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Sonny Liston was one of the most dominant world champions in history and began his reign with a win over a man whose career was ended by Muhammad Ali. Outside of a rare loss in his eighth career fight ...

On this day in 1965, the media accused Muhammad Ali of toying with his opponent. ‘The Greatest’ wasn’t known for being the kind of fighter that would take it easy on opponents once he smelled blood in ...