Word: liston
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Sonny Liston could not whip Cassius Marcellus Clay with his fists, but the bureaucrats and hypocrites of the World Boxing Association are about to beat the new champion with a ballot...
...same time Lassman expects the Commission to drop Sonny Liston, now number one contender, from the rankings, thus leaving the motley crew of Doug Jones, Ernie Terrell and Eddie Machen as the top three contenders in a round-robin competition for the crown...
Part of Lassman's case against Clay is based on the controversial $50,000 contract, signed before the Clay-Liston fight, which gave Sonny's promoters the rights to Clay's first fight if he should become champion. This contract does appear to be a not very subtle effort to circumvent the 1963 WBA regulation prohibiting return clauses in championship fights...
Although few reputable boxing experts have claimed that the Liston-Clay fight was fixed, there may well be grounds for a WBA investigation and perhaps nullification of the contract...
...Michigan Senator Philip A. Hart, saw something suspicious in the fact that Cassius had signed a $50,000 "contingency" contract with Intercontinental Promotions Inc. before the fight-giving Intercontinental the right to pick the opponent and site for his first title defense. The opponent naturally figured to be Sonny Liston; he owns 22½% of Intercontinental Promotions...