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Jul 23, 2023

Liston Terrifies Reporters in Post-Fight Press Conference

July 23, 1963 - At his post-fight press conference last night (pictured), Sonny Liston was unmarked and there was no sweat on his face....

Jul 23, 2023

Marciano: “Floyd Should Think About Retirement”

July 23, 1963 - Former heavyweight champion Joe Louis said today he believed Floyd Patterson would retire. “After the knockout last...

Jul 23, 2023

Floyd: “I Feel Disgraced”

July 23, 1963 - A thoroughly vanquished Floyd Patterson, wearing a white fishing cap and a sport shirt, said last night after his second...

Jul 22, 2023

🚨Liston K.O.’s Patterson in First Round Again

July 22, 1963 - Charles (Sonny) Liston blasted Floyd Patterson into oblivion after 2 minutes 10 seconds of fighting tonight at the Las...

Jul 22, 2023

[VIDEO] Sonny Liston v. Floyd Patterson II | Conventional Hall, Las Vegas

July 22, 1963 - Enjoy tonight's heavyweight championship fight at Convention Hall in Las Vegas: Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson. Sonny,...

Jul 21, 2023

Clay To Serve as ABC Radio Commentator for Liston-Patterson Fight

July 21, 1963 - Cassius Clay (pictured last month with a young fan in Great Britain), who mixes pugilism and poetry, will be one of...

Jul 20, 2023

Liston Odds To Beat Patterson Are 4-to-1

July 20, 1963 - Charles (Sonny) Liston (pictured with 11-year-old Mike Zwerner, a family friend), who won the heavyweight championship of...

Jul 18, 2023

Clay Makes Loud Landing In Vegas, Gives Floyd No Chance Against Liston

July 18, 1963 - Undefeated heavyweight Cassius Clay made a loud landing in Las Vegas today and immediately delivered his forecast for...

Jul 17, 2023

Floyd: “I Won’t Run”

July 17, 1963 - “I won’t run,” said Floyd Patterson today as the challenger and heavyweight champion Sonny Liston wound up boxing drills...

Jul 16, 2023

Patterson’s Manager Sees Uphill Fight Against Liston

July 16, 1963 - Cus D’Amato (left in 1957), manager of Floyd Patterson (right), admitted in Las Vegas today that “it’ll take the greatest...

Jul 9, 2023

Jack (Doc) Kearns Is Dead

July 9, 1963 - Jack Dempsey (left in 1924) arrived in Miami to be a pallbearer at the funeral of Jack (Doc) Kearns (right), the shrewd,...

Jul 5, 2023

Cassius Clay Denies Link to Black Muslims

July 5, 1963 - Cassius Clay responds to a report that he had been seen wearing a Black Muslim star-and-crescent membership pin and had...

Jun 21, 2023

Liston on Clay: “He’ll Get It”

June 21, 1963 - Sonny Liston says he has unfinished business with Floyd Patterson and then he will take care of Cassius Clay “and his big...

Jun 19, 2023

Cassius Clay Speaks Out at Idlewild

June 19, 1963 - Cassius Clay, the undefeated heavyweight fighter home from his conquest of England, had a lot to say today at New York’s...

Jun 18, 2023

Clay Sets Sights on Liston, Calls Champ “Ugly Bear”

June 18, 1963 - Cassius Clay wearily reclined on a rubbing table at Wembley Stadium after his fifth round TKO victory over Britain’s...

Jun 18, 2023

Clay Knocks Out Henry Cooper in Fifth Round, Fulfills Prediction

June 18, 1963 - Cassius Clay knocked out Henry Cooper in the fifth round tonight in London, England, just as he predicted he would. Clay...

Jun 9, 2023

Emile Griffith Wins Disputed Decision at Madison Square Garden

June 9, 1963 - Emile Griffith last night became the first boxer to capture the welterweight title three times. But it was an achievement...

Jun 3, 2023

Cassius Clay: “English Don’t Understand Me”

June 3, 1963 - Cassius Clay (pictured today clowning with 6-year-old fan Patrick Power), disappointed by reaction to his boasts about...

May 27, 2023

Clay on Liston: “Nothing but a Tramp”

May 27, 1963 - Heavyweight contender Cassius Clay (seated right) says the trouble with Sonny Liston is that he is too ugly. “He’s nothing...

Apr 24, 2023

Liston-Patterson Rematch Set for Vegas in June

Apr. 24, 1963 - Arrangements were completed today for a return match between the heavyweight champion, Sonny Liston, and Floyd Patterson....