Clay beats Liston
He came back to his corner unable to see and asked for his gloves to be cut off. Three rounds later the champion was finished.
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How the story begins
“There was sheer terror Liston was going to kill us.” That was Ferdie Pacheco, the doctor in Cassius Clay's own corner, remembering 25 February 1964 in this hall. Clay was twenty-two and an eight-to-one underdog against the heavyweight champion, Sonny Liston. The promoter had threatened to cancel unless Clay dropped all public reference to Islam and all visible contact with his mentor, Malcolm X. Malcolm did not come back to Miami until two days before the fight.
The rest is in the app. Peplos plays the full story when you reach the place. You can also listen ahead of time.
Visiting
Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive. The building was renovated and expanded in 2015 to 2018. See it from outside.
Sources
- Miami marks 50th anniversary of Ali's bout, Reuters via Gulf Times, 2014
- Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay, Wikipedia
- 50 years ago, Muhammad Ali shook up the world in Miami Beach, Christian Science Monitor, 2014
- Miami Beach Convention Center, Wikipedia
- Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston, 50th anniversary, Sports Illustrated, 2014
- Great Encounters 22, excerpt from Dream Boogie by Peter Guralnick, Jerry Jazz Musician
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