Boxing History

Muhammad Ali's jab was long and sharp. It stung. He'd draw blood - using the left to set up rapid-fire combinations and then float away, like a butterfly. His left hand rendered heavyweight champion Sonny Liston ineffective in 1964. Halfway thru the fight, Liston’s eyes were slits from several jabs and hooks. Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, was shockingly the new champion. From 1964 to 67, he defeated Liston in a ...