60 years ago, on a chilly February night in Miami Beach, the world bore witness to one of the most iconic moments in boxing history. It was a matchup of menacing champ and loud-mouthed former Olympic ...

When Sonny Liston stepped into the ring in Miami Beach on February 25, 1964, he was widely expected to leave it the way he entered: as heavyweight champion of the world. Of the top 10 ranked ...

Fifty years ago Tuesday, Cassius Clay shocked Sonny Liston to win the heavyweight title. In the decades afterward, the man later known as Muhammad Ali would politicize sports and transform the art of ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 25, 1964, a 22-year-old Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first ...

We're going to hear now about a play on stage here in Los Angeles, though it's set in another hot city, it's called "One Night In Miami," and it's based on a real event. On February 25th, 1964, the ...

The first tremors were felt in Miami, late in the night of Feb. 25, 1964, but early in the fight. Late in the first round, the challenger, a kid with a big mouth, began tagging the champ, who was as ...

*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 ...