pictures of him boxing and what not. By the time I was 10 I heard he had died and I was devastated. Rest in Peace ✌ 😥

  • @gregorypope3899
    @gregorypope38993 ай бұрын

    Happy Birthday champ. I remember when this fight took place almost 60 years ago. Thank you for everything that you did for us. You'll never be forgotten...

  • @michaelyandle1315

    @michaelyandle1315

    16 күн бұрын

    Yes, t y!

  • @smoothjazzandmore
    @smoothjazzandmore4 ай бұрын

    A remarkable fight that signaled the beginning of one of the greatest heavyweight boxing champion in history. We'll never see another one like him. As-salamu alaykum, champ!

  • @detoxbvigilant52
    @detoxbvigilant524 жыл бұрын

    ''HE'S HURT HIM IN THE BODY WITH A RIGHT HAND''' . ALI DIDN'T LOOK HURT TO ME.

  • @MrMarco855

    @MrMarco855

    4 жыл бұрын

    He couldn't have been because Liston wasn't really fighting.

  • @victorward2258

    @victorward2258

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree. The announcer was just saying anything?

  • @susanshort9328

    @susanshort9328

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ali never looked hurt. We learned he can take a punch

  • @danielogunlana6118

    @danielogunlana6118

    4 жыл бұрын

    MrMarco855 lol you are definitely what is wrong with people today

  • @joshuatree5620

    @joshuatree5620

    3 жыл бұрын

    I suppose at ringside it might be different.The sound from the impact of the body shot,it might have looked painful but it didnt hurt Ali.

  • @t6v5c2
    @t6v5c25 жыл бұрын

    I’ve watched it a thousand times and if I watch it a thousand more times, Ali’s footwork and head movement will always put me in awe.

  • @peterwood-jenkins3634

    @peterwood-jenkins3634

    5 жыл бұрын

    SO TRUE Its my personal most watched video of all time Unbelievable speed of CLAY This was the real Start of CLAYS Incredible Journey

  • @patriceaqa288

    @patriceaqa288

    Жыл бұрын

    @@peterwood-jenkins3634 fought a round near blind

  • @charlesadams5435
    @charlesadams543514 күн бұрын

    I listened to it on the Radio with my Father & Brother ! Never will forget it. I was 10 yrs.old❤

  • @raymondmenz522
    @raymondmenz5223 жыл бұрын

    This is whats so great about YT. Being able to watch all the past great fights on my TV.

  • @jac9963
    @jac99635 жыл бұрын

    Liston standing there blinking at the end of round 1, just going: "What the fk?!", basically......I read in a biography of Muhammad Ali, where Sonny said, years later, that his first reaction to Ali's ("Clay's") incredible defensive and evasive skills, and in particular, upon his landing his first combinations on Sonny, was one of utter and absolute shock. He stated that Ali hit with so much more power and real sting than anybody had ever realised, and that his actual power shocked him; that the accuracy, timing, and placement of his shots were nothing short of incredible, and redoubled the effect thereof. Sonny also explained that Ali's ("Clay's") handspeed, footspeed, and the sheer level of his reflexive, defencive skill basically defied all means of description, and had to be experienced firsthand for one to ever have any means of ever being able to have any chance of comprehending the level and degree thereof. What an absolutely incredible heavyweight boxer...(!!).. What an absolute all-time legend. Max Respect, and RIP Muhammad Ali. His legacy will live on forever.

  • @syourke3

    @syourke3

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sean O'Brieon I doubt Liston ever gave an interview about Clay or about this fight at all. You can’t believe it just because you read it in a book. Liston didn’t trust reporters - for good reason - and basically didn’t give interviews.

  • @denisdaly1708

    @denisdaly1708

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@syourke3 you are very confident in your knowledge. Where is your basis for it.

  • @sujitsharma4346

    @sujitsharma4346

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@syourke3 that's not true... There are interviews of Liston online

  • @syourke3

    @syourke3

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sujit Sharma Yeah. He says about three words.

  • @MrBluesmeister

    @MrBluesmeister

    4 жыл бұрын

    Liston didn’t live long enough to give a “years later” interview.

  • @benjaminwelch4675
    @benjaminwelch46755 жыл бұрын

    "You're Beautiful!" - Sam Cooke to Ali. Lol hilarious. Rest in Heaven Muhammad Ali and Sam Cooke

  • @timcarr6401

    @timcarr6401

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's become a trite saying with no truth behind it. According to the Bible those two did not end up in Glory.

  • @adam9310

    @adam9310

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tim Carr wtf are you talking about

  • @timcarr6401

    @timcarr6401

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly what I said. There's nothing mysterious about it.

  • @adam9310

    @adam9310

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@timcarr6401 who the fuck are you to say whether or not those two 'ended up in glory'?

  • @user-cb3mx9yq8l

    @user-cb3mx9yq8l

    24 күн бұрын

    Yes. I am 74 years young. I was 15 at this time. I have always been obsessed by Sam Cooke and Ali. Growing up in Glasgow Scotland. We were influenced by the black American soldiers who at that time were based in the naval base in Dunoon on the riverside in Scotland . I had just started going to the dancing on a Saturday night in Glasgow. Soul music was my obsession. Still is. But first time I heard Sam singing was around 1960. My uncle played his records. You send me. Then chain gang. I don’t need no therapy.I listen to the music of Sam Cooke. His music soothes my soul.

  • @jeffb5785
    @jeffb57854 жыл бұрын

    One thing liked about this era, the heavyweights weren't all fat out of shape monsters that killed you with their weight.

  • @joshisanonymous
    @joshisanonymous3 жыл бұрын

    The fact that the score was even when it ended is ridiculous. Ali was in complete control from the first bell, even when he couldn't see. This was a truly remarkable performance.

  • @oozy814

    @oozy814

    Жыл бұрын

    I had Liston winning rounds 2, 4, and 5. Having an even scorecard is fair, even if it doesn’t tell the full story

  • @ballhawk387

    @ballhawk387

    Жыл бұрын

    I could only see Liston winning round 5. 2 and 4 could only be given to Liston based on heavy confirmation bias.

  • @theskeptic2010

    @theskeptic2010

    Жыл бұрын

    I would give Ali rounds 1,3, and 6. Liston rounds 2, 4, and 5. But of course that wouldn't really tell the story of the fight. Overall IMO Ali dominated most of the fight beginning to end with the exception of round 5 where he was fighting blind, and was basically beating the sh!t out of Liston in the 6th, when he quit in the 7th. Liston was just plain outclassed by a better fighter who the world was only beginning to get to know. Liston knew he was going to lose. He managed to make it out of round 3 when Ali almost dropped him, but he was terribly damaged. After the 6th, he knew the jig was up and that he would eventually lose if he continued.

  • @omtatsatnamaste4780
    @omtatsatnamaste47804 жыл бұрын

    I remember hearing this fight on the radio when I was 10 years old. My dad was rooting for Sonny Liston but I soon began to like Mohamed Ali the best. I am 65 years young and I love martial arts and practice karate . This is the first time I watched the fight on video and it appears that Sonny Liston tried to cheat by putting oinment on his gloves to make Ali not see but Ali still beat him which makes it even more impressive!

  • @adriennerobinson1180

    @adriennerobinson1180

    4 жыл бұрын

    TRUTH

  • @MrMarco855

    @MrMarco855

    3 жыл бұрын

    You should have seen a fixed fight, I guarantee it was fixed.

  • @magicsugarbump4972

    @magicsugarbump4972

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MrMarco855 You're waving the BS flag in solidarity Brother, I think you can stand down at this point lol Ali will always be the greatest regardless of assclowns like you

  • @MrMarco855

    @MrMarco855

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@magicsugarbump4972 You're right, he will always be the best in the eyes of those with an emotional attachment. Only a guy with a man crush on Ali would insult a stranger for voicing his opinion. The emotions you are not in control of disqualify you from making a fair assessment. On the other hand, I care about the truth and about history. If it was up to you recorded history would be driven by emotion nonsense. Ask anyone, your response is too strong to be unbiased. A very biased opinion is worse then no opinion at all. I've done research, you haven't. I didn't need research to convince myself, it was for the benefit of die hard knuckle heads such as yourself. I got tired of people that had no idea about the subject matter insisting that there's no evidence of a fix. There's plenty of evidence it turns out, but that was a waste of my time for the most part. A guy that's too emotional regarding a particular issue doesn't want evidence, they want things to be the way they want things to be. A level headed, open minded truth seeker would appreciate evidence brought to show, but most hard nosed Ali fans aren't in that category. I can fill a book with facts and very persuasive information but you wouldn't open and look at the first page. I'll ruffle your shorts a little more, Ali had one other fixed fight, making a total of 3 fixed fights in his career. Watch the Zora Folley waltz, tell me you think that was a real fight. They circled close enough to hug each other, neither man had the desire to throw a punch. Folley went down on a soft punch, then acted like a damn fool trying to get up. A fixed fight by my guarantee. I know that doesn't impress you but it should. I'm much older, much wiser and far more intelligent from day one. If you're willing to accept anything then accept this; take advice from older men, it allows you to gain wisdom and to avoid risk and danger, without paying the price that others will pay while learning the hard way. Okay gomer,........and put your wallet away, this was free advice.

  • @glennfarr2000

    @glennfarr2000

    3 жыл бұрын

    No one could seem to hit Ali in the face, so they all went to the body, which never worked. Reportedly he would get up in the morning and pee blood. But body shots never wore him out. That's what great shape he was in.

  • @kenis8999
    @kenis89994 жыл бұрын

    I watch this fight like 20 time and i can still watching this fight 1000 times more!

  • @ballhawk387

    @ballhawk387

    4 жыл бұрын

    I know, totally addictive, what with the surprises and shifts in the action. Could only imagine how fascinating it was for people watching it then, who probably expected Liston to KO Clay all along... at least until Clay took everything Liston threw in the 5th without being in trouble. One could hardly write a better script for a fight in which one retires after 6 rounds.

  • @MrMarco855

    @MrMarco855

    4 жыл бұрын

    Maybe after 20 more times you'll finally realize that it was a fixed fight.

  • @MrMarco855

    @MrMarco855

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ballhawk387 You're right, they wrote a great script for this 'fight'.

  • @truffle6082

    @truffle6082

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MrMarco855 😂😂😂😂

  • @bestboutgaming3212
    @bestboutgaming32124 жыл бұрын

    Liston was a mauler but no one had ever seen anything like Cassius Clay before, or really since.

  • @Lucas_112x

    @Lucas_112x

    4 жыл бұрын

    Best Bout Gaming there’s only one Tyson Fury 😂

  • @AK81361

    @AK81361

    4 жыл бұрын

    Respect the champs name my guy, theres a reason he changed his name.

  • @harrywilly6155

    @harrywilly6155

    4 жыл бұрын

    Muhammad Ali*

  • @alkestos

    @alkestos

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@harrywilly6155 Back when this fight happened, he still was Cassius. Let's stay true to history.

  • @abderrahimabderrahim6659

    @abderrahimabderrahim6659

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alkestos but when you reffer to him in 2020 you say Ali don't need to say Clay

  • @siralfredramsey
    @siralfredramsey3 жыл бұрын

    Back in this age, any person had been well dressed. Cool suits, shirts and haircuts. Look at the cap Sonnys trainer is wearing. These had been MAD MEN-times. Love this era.

  • @tlots2345
    @tlots23454 жыл бұрын

    The best thing about this is there's no Don King.

  • @ezirulez4eva175

    @ezirulez4eva175

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah

  • @beatlejim64

    @beatlejim64

    4 жыл бұрын

    "Amen" to that!!!

  • @bonbon-gl8qo

    @bonbon-gl8qo

    4 жыл бұрын

    ???... back then you had the mob. Don came later & was good for the sport. He did nothing diferent than what Bob Arum was doing. He just had a lot of hair & a different complexion that always smiled when they tried talking bad about him.

  • @ivanayankertitsov3479

    @ivanayankertitsov3479

    4 жыл бұрын

    No Howard Cosell either.

  • @abufalafel1194

    @abufalafel1194

    4 жыл бұрын

    tLotS replace _Don King_ with _Devil_ and the meaning is still the *same*

  • @austinnightingale5134
    @austinnightingale51345 жыл бұрын

    It’s so beautiful, the way Ali boxed, there is really no one like him.

  • @sTheecreep
    @sTheecreep Жыл бұрын

    After growing up watching live boxing with my grandparents for years since childhood and hearing story's about the fights of old, and my pap doing impressions of the og announcers echoing his voice at dinner, always hearing tales of the greatest fights. I found this at 3 am and was brought to tears in a multitude of ways while sitting up and screaming at the television like they were in the room with me still. This is the greatest boxing match I've ever seen and probably of all time. Thank you for uploading.

  • @jamesanthony5681
    @jamesanthony56814 жыл бұрын

    " I'M A BAAAD MAN! " I MUST BE THE GREATEST "

  • @johnwilkerson1160
    @johnwilkerson11604 жыл бұрын

    Ali is and will always be my favorite fighter

  • @50KaliberBMG

    @50KaliberBMG

    4 жыл бұрын

    John Wilkerson because he had true nobility of character, will and desire and one of the few to sacrifice what he was famous for..for who he is and his true touch with humanity at such a young age, is astonishing.

  • @xlilmisssunshinex5264
    @xlilmisssunshinex52643 жыл бұрын

    "Im the prettiest thing that ever lived" 🤣😍❤

  • @perrysar5954
    @perrysar59544 жыл бұрын

    Slip,duck,roll,dance,lateral movement,head movementshoulder blocks,open palm blocks...this was a lesson on boxing from a boxing GOD!

  • @trismegistus7758
    @trismegistus77584 жыл бұрын

    Believe it or not...I met Ali on two separate occasions. Initially, I saw him while he was sparring with Jimmy Ellis for his match with Zora Folley in the the old Madison Square Garden circa 1967... followed by the extraordinary good fortune of meeting him in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans in May of 1985. In the lobby of the Hyatt, I enjoyed an uninterrupted, 10 minute conversation with the champ. Clearly suffering from the symptoms of Parkinson's, nevertheless, he was both charming and positively gracious. By far...my fondest memory to date.

  • @MOHDALI-uy6rv

    @MOHDALI-uy6rv

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lucky man

  • @andreitiberiovicgazdovici

    @andreitiberiovicgazdovici

    4 жыл бұрын

    In the most respectous way possible, i am jealous; God Bless You all, Ali was and still is a Giant among us, a different breed of person, the truly Greatest Ever

  • @knowledgesomemore3564

    @knowledgesomemore3564

    4 жыл бұрын

    YESSS that was Ali I lived on the next block from him when he stayed in Chicago The champ knew me on first name basis.I went to lunch at Valios in Hydepark with the champ one evening.He Saw Me and two other guys and invited us to lunch. I've been around the champ more than I can remember. But my fondest memory has to be one night walking home and heard a Horn blow. I looked up and it was the champ I don't care how many times you could see Ali he ALWAYS left you with something to tell your grand kids.

  • @Sir_BoazMutatayi
    @Sir_BoazMutatayi5 жыл бұрын

    What a man!! Dancing, dodging, fighting with his hands down. Who else can do it ? Ali is really the GOAT. Only haters would say the game was fixed.

  • @tommybuckner8494

    @tommybuckner8494

    5 жыл бұрын

    And to Sonny's fairness, he was past his prime , never should have looked at clay to fight , but he let the public n Clay's mouth get em in trouble, no one knew how great he really was until that night, by then it was to late for the public n Sonny,, all you haters had to eat crow,, n still excuses were made for Sonny,, instead of just given clay his props,,

  • @Playthellgb42

    @Playthellgb42

    5 жыл бұрын

    HATERS AND MISERABLE ASSHOLES WHO KNOW NOTHING OF THE "SWEET SCIENCE"!!!!

  • @Don-hi8oe
    @Don-hi8oe4 жыл бұрын

    The fight that changed the world

  • @kayraro1933
    @kayraro1933 Жыл бұрын

    You can see Clay/Ali's attitude change about half way through the first round. He can connect at will with the left jab, and he can duck Liston's punches. He knows he's going to win.

  • @blobdob1368

    @blobdob1368

    11 ай бұрын

    I love how you can hear the announcers opinions transform he’s goes from brash young loudmouth to legit

  • @maxchadwick5718
    @maxchadwick57184 жыл бұрын

    Some times you can watch history being made. The crown is taken from the old and given to the new. This is one of those times.

  • @MrMarco855

    @MrMarco855

    4 жыл бұрын

    The crown was taken in a back room deal in Las Vegas. What you're seeing here is a choreographed work of deception.

  • @mobetter25

    @mobetter25

    3 жыл бұрын

    Liston left hook was meant to knockout Ali in second round. THIS Fight wasn't fix.

  • @MrGuanaesantonio
    @MrGuanaesantonio9 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Holy shit. This is how you get Ali. The other Ali fights are extraordinary, but this guy in his prime is unbelievable. He doesn't duck punches. He doesn't block 'em. He just makes them slip through. Liston looks like a man catching smoke. Ali is fast and furious. No man could beat this man in his prime. That's a simple fact. Anyone who thinks a guy like Tyson is better has watched Zaire Ali and Manilla Ali. Ali here is unbeatable.

  • @nthdegree1269

    @nthdegree1269

    9 жыл бұрын

    Antonio Guanaes Tyson asked Cus how does one beat prime Ali, Cus had a strategy for all the boxers they watched on the flim-all the boxers through history, in the collection of Cus', the reply to Tyson was "there was no strategy, Ali was not beatable at his best" Tyson then agreed and still agrees.

  • @syourke3

    @syourke3

    8 жыл бұрын

    Antonio Guanaes Ali in the '70's was still an awesome fighter, but very different from the young man who shook up the world in 1964. When he was in his prime, in his 20's, he was just plain unbeatable - no one could hit him, he was just too damned fast. His jab was lighting quick and he could slip punches by just moving his head back, did not even try to block them with the gloves! Liston had never seen anything like this kid and you can just imagine what was going through his mind during the fight. "What the fuck?! Who is this guy?! What do I have to do to land a punch?!" Ali was robbed of his very best years - and so were all of us who appreciate how incredibly awesome he really was in his prime. He was a matador and Liston - well, Sonny was just the bull! And Sonny Liston was, a very great heavyweight. I do not think any fighter other than Clay could have beaten him. And very shortly after this fight, young Mr. Clay announced to the world that he had joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Muhammed Ali! Holy Shit! Talk about shaking up the world! That news hit like a bombshell! The White Establishment media just went ape - you mean, this brash young kid with the big mouth who just whipped Liston is a friend and follower of (gasp!) Malcolm X!?! Suddenly, a lot of people who used to hate Sonny Liston for being a bully, a thug and a goon (he once dumped a cop into a trashcan and took his gun!) started to root for him to take back the crown! Hah, hah!

  • @johnylaw8362

    @johnylaw8362

    8 жыл бұрын

    Antonio Guanaes Mike Tyson was much faster than Liston. Liston being slow made Ali look very hard to hit. But if you check his previous fight against Cooper he was hit several times. Having said that, I think a peak Ali defeats Tyson because of his superior chin, stamina and heart.

  • @nthdegree1269

    @nthdegree1269

    8 жыл бұрын

    Johny Law The other thing, is that Ali was coming into his prime just about around the period of Cleveland Williams and Zora Folley, just after that period, would be his prime, but, we were robbed of it. The world never saw him in his ultimate prime form. The Cooper fight, while Ali was good, he was still developing, and he didn't prepare for those fights as much as he did for Liston.

  • @crammer10

    @crammer10

    8 жыл бұрын

    Tyson would of did any man in his prime I believe no one fights like him he was all out first round till the last round pure anger and aggression

  • @jrayner21679
    @jrayner216793 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful judging distance. All the top guys can punch, and move. But the great ones know the importance of distance. He’s able to snap that pestering jab out and remain just out reach of Listons insanely powerful jab. Masterful job by the 🐐 !

  • @tommywingate7186

    @tommywingate7186

    10 күн бұрын

    Ali’s jab was pestering in the first 2 -3 rounds,after 6 rounds of snapping that jab it did damage and paid dividends throughout his career.

  • @saqib7965
    @saqib79654 жыл бұрын

    Wow l never knew Joe Louis was standing next to Ali in that post fight interview thats mad

  • @markpayne3852

    @markpayne3852

    4 жыл бұрын

    Saqib *Louis*

  • @joshuatree5620

    @joshuatree5620

    3 жыл бұрын

    They were always pretty close.judging from the amount of pictures they have together over the years.

  • @nabeelhakeem3593

    @nabeelhakeem3593

    3 жыл бұрын

    What did joe say about ali

  • @kingbo23
    @kingbo235 жыл бұрын

    lmao "I SHOOK UP THE WORLD" This dude was something else

  • @infiniteuniverse123
    @infiniteuniverse1234 жыл бұрын

    I love the way Ali deals with the ointment in his eyes, realizes what happened, and made liston pay afterwards

  • @MrMarco855

    @MrMarco855

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think Ali rehearsed that scene several times to sell the fix and it went pretty well.

  • @iamtman1

    @iamtman1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Keep fooling yourself MrMarco855. Repeating your nonsense over and over still doesn't make it fact. It just reminds us of your stupidity and ignorance.

  • @TheClinchMagazine

    @TheClinchMagazine

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MrMarco855 Yes, and Earth is flat and is run by lizard people.

  • @MrMarco855

    @MrMarco855

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TheClinchMagazine I thought it was square and run by iamtman.

  • @MrMarco855

    @MrMarco855

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@iamtman1 You keep following what others tell you and everything will be alright Goober.

  • @ma1ang
    @ma1ang Жыл бұрын

    Dumbfounded...how skilled and confident this 22 year old was. Up against the heavyweight champion of the world....and he refused to give him any respect....

  • @CakeProDuckShins
    @CakeProDuckShins Жыл бұрын

    One of the commentators said the tickets for ring side seats were $260, that would have been $2,451.51 today.

  • @TheNagualZone
    @TheNagualZone4 жыл бұрын

    Isn't it amazing to think that a young Bruce Lee was most probably watching the same thing we are on his TV set in his house that evening!

  • @sofrshsocln4

    @sofrshsocln4

    4 жыл бұрын

    As soon as I saw that footwork I was reminded the same thing, that that got translated into an entirely different physical are

  • @charlesroberson5154

    @charlesroberson5154

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mr Lee did mimic his foot work after Mr Ali..

  • @H.K.5

    @H.K.5

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bruce Lee would've been older than Ali at the time.

  • @williebrown7984

    @williebrown7984

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bruce Lee shook up the world with Muhammad Ali.

  • @theshepardthewolfandtheshe5304

    @theshepardthewolfandtheshe5304

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bruce Lee admired Muhammed ali. He watched and studied Ali’s fighs. “ When you expand, I contract, when you contract, I expand”. Bruce Lee. Think there is testimony of Bruce Lee and Ali meeting.

  • @DexterHaven
    @DexterHaven4 жыл бұрын

    Arm out of the socket? Clay: "He was swinging at nothing."

  • @mr.wizard2974

    @mr.wizard2974

    4 жыл бұрын

    Can you believe how long ago they fought!

  • @sevenrats

    @sevenrats

    4 жыл бұрын

    He truly was!

  • @SCW1060
    @SCW1060Ай бұрын

    I saw this with my Grandpa as a little boy. And have watched this many times since then. It was also great to see another great fighter Joe Lewis. Thank you for uploading this

  • @AnonYmous-ke4jf
    @AnonYmous-ke4jfАй бұрын

    To the best boxer in the history of the sport. Rest In Peace Champ!!!

  • @ocnbxng5038
    @ocnbxng50385 жыл бұрын

    1960s Muhammad Ali was beautiful to watch. Almost flawless in every way. Lighting fast as hell

  • @lewisgodfree6826

    @lewisgodfree6826

    5 жыл бұрын

    E re

  • @ocnbxng5038

    @ocnbxng5038

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@lewisgodfree6826 what does that mean

  • @anubis7039

    @anubis7039

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nah Cassius was great, Muhammad is the greatest

  • @jpf7007

    @jpf7007

    4 жыл бұрын

    As Heaven

  • @tomabela7949

    @tomabela7949

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ali is the greatest heavyweight but he defiently had more flaws than others

  • @diomedestydeus3298
    @diomedestydeus32984 жыл бұрын

    Clay (Ali) bowing to Sugar Ray twice. Respect for the acknowledged greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all-time.

  • @delpage1

    @delpage1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah Ali was always super respectful of Robinson. Always said Robinson was a greater fighter pound for pound.

  • @albertcharles7182

    @albertcharles7182

    4 жыл бұрын

    ...and SO many great champions there. Legends. Wow. It's 2019 and incredibly, I'm watching this for the first time.

  • @knowledgesomemore3564

    @knowledgesomemore3564

    4 жыл бұрын

    Real Talk Ali said and I quote"I want to be a heavyweight Sugar Ray Robinson".

  • @PAULY-P

    @PAULY-P

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@knowledgesomemore3564 Thats where he got his moves and style from.

  • @malbuff

    @malbuff

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@knowledgesomemore3564 He was.

  • @QuantumMechanic_88
    @QuantumMechanic_884 жыл бұрын

    I was an 8 year old kid in Arvada / Denver Colorado when this fight happened . Sonny lived in Denver and drove around in a big green Oldsmobile handing out candy to kids , visiting and giving autographs . The nicest guy you ever met and this very old kid still feels like hell after what happened to Sonny . You will never be forgotten Sonny . You made a little kid feel like he was special . RIP Charles L "Sonny" Liston .

  • @claudiolordino2192

    @claudiolordino2192

    4 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting-- I was 8 years old and lived in Denver as well when I met Sonny at Wyatt Elementary School. I was in third-grade when he came to the school. I remember a big man; he even let us feel his bicep muscle -- hahaha.

  • @apollocreed85
    @apollocreed854 жыл бұрын

    I've just watched his footwork for the whole video amazing gliding on ice

  • @lolotho9951
    @lolotho99514 жыл бұрын

    "This is Sam Cooke. We both pretty!" 😂😂😂 Ali was the best!!!

  • @marilyncatalano6478

    @marilyncatalano6478

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sam Cooke was THE BOMB!!!!!😁

  • @abzm6160

    @abzm6160

    4 жыл бұрын

    LoLo Tho hi

  • @grega1972

    @grega1972

    4 жыл бұрын

    The 2 Greatest to ever do it

  • @beyoneenterprisesllc9942

    @beyoneenterprisesllc9942

    4 жыл бұрын

    People miss that INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PART.. Was I pretty Sam, YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL!! 2 Kings at the top of their games.. I LOVE BEING BLACK...

  • @SSF4Kingship

    @SSF4Kingship

    4 жыл бұрын

    LOOOOL 🤣

  • @peo8004
    @peo80044 жыл бұрын

    Ali certainly have a chin made out of granite. That left hook by Liston should put anyone else to ground, but Ali made it looks like nothing.

  • @MrMarco855

    @MrMarco855

    4 жыл бұрын

    That was discovered later when he had a real fight with someone.

  • @mobetter25

    @mobetter25

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was a powerful lefthook. This proves that this fight wasn't fix. That punched was meant to knock out Ali.

  • @joshuatree5620

    @joshuatree5620

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mobetter25 you can see why he got Parkinson's though.Taking that left hook from liston and multiple left hooks from Frazier.2 of the hardest hitting heavyweights ever and never got knocked out.Superhuman is the only word

  • @theshepardthewolfandtheshe5304

    @theshepardthewolfandtheshe5304

    2 жыл бұрын

    Michael j Fox fought George foreman and Ali at same time. That is how Michel j Fox got Parkinson’s.

  • @Elite59
    @Elite5918 күн бұрын

    In 1967 Ali was convicted of draft evasion, was stripped of his boxing title and missed 3 years of professional boxing. Those 3 years were his prime years. When he came back to the ring in 1970, he was not the same boxer. He lost some of his quickness and stamina. It is very tragic that we missed out on seeing his best years.

  • @treasuretrails
    @treasuretrails3 жыл бұрын

    Getting high watching this fight for the first time in September 2020 thank you KZread for being a time machine!

  • @johnmac3410
    @johnmac34104 жыл бұрын

    How to interview Cassius Clay; hold the microphone up don't ask questions and let him talk.

  • @trinihammer

    @trinihammer

    4 жыл бұрын

    that was Howard Cosell's strategy.

  • @randomperson-cq6lb

    @randomperson-cq6lb

    4 жыл бұрын

    His name is Muhammad Ali

  • @warnerstanford9201

    @warnerstanford9201

    4 жыл бұрын

    John Mac Kongi

  • @gypsyking8769

    @gypsyking8769

    4 жыл бұрын

    His name is Muhammad Ali

  • @ashar1122

    @ashar1122

    4 жыл бұрын

    His name aint cassius clay

  • @87steaks
    @87steaks4 жыл бұрын

    Ali was the trendsetter. Listen to the crowd. He was loved from the start. The way he moved was all new to people at that time. In general he is pure entertainment at its best.

  • @milos7315

    @milos7315

    4 жыл бұрын

    He was hated back then for his big mouth and every one wanted him to get knocked out

  • @MrDaiseymay

    @MrDaiseymay

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@milos7315 true, but only by the whites. who hated gobby boaster's anyway.

  • @therumbleinthejunglee

    @therumbleinthejunglee

    4 жыл бұрын

    Joe Louis was the trendsetter

  • @tiger6468
    @tiger64689 ай бұрын

    I’m come watching by baki hanma series

  • @markmitchell783
    @markmitchell7834 жыл бұрын

    Liston was a worthy champion but he fought a boxing genius that night. Clay was phenomenal, there never has been and is never likely to be a boxer as incredibly gifted as he was. Mayweather was great but Ali was undoubtedly the greatest boxing talent this world has ever seen.

  • @fuckoffgoogle9747
    @fuckoffgoogle97474 жыл бұрын

    More than a boxer, he was a great man who was willing to sacrifice his wealth and freedom in honour of his convictions. The Greatest.

  • @thedrzoidberg4559

    @thedrzoidberg4559

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Mark Anthony He refused to fight in an unjust war for imperialist interests. "No Vietcong ever called me nigger." Why would anyone sign up to invade countries and kill innocents to line the pockets of billionaires. You're the gullible one here.

  • @meeknuggets4860

    @meeknuggets4860

    4 жыл бұрын

    ​@@thedrzoidberg4559 The war was more about stopping the spread of communism and the domino theory from coming into effect. It really wasn't for the military industrial complex, people were drafted for it. Unlike the Iraq war, which they didn't conscript people when invading Iraq. Not every war the US fought in was Iraq (2003-2011) or Afghanistan. Not saying either war is right or wrong, but the Vietnam war was basically a second Korean war.

  • @denisdaly1708

    @denisdaly1708

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Mark Anthony wow, so salty. Ali was a hero. He sacrificed for a principle. He was ahead of his times. Over 54k US soldiers dead, over 1.2 north million Vietnam dead. He was a great speaker, a sign of a high IQ. He was right to throw his Olympic gold medal into the river after being refused entry to a restaurant, due to segregation and racism. Again, he was ahead of his times. I am Irish and Ali was a hero to my dad and me. Easy to see why.

  • @mrbigmel3

    @mrbigmel3

    4 жыл бұрын

    @some one .....who ?

  • @cainmate911

    @cainmate911

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Il Hd Ya and you dont exist

  • @fulton92503
    @fulton925035 жыл бұрын

    I Remember Listening to this fight on the radio I was 7 with my Grandfather we was so happy that Cassius Clay won

  • @kojoamra7448

    @kojoamra7448

    4 жыл бұрын

    reg buc ..i aslo remember that morning..would love to hear that radio commentary again..I was a six year old Clay fan.

  • @raizensonn3896
    @raizensonn38968 ай бұрын

    Baki brought me back to watch this video again. And I’m thankful for that. Have a great day whoever reads this.

  • @christianheria2917

    @christianheria2917

    8 ай бұрын

    тоже самое

  • @pjp171
    @pjp1713 жыл бұрын

    The commentator did a fantastic job in this fight. I don't need HD to see everything that's going on in the ring.

  • @jrock9198
    @jrock91984 жыл бұрын

    That head movement in the first round from clay was very beautiful to watch.

  • @XSGAME4U

    @XSGAME4U

    4 жыл бұрын

    HA HA. I thought exactly that. He was slipping punches like it wasn't shit. AND IT WASN'T. For him. #TheGreatest

  • @BlackFrecklesYT
    @BlackFrecklesYT4 жыл бұрын

    I was watching the movie Ali. Paused it during this fight and came and watched the real fight. 😂😂 it’s pretty accurate

  • @subratafreelancewriter8504

    @subratafreelancewriter8504

    4 жыл бұрын

    real one is far far better

  • @kevinalves7176

    @kevinalves7176

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lmao I'm doing the same thing right now haha! Never understand the bad rap the movie got. It could of been better but I liked it then and still enjoy it almost 20 years later

  • @MrMarco855

    @MrMarco855

    4 жыл бұрын

    It should have been because they were acting in each.

  • @prabodhaelangasinha9523

    @prabodhaelangasinha9523

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same here

  • @djangorheinhardt

    @djangorheinhardt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes both ..... meetings,.... I will not dignify the meetings of Ali and Liston by describing them as ' fights ', ,were a work of fiction.

  • @femaleqari
    @femaleqariАй бұрын

    37:07 ”Im the king of the world… I’m pretty” We will never have a boxer as charming and charismatic as Mohamed Ali. Rest in peace ❤️

  • @StellarFella
    @StellarFella4 жыл бұрын

    "...look how confident this boy is..." What a classic observation.

  • @cyrilleyong9615
    @cyrilleyong96154 жыл бұрын

    Wow this Cassius guy looks just like Muhammad Ali.

  • @shazebalamkhan

    @shazebalamkhan

    4 жыл бұрын

    He later changed his religion to Islam and renamed as Muhammad Ali.

  • @cyrilleyong9615

    @cyrilleyong9615

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@shazebalamkhan um

  • @cygnex5527

    @cygnex5527

    4 жыл бұрын

    alam khan shazeb yeah looks like someone didn’t get the joke

  • @SONOFPEARL315

    @SONOFPEARL315

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@shazebalamkhan it was a joke man lol

  • @shazebalamkhan

    @shazebalamkhan

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SONOFPEARL315 oh... hahaha 😂

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