Word: cassius
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Liston claims the injury occurred in Round One. Although the champ was not noticeably crippled until the fourth or fifth, Cassius Clay undoubtedly won his crown from a disabled Sonny Liston...
...crow in China wouldn't be enough to satisfy the appetites of the cognoscenti of the boxing world tonight as young Cassius Marcellus Clay demolished the legend of Sonny Liston with a seven-round...
...Round One Cassius was a dancing master, ducking, slipping and backing away from a barrage of Liston lefts. Gloves near his waist, Clay seemed to be taunting Sonny to connect; Sonny never did. Sometime during this first round Liston claims to have injured his shoulder trying to block a Clay punch; it was not apparent to the viewers. Liston stalked Clay from the moment the bell sounded, connecting with hard shots to the body, but more often missing with ferocious jabs. Clay scored with a volley of six punches to Sonny's head and capped them with a sharp right...
...Louis said last week, there are only two strategies for Cassius: to stay away from Liston, and to stay away from Liston as long as possible...
Sonny may be 31 years old, but he is hardly a candidate for Medicare. If the fight should last into the seventh or eighth Liston will not be perceptively slower, but Cassius will be. If Cassius ever comes to Sonny to trade punches, Sonny will win sooner; if Cassius runs, Sonny will win a little later...