Sonny Liston built himself up to be one of the most feared heavyweight champions in boxing history. He was considered ...

He had come in pounding the cane Malcolm X had given him for spiritual support, chanting “I am the greatest, I am the champ, he is a chump.” Ray Robinson, that picture of grace who is Clay’s ideal as ...

The Thai season opener at Buriram brought the heat in multiple ways, including on the three-wheeled taxis you'll see ...

Muhammad Ali(then Cassius Clay) knocked out Sonny Liston, who nagged by a shoulder injury, threw in the towel before the ...

A lot of people think so, including boxing insiders. Many others don't believe it. Some think Liston may have thrown the second fight in Lewiston, Maine, but not the first one. In any case, ...

Cassius Clay looks ahead. Not to his next $1,000,000, of course: that is already assured if Sonny Liston can only learn how to drive a Cadillac in a straight line. But after Liston, what?

1950 — Detroit’s Wally Triplett gains 294 yards in kickoff returns and ends up with 331 total yards as the Lions pound the Los Angeles Rams 65-24 on 41 third-quarter points. 1960 — Cassius Clay ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. When Sonny Liston faced Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) in 1964, he was heavyweight champion of the world and had beat the ...

“There are two types of fighters in this world. There’s the fighter who fights for himself, and there is the fighter who fights for those who can’t. Which one are you gonna be?” When Cassius Clay’s ...