Sonny Liston had knocked Floyd Patterson out in the first round twice. Cassius Clay was 22 years old, 19-0, and most of the boxing press thought he was about to get hurt. Of the 46 sportswriters at ...

Cassius Clay was a 7-to-1 underdog, his brother debuted on the same card, and one of the undercard fighters would end Sonny Liston.

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