May 25, 1965
On May 25, 1965 Cassius Clay, better known as Muhammad Ali, retained his heavyweight championship belt when he knocked out Sonny Liston in the first round of their rematch in the schoolboy hockey arena in Lewiston, Me. Referee Joe Walcott called the fight after 2 minutes and 17 seconds. Clay and Liston tried to square off again after the fight.
The controversy started when members of the crowd started yelling "Fix! Fix!" or "Fake, Fake." So started the theory of the Phantom Punch that knocked Liston to the ground. People say Clay connected with a light left, a solid right and then missed a left hook...then Liston fell to his knees.
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