ABC Radio broadcast of Clay/Liston fight February 1964

[@c.a.g.3130]

No doubt about, nothing better than RADIO sports!

[@dshooter6391]

Especially boxing!

[@dshooter6391]

Especially boxing on radio!

[@jesusapolicarpio-delacruz3851]

It's a thrill to hear radio broadcast blow- by-blow again after a long long time!!! What vibrant verbosity

[@jamesbieschke2497]

In the televised broadcast, between rounds, Joe Louis -- who forgot more about boxing than Howard knew -- commented that Clay was completely "outclassing" Liston.

[@youtoo2233]

I got goosebumps when Cosell started freaking out when Liston didn't answer the bell for the 7th. 10 years later Ali did it again against the "unbeatable" Foreman

[@dshooter6391]

I miss Howard Cosell

[@BoxingGOATEdits]

@@dshooter6391 same, what a great man in his own right

[@charleswaters1085]

What a great night I was 15 years old listening to the radio as then cassius clay upset the Bear and shocked the world I'm going down memory lane tonight ring the damn bell

[@tonyatwood9505]

A radio broadcaster on sport is outstanding, that person makes the action!

[@d820m]

This is the clearest and cleanest I have ever heard the radio call

[@skinrule1]

Never heard this. Saw the tv coverage a million times but never heard this with the interviews after the fight. Very cool

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

The birth of The Greatest sports icon the world has ever seen.

[@orbyfan]

Do you mean Ali or Cosell?

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

@@orbyfan Who became the most famous man on the planet? I don't think it was Howard. Although, he might have liked to be known as such.

[@jacobrachiele4991]

John Carmichael deserves to be remembered for being the only press member to correctly predict what would happen. He said “IF the fight lasts more than five rounds, Clay will win.” The response was “wait, you think Clay actually has a chance?” Every other reporter confidently predicted an early victory for Liston.

[@janswart9800]

Cus d'Amato also called it

[@markaquilina5398]

Bring back radio boxing! What a difference what we here today so sad.

[@markaquilina5398]

Ok hear😂

[@swami1]

How about just bring back boxing??? The mixed stuff we get these days is crap.

[@c.a.g.3130]

Joshua v Ngannou tells you all you need to know about "the mixed stuff."@@swami1

[@PaulWilliams-pn3fl]

Wow This was really enjoyable to listen to. Can you post more radio presentations of Muhammad Ali fights particularly from the 1960s. The interviews and commentary before and after the fight was great. Ali vs Floyd Patterson 1965. The second Liston fight 1965. I really enjoy the commentary. The Ali vs Cleveland Williams Thank you for posting.

[@markworth7167]

Howard Cosell. The greatest.

[@beatlejim64]

Love it on radio...beats the hell out of PPV...

[@orbyfan]

It's odd to hear Howard Cosell interviewing Dick Young after the fight, given the poisonous relations between them in later years.

[@8K9249vhy]

“Wait a minute, wait a minute! Sonny Liston is not coming out! Sonny Liston is not coming out! He’s out! The winner and the new heavyweight champion of the world is Cassius Clay..” Chills 47:13

[@lancer3412]

Howard Cosell interviewing Dick Young??? Never thought I'd hear that. My memory is them not being able to stand each other. But that was after this. I was only 4 when this fight happened.

[@swami1]

You are correct. Cosell and Young disliked each other. Cosell was very liberal and despised sportswriters; Young was conservative and thought most TV sports reporters were preeners.

[@lancer3412]

@@swami1 Ironically, the last significant thing I remember about the Young/Cosell relationship is Young defending his Alvin Garrett little monkey comments. Young said whatever else he is, he isn't a racist. Also, Howard was not fond of sportswriters in general He was doing a baseball game where Nolan Ryan lost a no hitter on a questionable call by the official scorer. What ensued was a rant by Cosell on why "members of the fourth estate" should not be serving as official scorers.

[@PaulWilliams-pn3fl]

@@swami1 Wow ! This is Awesome Thank you for posting. Also I really enjoy the post fight and pre-fight interviews. Can you post more interviews of Muhammad Ali from the 1960s and 70s. Thank you again for posting. I

[@beatlejim64]

I was 10...

[@moboutmen]

Love the chaos post - fight.

[@fatherpeace6486]

The great Cus D'Amato called it perfectly.

[@jamesbieschke2497]

Howard Cosell clearly knew very little about boxing. At the end of the second round "The first round could have gone either way"? It was totally dominated by Ali. He ducked almost everything Liston threw at him and literally hit Liston at will -- ending the first round with 9 straight jabs. "Give Liston the second round he's punishing Clay"? Not even close to what was going on at that point in the fight. He announced other fights as well where he declared one fighter losing/badly hurt just moments before that fighter knocked out his opponent.

[@BoxingGOATEdits]

he also obliged Sonny when he hit Ali after the bell, never showed an ounce of fear!

[@chipschannel9494]

You should pair it with the fight .

[@tonyblack2]

Ali fooled them all in 1964 the birth of the greatest ❤

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

If only Les Keiter knew what the definition of the word “Topple” is. Liston never came close to toppling. To topple is to slowly fall down.

[@brendanjobe6895]

Amazing that ABC was able to have these huge names, yet no commercials. Or did someone ruin the broadcast by removing them?

[@swami1]

Can anyone identify the voice of the man giving the network ID at 43:44? I recognize his voice from promos in the 1970s.

[@JohnnyMac-s5v]

Here in 24

[@taejon4370]

Can we get someone to match this up with the fight?

[@dallaskenn]

GOOD IDEA!

[@nealbfinn]

YT channel Edge has a reel to reel recording synced to the video

[@steveprestegard5151]

“But they did not believe when ghry laid down their money that they would see a total eclipse of the Sonny!”

[@EF-fc4du]

How smart was Cus D'Mato??

[@dtsosie5836]

Com' on Howard, it's JIM Brown - Not Jimmy

[@dshooter6391]

Howard wasn't the only one that called him Jimmy! Quit nitpicking!

[@chrismanteris9093]

Frazier called him Jimmy