Word: liston
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Cassius had us all talking about the dream match of Liston-Clay when he had never flattened anything more than the 1962 relics of the once-great Archie Moore. The reason for the disappointment lies with us as well as Clay...
Unfortunately, Cassius is still talking about Liston. In his dressing room after the fight, Clay declared, "I think I'll get rid of the Big Bear (Sonny) quicker than Jones. No doubt about it, Jones is a better fighter than the Big Bear...
...Liston Placid; Doug is Acid...
...Liston's reply from Miami Beach was perhaps more accurate--Clay showed me that I'll get locked up for murder if we're ever matched." A bitter Doug Jones merely added, "He won the decision. I won the fight...
...best he'll be fighting Liston sometime in 1966. But even if he never makes it, we've all had a little fun with boxing for the first time in years...