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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...
Cocky as he seems outside the ring, Cassius knows the odds and will rely on speed to keep away from Liston in the early rounds. According to the Clay strategy, if Cassius can survive the first half of the fight he will face a tiring and frustrated champ, vulnerable to quick jabs, sharp combinations and perhaps to the Clay favorite, a left uppercut...
Fact is, with odds at 7 to 1 for Liston the only smart money riding on Cassius is covering big money bets on the champ. Sports Illustrated ran a cover photo this week of Cassius grimly perched on a one million dollar mountain of money. The caption reads, "My $1,000,000 Getaway...
Sonny says he will end the "rabbit hunt" no later than round three. Clay claims he will drop 'the ugly bear" in the eighth and that if, by some twist of fate, Liston should win, "the prettiest ever" will crawl right across the canvass and kiss the champ's big feet. Liston, with characteristic dry humor, replies that he will be fucked away in bed by that time while Clay will just be awakening fom enforced slumber...
Niederhoffer played brilliantly to reach the semifinals. The Crimson captain obliterated former Amherst star Tom Owens, 15-3, 15-5, 15-5, beat New Yorker Bill Tully 15-5, 15-12, 15-12, and whacked Claude Beer 15-3, 15-2, 15-11 after Beer eliminated Canadian champ Smith Chapman...