Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston Poster
On February 25th, 1964 Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali) shocked the boxing world by defeating World Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. That fight changed boxing history in many ways.
Liston had previously defeated boxing-great Floyd Patterson twice before. He was favored 8-to-1 against Clay. However Cassius Clay was not accepting those odds...
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee..."
Before the fight, Cassius Clay declared that he would knock Liston out in the eighth round. He coined his trademark trash-talking slogan by saying that he would "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee" before finishing off his opponent. Clay (Ali) was only 22 years old when he took the heavyweight title. And he was loud.
Some felt he was a loud-mouth, braggart. Others loved his humorous poetry and tactics outside the ring. In any case - he proved he could live up to his big claims. He even had a nickname - "Louisville Lip" (he was from Louisville, Kentucky).
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Cassius Clay Becomes Muhammad Ali
After the fight, which was watched by 8,300 spectators in Miami, Florida, Clay went to a private party at a Miami hotel which was also attended by Muslim leader Malcolm X.
Two days later, and much mellower, Clay announced he was joining the Nation of Islam. He discussed the organization's concept of racial segregation and also told reporters about the Muslim religion's importance in his life.
Later that year, the boxer known as Cassius Clay officially cast off the name (given to his forefathers by slave owners) and took the new name Muhammad Ali. As the years rolled on, he became one of the greatest sports figures in history.
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