Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston II (1965) [FULL FIGHT]

[@tunett123]

"I'm So Fast, Last Night I Cut Off The Light, Was In Bed Before The Room Got Dark" RIP Champ.

[@seangalanos9518]

Qw

[@MrCancer1965]

I hadn't heard that one. That's a good one. RIP The G.O.A.T Boxing Legend.

[@cr-it5lh]

😂😂..i belive him its ali

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

Ali showed he’s an a-hole. He was all over Liston on the knockdown and the referee can’t properly count as he’s to busy trying to keep Ali in the corner for 10 seconds.

[@scottg6754]

@@Homer-OJ-Simpson He was kind of an a-hole at that point. Young black Muslim in a still very racist white America whose freedom (not to mention his life) was already being threatened in a very public way. That is a lot to take on for a 22 year old. Ever heard of the word "perspective".

[@classic1971]

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, the fists can't hit what the eyes can't see." Goodbye champ, thanks for the memories

[@josuegavinsviews2701]

"Rumble young man rumble"

[@christsrevenge8030]

Josue gavins views. Aaahhhhhh!!!!

[@aidenmurray989]

blast from the past float like a butterfly sting like a bee his hands can’t hit what his eyes can’t see now you see me now you don’t george thinks he’ll do it but i know he won’t

[@tristancummings9699]

@Luke Skyballer Not really a comment talking about the fight. Definitely fixed but maybe pick a different comment. Or make your own.

[@theshepardthewolfandtheshe5304]

Because everyone is not a braindead, spoiled little brat that cries “the fight was fixed, the fight was fixed”.

[@Cluez31]

"I WAS TRYIN TELL THE BUM TO GET UP AND FIGHT!! PEOPLE SPENT GOOD MONEY"

[@christsrevenge8030]

Eric Hughes. Hehe. Enjoy your fake nap.

[@christsrevenge8030]

Vox Daze. He clearly did not want to suffer the same humiliating beating he took from ali. Liston was about to get schooled twice. This time he dropped out in the first round.

[@Ferda1964]

@Vox Daze it seems to be a rather faked fall

[@vsg-daddylongslong8251]

He was promised earnings of Muhammad Ali’s fight earnings if he threw the match

[@Mistachill]

@@vsg-daddylongslong8251 He was probably promised money but it wasn't from Ali. He didn't need Liston to take a dive to beat him.

[@crystalbauman7686]

The moment you realise Joe Lewis, Rocky Marciano, Sonny Listen and Ali were all in the same ring together, priceless and awesome😍

[@crystalbauman7686]

@poppa slim Ali only fought one of them you dumbass

[@crystalbauman7686]

@Russell Johnson looks great does he not, dumbass🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@crystalbauman7686]

@Russell Johnson 1st off, I am no bro, yo.

[@crystalbauman7686]

@Russell Johnson loll I see I triggerd an ass clown

[@crystalbauman7686]

@Russell Johnson make that 2 ass clowns I triggered

[@leeharris9958]

It's a shame Liston wasn't remembered as the great heavyweight champion he could have been if it wasn't for Ali, but his record speaks for itself. He won 35 of 36 fights before his first fight with Ali and 15 of 16 fights after his rematch with Ali. He beat all the top heavyweight contenders before he became champion like Nino Valdez, Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams, Zorah Foley, and Eddie Machen. Truly one of the greats.

[@daltonred7774]

How is it possible he’s only ranked the 10th best heavyweight? He only lost to a few people ever

[@ronsmac]

It’s hard to be in the top 10 with only one title defense against a guy with a glass jaw who he outweighed by 25 pounds. I’d put Liston in the top 20 though.

[@Igor-it6pf]

​@@daltonred7774 ого

[@Igor-it6pf]

​@@daltonred7774 оно

[@kevinmunday6263]

​@ronsmac Patterson got flawed by big punchers, doesn't Mean He had a glass Jaw

[@moc1man]

"I've done something new for this fight. I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick."

[@tacotom3492]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤😂✌

[@alucard.7012]

Take out the done's

[@iamme8770]

I literally read that in Will Smith's voice because I'm taking a smoke-break from watching the movie. 👌👌

[@PapiQaz]

Hahaha - the guy was something else. This fight was weird though. I'm sure he was shouting at Liston to get up bcz no one would believe he got knocked out like that. Either way what a legend - RIP Champ

[@futurebiker23]

🤩

[@liberty5069]

Ali commenting on the replay of the fight video -"I see why you're showing this in slow motion, I'm so fast you can't see it in real action" He was right.

[@emzid5105]

It's sad to notice how people can't have a critical thinking when it goes to somebody they worship so bad...

[@bedwaaqcawsgurow6401]

@@emzid5105 what critical thinking? Calling you inanities critical thinking does not make it critical thinking.

[@marknorris1381]

@@emzid5105 the Ali fanboys that is. I liked Ali but not to the point where my thinking overrode what was clearly in front of my eyes. The powers that were in boxing were not stupid. That's why Liston never got another shot at the title despite going 15-1 (14 KO's) after the second Ali fight, he just couldn't be trusted.

[@clamc2012]

The fix was in.

[@darkglobe406]

@@marknorris1381 yeah i don´t deny ali would win the second fight straight up and he is the greatest HW ever in my book but this was an obvious fix ( ali hardly touched liston with that "KO" shot , and liston was known for his connections with the mobsters and owing them money )

[@toopkarchered-aq2990]

In their first fight Ali admits he was scared - "I was indeed scared of Liston, I had to tell myself I was the greatest before showing the rest of the world".

[@jamesaltonwalton5259]

A sunny Satan put chemical on Sunnys glove , they worship the 6 pointed star the trigger finger they created slavery anew.Mass murder from their Father Hitler they serve Satan

[@Newjerseyblows]

And he did. And he had a reason to be scared if you go back and watch and just listen to how heavy the shots Liston was landing. The jabs sounded like gun shots

[@БахтиерИсматуллаев-о6ц]

В СЕДЬМОМ РАУНДЕ ЭТО БЫЛО ВИДНО ОТЧЁТЛИВО.

[@willdwyer6782]

The only reason he was scared is because Liston was a mobster. If you think Tyson was a criminal, Sonny makes Mike look like a boy scout. Liston even tried to intimidate him by shooting at him with a revolver loaded with blanks.

[@samitasim2177]

Being a HW champ back in those days meant a lot. You can see all these legends gathering before a fight and being showcased to the public.

[@SA77888]

Yeah the importance has kinda been diluted a lot these days with all the belts and all the weak champions that come a long with them.

[@BLUTOV]

Indeed it was decorum, it was a big deal.

[@aarondigby5054]

​@@BLUTOVthe HW boxing title was the most prized title in sports, the super bowl hadn't even been invented yet as a matter of fact the Green Bay /KC Chiefs was called the AFL/NFL Champioship game. The HW boxing title was the biggest prize in sports

[@genigaasgaye5577]

Ali said in his book that the reason he was yelling at Liston to get up was because the crowd was shouting "Fix!" and he didn't want anything to think he was a part of it. Recently it was said that Liston should not have been counted out because Ali had not gone to the neutral corner, which is why the ref had not been counting, and this was proper. It was the timekeeper who informed the ref that Liston should have been counted out, and that was an error. Liston later said that he went down intentionally because of concerns about the Muslims, etc., but most people think that was sour grapes. A lot of people say Ali's punch never landed, but you can clearly see it in the film. A quick right hand over Liston's left jab. He never saw it coming. That's the one that always gets you. I think Liston is an all time great. But Ali beat him twice, fair and square.

[@copperbeard3117]

Which book ? Soul of a Butterfly ?

[@djenedjene5358]

all time great ? the dude was cheating the first bout are you kidding me ?

[@oneandatwo]

No way. A fluff of his glove wouldn't have knocked him down.

[@notdn]

you can not tell REALITY in a better way simply perfect

[@ragrago]

@Peaches Peaches Mob had there tail between there legs when it came to Elijah Muhammad And The Nation though!

[@toopkarcher4941]

Punch knocked him over, Liston thought "Should I get up? Nah, this guy'll kick my ass all over again, there's no point, let's roll over like a turtle now!"

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Seems likely to me!

[@ScorpionF1RE----USA]

The fix was in.

[@theshepardthewolfandtheshe5304]

@@ScorpionF1RE----USA. POW 🧨 You just walked into my counter right over your lazy lunging jab. Wake up boy

[@jamessharp9790]

My dad’s favorite boxer And mine too. Floats like a butterfly stings like a bee . Simply the Greatest. Ty for the memories Champ. RIP

[@KP-hd4do]

Farting like mohamed and shit like his brother!

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

Ty for Tyson right? Ahh I'm just joshin'

[@DiggumSmack77]

"I'm trying to tell the bum to get up and fight.."....LMAO!!!!!

[@ebonyausharae2319]

Diggum Smack77 the fact he talked hella shit was the funniest part!! Rest In Paradise Mr. Ali!! 😔

[@paulcooper5748]

He did get up.

[@PJS2136]

@@paulcooper5748 The morning later after Ali put him to sleep!

[@Yachanan144]

@@PJS2136Liston threw the fight

[@PJS2136]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@Yachanan144 Yeah right he just faked being KO’d to get paid! Both boxers got the same amount of money for this fight, win or lose. This was for the Heavyweight Championship of the World and Liston wanted it as much as Ali. You’re a dreamer. Too bad for Liston in the rematch, Ali boxed him out and destroyed him. It’s long been a closed case there Yachy!

[@yassineeh2813]

Ali was probably shouting "GET UP! NO ONE WILL BELIEVE THIS!' As you could see he wanted to continue aswell. There is no way Sonny could've beaten Ali here anyways. Ali was just better.

[@My.channel253]

+cristiano ronaldo muslim king

[@dudeman8350]

Crissy. Get a hobby

[@dramticend7818]

dude man my Hobby's yo mama, boy!

[@oneandatwo]

One especially good fake punch and a real blow could have taken Ali out. You know which way Ali would lean away from a punch. Sonny could have planned to put his head where his glove was going.

[@aduarte8057]

Tim Carter shut up... stop talking about what if situation! Ali was the greatest deal with it loser!

[@emmanuel7984]

Nobody in the boxing history ever had that fighting style like Ali . He is still the greatest.

[@lloydkline1518]

Cassisd boxing dance

[@unclesam1125]

No one my hero😊😢❤

[@Luca80KR]

Tyson è il più grande...mi dispiace

[@Enoxificatti]

​@@Luca80KRMuhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay, is the greatest boxer of all time. Mike Tyson's career was amazing, but it doesn't reach the legacy Muhammad Ali crafted for himself.

[@EF-fc4du]

No one in the heavyweight division anyway.

[@mohamedpasha366]

17:37 calling his old name Cassuis and Ali correcting him to say Mohammed instead 😊❤️

[@zenelgashi]

He was unbelievable we will never see another one like him ever RIP the Greatest forever

[@abderrahimabderrahim6659]

@@RobertIsraelKabakoff Uh shut up little kid go watch Justin Bieber or Billie Eilish

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

Ali showed he’s an a-hole. He was all over Liston on the knockdown and the referee can’t properly count as he’s to busy trying to keep Ali in the corner for 10 seconds.

[@MP-et1eu]

@@Homer-OJ-Simpsonbecause Liston threw the fight and he knew he was going to be was telling him to get up and fight. So clearly acting.

[@tripodthreefoot2268]

@@Homer-OJ-Simpson Liston lost the fight at the weight in, his smile when Ali was shadow boxing said he's there for the purse knowing Ali is the best

[@tripodthreefoot2268]

@@RobertIsraelKabakoff Who today can repeat this other than Tyson years before your comment?

[@gregv79]

At 13:48 it looks like Ali turned to someone in his corner and said "did I hit him?". Man was he a thing of beauty in this round, speed, movement, fast punches...weiged in at 206. The best info I've put together over the years is that the fix was in but Ali had no idea and that Liston went down earlier than planned because it was obvious he was gonna get " whipped.". Great upload even at 240 pixels. Think I've seen the fight in color somewhere. That photographer should have won a Pulitzer for snapping that classic shot so fast. I have it as the lock screen on my phone!

[@mesube22]

I love how the Intro is longer than the fight. Get everyone home in time for a good meal and kids to bed. (GOAT)

[@youtoo2233]

Imagine if Ali had kept this speed and reflexes in the 70's, he probably would've never lost!

[@elijahparis-salmon9943]

Man Ali was was waitin for the referee to get out the way! Lol.

[@howardsmith8430]

⁠@@elijahparis-salmon9943 His behavior made it very hard for the referee. He should’ve immediately gone to the furthest neutral corner but didn’t and created a lot of confusion making it impossible for the count to be applied correctly.

[@elijahparis-salmon9943]

@@howardsmith8430 facts. Lol

[@joggyjames]

@@howardsmith8430 the ref was a legendary fighter and didn't know what he was doing, hindsight is 20/20 of course but they should have had a proper ref for a bout of this magnitude.

[@howardsmith8430]

@@joggyjames It was Jersey Joe Walcott and not surprisingly he was never given another fight to referee.

[@mozaydarrr]

no wonder he is called 'the greatest'

[@vernpilder4616]

Ali was a champion not only in boxing but also to his people. RIP😢

[@robbiemacinnes6750]

No need for the "his" mate, he was a champion to people, lots and lots of people, all different colours, faiths & nationalities. He was The World's Champion.

[@SirCash.]

@@robbiemacinnes6750Ali was very active in the cilvil rights movement hence why he said “his” people aka my people as well

[@josephclift3662]

Ali was part white. Without European blood, he wouldn't have existed

[@jonathancabrera1436]

Even if it was fixed, Ali didnt know about it cuz those punches weren't fake.

[@Bleekcastle]

While I do agree liston took a dive, Ali was still the better boxer. He woulda outboxed him either way..

[@mohammadibrahim3318]

@@Bleekcastle agreed

[@christopherlee4181]

@@Bleekcastle man yall tippin he got clipped with a pull counter that was direct. Look at his head shake

[@jaydengray4015]

cmb.22 lee yeah but I doubt it was hard enough to knock him out. Ali is not a one punch fighter

[@nicholasantonicello6903]

When a fight is fixed, both fighters know about it.

[@tubage07]

This fight had a weird ending. The timekeeper actually counted Liston out, as the ref (Walcott) couldn't hear the count to pick it up. Ali was jumping around and distracting Walcott as well. I timed Liston with a stopwatch, and he was down for 16 seconds.

[@eliandkhylie2247]

Right I heard the dude say 10 then the fight continued

[@pastormikewelchtv]

@@eliandkhylie2247 , Walcott couldn’t pick up the count because Ali wouldn’t go to a neutral corner and stay there. The whole thing was bizarre. I have never seen a fighter counted out by the time keeper. If you leave the corner the referee has to stop the count. Walcott never stopped the count because he never started it.

[@mordie31]

It was obviously rigged; anyone can see that.

[@marceltresvant8581]

​@@mordie31 Exactly, that match HAD to finish at first round.

[@MrSoccerball100]

That’s what I’m saying. Liston was obviously throwing the fight - for whatever reason - the mob, the nation of islam, or he was just plain tired of being a public punching bag. But the fight ends on the refs’s count. Not someone at ringside. The ref was doing his job pushing an excited and mad Ali (who knew he didn’t connect that hard) to a neutral corner this preventing him from counting. The whole affair is sordid and looking back kinda sad that such a great and anticipated fight ended the way it did.

[@eternity1177]

Indeed he floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee. Just beautiful.

[@dvvalant]

I was 10 years old at the time. Dad and I watched Friday Night Fights each week so we were boxing fans. We waited for this fight (it was on the radio). We tuned in the station and were all excited. It was so disappointing when it didn't go one round. Dad was mad and said the fight was fixed. I had no idea what he meant by that.

[@martinkazako2292]

Young Mike Tyson’s almost all fights were fixed though 😂

[@steveperry1344]

ditto.

[@danielstump3204]

In 1965, I don't think many people realized how good Ali would be. But after the first Liston fight, it was pretty obvious that Liston didn't have a chance in the second fight.

[@ralhrfi]

not so sure about that. first fight was scored dead even when liston quit and he was clearly out of form (little training, injuries)

[@3321far]

That was a classic dive. He's rolling. Ali knew it was a dive that's why he didn't go to the corner.

[@shutmewetyuupinedisthemout296]

Somebody asked if I ever saw a thrown fight I have now. I like that little Greg Louganis back dive that Liston tried!

[@bros.haqq-el3359]

Wow 😮

[@bros.haqq-el3359]

Lol

[@leogale9993]

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[@Edwinthomas007]

Ali didn't know shit. He didn't go to his corner because he knew he didn't hit him with anything so he expected him to get right up.

[@scottm8579]

Fixed - the famous photo of Ali shouting at Liston to get up because he didn't hurt him is iconic

[@jrsmith1998]

Scott M is that what he was shouting???

[@freezeburn1]

It wasn't because he didn't hurt him, it was because the crowd yelled: "Fix!", and Ali wanted no part of it

[@theshepardthewolfandtheshe5304]

Float like a butterfly sting like a bee!! POW 💥

[@mikechan231]

That was a tank job by Liston, no way he was actually knocked out if you look at the way he was walking around the ring as soon as the fight ended.

[@HoneyBeeFever]

Liston clearly threw this fight. Ali didn't even punch him😂😂😂

[@jsphscott63]

Liston was given an offer he couldn't refuse by the Nation of Islam.

[@020route]

that right hand by ali was thrown when he was going backwards..there's no way liston could have been ko'd by that punch. with all his speed and footwork, he was not a big puncher. i think this fight was fixed.

[@davidwalker5054]

Sonny Liston was one of the hardest mean assed men who ever walked the earth. Bear in mind this guy stood his ground when cops were beating him with riot sticks and he threw them around like empty tracksuits. Do you really think a punch like that would k o him

[@jeremypearson6852]

I’ve seen plenty of other fighters do that, just look at Golota after he was leveled by Lewis. Very rarely are fighters knocked cold.

[@kennethcharles1386]

Muhammad Ali was way ahead of his time. Heavyweight boxing would never be the same again for the heavyweight division. hand and foot speed, as well, as a good defense would determine a championship boxer. No more slow guys...

[@aarondigby5054]

These HW boxers now fight for the title once every two to three years

[@1921RCP]

I was 6 years old in 1965 but started watching boxing matches with my father in the early 1970s, boxing golden years. ( 60s - 90s )

[@dennishala1272]

When I saw him dancing in slow motion I said to myself he really does float like a butterfly

[@jadentrez]

My favorite story about this fight was when Mickey Mantle and his entourage went to a movie theater in NYC to watch the fight. They had one of the members of the group get a bunch of Cokes and popcorn while they went in to sit down. The guy later recalled that by the time he bought the Cokes and popcorn, Mickey and his entourage -- and everybody else -- came out of the theater, disgusted, tearing up their tickets and tossing them on the floor. The fight was already over. So Mickey and Co. departed, leaving their guy standing their with all these Cokes and buckets of popcorn. He said he just dropped them on the floor and followed them out.

[@willhanleyreed1990]

At all of the people saying this was fixed, the remastered footage clearly shows a right hand landing on the chin and the entire upper body rippling. He could barely stand after that. They even let the fight continue on until Ali swarmed him again, THEN it was stopped. There was no fix here.

[@ProfRogers]

The fight was fixed Will. There was no power behind it.

[@jdstox1]

you can see as liston was "trying" to get up that he had his balance and just fell back down on purpose lol ali would have crushed him anyways though

[@chillout5218]

The ref stopped the fight so if it was fixed the ref was the one in on it

[@bentos117]

it was... 1) legs and body not soft; 2) when falling, he was protecting himself with hand and elbow... check out how it looks when a fighter is knocked out for real - he falls like a wet towel, and it starts instantly after the hit

[@shahabkem8002]

Lol liston got absolute destroyed , but can you blame him, look at Ali, hé was a monster and look how hé celebrates , hé knew , and later in his life hé was also one of the best, look at the first fight it is longer , and when you watch IT, liston Just gets destroyed , Ali is too fast but liston was old as hell

[@shalamigri]

@ 11:44 and even as a kid, I always thought that the way Ali raised his right hand was a signal to Liston that he was about to throw the phantom punch. However, I still think the punch was harder than what people can see in this video. Slowed down (in the color version of this), you can see that punch sent a shock wave through Liston's body. Here is the thing though. Liston got up like he wanted to still fight, but Jersey Joe stopped it. Keep in mind that Jersey Joe didn't ever really start the count. Part of me thinks Liston took a dive, but another part tells me, "If he took a dive, why did he even get back up?"

[@Storm-uo3wr]

My point exactly they had started back fighting so Walcott and whoever he was talking to was the fixers Sonny was still fighting when Walcott stopped it

[@danthedewman1]

big flop

[@AB-ce5fg]

"I guess God wanted the world to see that no regular evil criminal can beat a righteous man" hahahaha I love it

[@Jotaro95]

Sonny was much older fighting these young dudes wow he was a legend

[@marknorris1381]

I showed my wife a freeze frame of Sonny in the corner against Leotis Martin and asked her how old she thought he was. She has no idea of who he is. She said 'about fifty'. That fight was in 1969. I think she's close to the money.

[@chrishill295]

Its painfully obvious from Liston's bad acting that a fix was on, but it in NO WAY would have changed the outcome of the title defense. Liston wasn't in the same league with a 23 year old Ali, and its a shame there couldn't have been a better venue to display the greatness of a fighter who would spend the majority of his remaining prime out of the ring.

[@nicholasantonicello6903]

If it would not change the outcome, why fix the fight?

[@OllyHutton]

@@nicholasantonicello6903 maybe because Liston himself did bet against himself! Come on, ok the phantom punch, but he didn't even try to get up in a palusible way afterwards!

[@christsrevenge8030]

Chris Hill. Fk you and your fix. How did he gain. Liston took a jolt early and a reminder of the first beating. Fix your head.

[@beeffcritter2107]

I was not Born till July 1965. But i remember my Dad and Grandpa Calling those 2 BUMS and the Fight Total Horse Shiza For Years. So many times. MMM Memories, Love ya Dad And Gramps.

[@christsrevenge8030]

Robert Israel Kabakoff. Exactly. Liston was not coward like you. A brave man and warrior he was. Liston saved himself from death by not continuing that fight. Well from Ali in the ring that night anyways. Whatever happened to him after was not Ali's fault. Your welcome!

[@dlvox5222]

Both incredible athletes.

[@somah1470]

Yes, but we never seen the best version Liston against Ali. Very sad

[@elia643]

12:03 *Just Ali celebrating with a happy little jump*

[@3looll573]

That jump was cute lol😂😂

[@expeditioncruising]

11:48 *Liston's fans: NOOOOOOOO* *Ali's Fans: Yesssss, lets go honey and buy an M. Ali bodypillow*

[@jauryjaury]

a what pillow?????

[@blueterminal7495]

Liston never had any fans except children. The world hated him and he is overshadowed. Clearly at the start of the match the Crowd booed at Liston.

[@vashna3799]

Liston took the fall because he was simply there for the payroll to turn up, he knew Ali would run rings around him and thought "hell, I ain't going through that again I'm going down in the first".

[@vashna3799]

I only argue with grown ups.

[@MrMofo4eva]

doubt it bro. Liston was a great and hated Ali, I doubt he would agree to do that, he would have too much pride. and he had plenty of money

[@MickTheQuickk]

The punch was not nearly hard enough to knock out a bull like Liston. He was probably ordered to take a dive by the mob. Notice the bad acting when he tried to get up and then fell back down. Also, Jersey Joe Wolcott was an incompetent referee, certainly not someone you would pick for a championship fight. He never should have started to count until Ali went to a neutral corner. In addition, I don't think Liston was on the canvas for the full 10 seconds. In short, a complete travesty.

[@1981lashlarue]

Liston was definitely down longer than 10 seconds.

[@joegarcia54]

That has to be one of the strangest boxing match of all times.

[@whodatking26]

There is a lot of speculation on how and why this fight ended the way it did. Liston no doubt was hit by a clean pull counter, but did it hurt as bad as it was made to look.

[@msmayes.2342]

@@whodatking26 I thought the same but I guess we will never know Liston died on his word he didn’t dive. Ali. Don’t seem like the type to b on it

[@whodatking26]

@@msmayes.2342 agreed

[@cabura-X]

some said that liston was a fighter from the Italien mafia.^^ they told him to Lose the fight...

[@jameseckersley4926]

​@@cabura-Xso why did Liston get up and carry on trying to fight before the ref stepped in? Surely if you're throwing a fight, you don't carry on trying to fight.

[@jeremypearson6852]

What’s amazing is how short a punch it was, but sometimes they’re the most powerful.

[@andypunzalan8328]

Liston despite the loss in the first round is so quiet,didn't even protest or say a word.A real man indeed!!!.

[@frederickrapp5396]

Liston obviously took a dive in the 1st round and threw the fight. Ali’s supposed “phantom punch” could not crush a grape. Sonny did not “say a word” because he feared for his life. This fight was clearly a farce.

[@Happy-Me.]

Great extra footage that I didn't know existed until I watched the Liston documentary on sky.

[@amycrumedy6586]

God bless Sonny Liston another underrated magnificent fighter.

[@JeffaHensley]

How exactly is he “underrated”?

[@lloydkline1518]

@@JeffaHensley sonny liston was only chempion for two year ;; floyed pattersin was scary to fight sonnny liston ;; late 1950s / 1962 young sonny liston wouldve fought & knock out floyd patterson & cassiss clay same night

[@zoeyandcley9006]

Love the trash talk RIP GOAT thank you for everything you have done for the world and all the equality you preached.

[@likewiselikeyou104]

The Phantom Punch. Amazing speed.

[@rainstormzee554]

@LikeWiseLikeYou..amazing deception. I do not believe Ali knew the fight was fixed, he was an honest man, but in my opinion it was. It came out years later that Liston was owned by the mob, so the dive makes sense.

[@alexduran1967]

@@rainstormzee554 The fix would only apply if Ali was the underdog. Sonny was the underdog in their rematch, ie he was already expected to lose. His heart obviously wasn't in it, he just decided not to get up.

[@theshepardthewolfandtheshe5304]

I don’t blame Liston for not getting up sooner. Ali would have murdered him.

[@marknorris1381]

Very phantom.

[@rockervolt9177]

8:54 At that time, people didn't realize they were booing a future true Legend of Boxing !

[@hashimkhann._2961]

Yeah this is the fact many people didn't know they think that ali was loved from starting and it is also very tough for many to see a black being so loudmouth and confident at that time it was very tough it requires supreme confidence like the greatest

[@powerpower6959]

If this fight was a fix,it looked certain ali was no part of it.He could have beaten liston in any free and fair fight.

[@theshepardthewolfandtheshe5304]

Clay would have murdered Liston. I don’t blame Liston for not getting up after that counter. You would have went home crying to your mommy.

[@cabura-X]

sonny was hold down by the mafia... they bet ok ali and ali didnt know that

[@robotunes]

13:44 - Someone asks Ali, "Did you hit him?" Ali begins to scowl and says "Hit him?!" The other guy repeats the question again: "Did you hit him?" Ali indignantly shouts, "Did I HIT him?!!! Didn't you see the end?!!" Watch it in slow motion and try to read Ali's lips.

[@jimbojak6354]

Good catch, dude. Clay/Ali was definitely repeating his buddy's words because of raucous crowd. Some of these "it was fixed" people should step into a ring with a well-trained boxer see what it is like to get short right cross square on the left jaw. When they wake up, we could ask them "Still think it was fixed?"

[@Newjerseyblows]

That was such a sweet punch. He does like a fake uppercut turning into an overhand right. He called it the anchor punch. I've never seen someone able to throw the kind of punches Ali did.

[@marknorris1381]

That's actually a very good name for it, the Anchor Punch. Because an anchor dives as quickly as Sonny did.

[@LITTLE1994]

11:51 Ali does the iconic GOAT pose.

[@jimmymolo]

Ali was the greatest but I don’t think Liston got the credit he deserved for being an outstanding boxer

[@iluvatarchem]

OR Ali was a clown that fought Liston past his prime. One or the other

[@melekkazanc5677]

12:38 Ali sevinmeden önce Listonun yanına gidip moral veriyor.. Ne şampiyon ama.

[@17alexandrr47]

11:51 that moment was the legendary photo tooken

[@milowagon]

What a mess! Jersey Joe runs off to see the timekeeper, leaving the two boxers staring at each other. Oh well, they start fighting again then he returns to break up the party. Amateur set up to say the least.

[@knaankos]

sp crazy to think that a huge national sporting event like this could take place in Lewiston, Maine

[@MrBrown-ci1pf]

obviously the mob payed him to take a dive. he could have sold it more by going down on a harder punch then that.

[@nicholasantonicello6903]

The "mob" is the Nation of Islam...

[@christsrevenge8030]

Joseph Brown. Yup the mob payed him to lose again. Very smart! Good effort now go and lay off your crack.

[@abderrahimabderrahim6659]

@@nicholasantonicello6903 WHAT? SHUT UP!!!

[@nicholasantonicello6903]

@@abderrahimabderrahim6659 Ali was used and abused and I blame the Nation for extending his career knowing full well he was sick.

[@abderrahimabderrahim6659]

@@nicholasantonicello6903 Wtf does Islam has to do with his boxing?

[@theseventhsojourner1413]

The first and last time a heavy weight boxer was downed by a whiff of air.

[@020route]

you're not kidding...it was a looping arm punch while ali was starting to move back..couldn't have ko'd a featherweight.

[@sunny37845]

Thanks you for posting ❤️🙏

[@forestgump8357]

It shouldn't have been stopped. They always start counting after they get the other boxer out if the way. If the count had started when it was supposed to, be got up between the count of 8 and 9. Of course he was going to lose and probably within a minute or so, but it shouldn't have been stopped.

[@robertfyfe6185]

Love the old fights better then recent fights :)

[@flashingarrows]

"greatest actors in history" Brando, Pacino, DeNiro, Liston,

[@untouchableMCs]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn_Pi2qLbN6nbNE

[@Carlparishhonda]

I can actually hear that punch. That punch is what The late great martial artist Bruce Lee call the “FLOATING PUNCH “. It causes more eternal damage instead of surface damage. That’s amazing a 1965 boxing video seeing the floating punch. I think back then it was an anchor punch.

[@moeharvard]

Sonny must have made the mob a lot of money with both Ali fights

[@marknorris1381]

You can see why he never got another title shot, even though he went 15 - 1 (14 KO's) after this fight. That's called burning your bridges.

[@jjuice05]

Sonny looked like he had already fought 12 rounds at the opening bell.

[@alexduran1967]

Yeah, the fire was gone. He was just in there for money. Seen that many, many times with boxers.

[@knutjorbenson8585]

He has Muhammad Ali written on his robe, but the TV commentator is still calling him Cassius Clay.

[@ebonyausharae2319]

Knut Jorbenson He changed his name after that fight

[@joegee1000]

Clever strategy to keep himself out of the VN war.....it worked

[@abderrahimabderrahim6659]

@@RobertIsraelKabakoff Wow why don't you just shut up the man discovered the religion and he found peace in it and he changed his name like it or not Accept it

[@abderrahimabderrahim6659]

@@joegee1000 YOU IDIOT!!he didn't want the war because a lot of innocent people will die Do you think if he went to the war he would actually fight lol they told him you would just do exhibitions but he didn't want it and he even gave up the most prestigious title for it

[@joegee1000]

@@abderrahimabderrahim6659 You should write a book there chief, sounds like you somehow have gotten inside of CCs head and know his thoughts and motivations....and I'm an idiot..ha ha ha. I guess he's your hero, and we all need heroes right?

[@lavallee1980]

The attending physician is my great-grandfather Dr Leo Lemieux

[@libertynow4047]

The time keeper called him out? What a joke. Walcott was terrible. Liston got back up and started fighting again.

[@Swaleybaichoo]

Muhamed Ali at the age of 22 had proved his potential look at his flexibility and movement he was the champion of the champions Allah bless him

[@brucegelman5582]

You can tell by Alis reaction that he knew he didnt catch him with anything."Get up" he's screaming.I didnt hit you with anything.

[@youngefaucet2713]

watch the clip in slow motion

[@tubage07]

You're dead wrong. Ali hit Liston flush on the chin with a shot that made Liston's back muscles ripple. Find a better video of the fight. It's plain as day that Ali punched him right on the chin.

[@timn4481]

@@tubage07 lol. U haven't watched much boxing have you? Liston had no signs he was neurologically hurt. He clearly faked his fall while getting up. No doubt a fix.

[@theshepardthewolfandtheshe5304]

I don’t blame Liston for staying down after being rocked by clay’s right counter. Clay was going to beat Liston far worse than the previous fight.

[@roberthockett270]

Fascinating at end to see Cosell, still an understudy then, in the back listening. The Steve Ellis era still underway.

[@HazeAnatomy]

worse officiating ive seen...wtf?

[@DeeJayRoyalT2]

It took Liston 15 sec to get to his feet. Game over.

[@Baz-Ten]

count again! - up before 10secs

[@davidmoser3535]

I have watched boxing since 1962, and this is the only fight I am convinced was fixed. Ali didnt him in the head, he didnt touch Liston. Loved the way Sonny got up, and then laid down again. Pure fix. Walcott was incompetant, and a timekeeper cant count out a fighter.PURE FIX.

[@WISHBONEL7]

Are you saying that liston should have went to Hollywood ?.

[@pennyhobbs7267]

He did 😄

[@AmurTiger-vm5dy]

Yes, this fight was one fakes

[@frankjuarez1367]

On the other hand, Walcott NEVER counts to 10. Liston is up and fighting 12 seconds after falling but Walcott doesn't count him out. Ali never goes to a neutral corner. Rules stated that the count should have been delayed because Ali didn't go to a corner.

[@marknorris1381]

Yes. For anyone that thinks it was legit, I've got the Golden Gate Bridge up for sale as well, at a very reasonable price.

[@joshuahall1581]

And old quote I remember from Liston, "A boxing match is like a cowboy movie. There's got to be good guys and there's got to be bad guys. And that's what people pay for - to see the bad guys get beat.".... That quote should've given you all the information you needed to know about Liston coming into the match.

[@Edwinthomas007]

"I was getting ready to come in there with a pretty right but he was in the way" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aslamtj]

MOHAMMED ALI was the best fighter in the history of boxing.

[@LC___]

Damn i have this knockout literally framed in my house and i never knew how corny this fight was

[@nabeelhakeem3593]

Why corny

[@spaciousgrace3816]

Liston did want any parts. He just collected a check

[@detroitmike9449]

That fight was fixed

[@Teo_live]

@@detroitmike9449 i dont think it was, it looked like a demoralised liston just wanted it over and done with. Why drag out the punishment

[@chrismartinez-zg3hm]

@@Teo_live it definitely was fixed, the mafia blackmailed him bro

[@khashayar1]

Ali had so many knockouts, etc, a genious boxing/fighter, menthally and physically. RIP GOAT.

[@ptonfire1]

Ali didnt know ...Mob made Sonny throw this fight ;the whole Arena is pissed & Sonny was just tired of getting used anyways so they killed him. Rip Both Champs.

[@georgemallory797]

Man, this was fixed. They weren't used to instant replays and slow motion yet in 1965 so they didn't think they'd be scrutinized for all eternity, or else Liston would have done a better, more convincing job of choosing punches and would have stayed seated longer. He was way too spry too soon after being on his back from a supposed knock out. Corrupted and fixed.

[@originalotrex]

I don't think Ali was in on it, but a lot of signs point to Liston taking a dive, including Ali's initial reaction to Liston going down and Liston's excessive flopping on the ground. For an exceptionally tough fighter like Liston, betting on him getting KO'ed in the first round surely paid off huge for some mob characters somewhere. It's already accepted by many (including the FBI) that Clay-Liston 1 was likely to have been fixed as well. Ali seems to have never denied that it was, either, choosing to avoid interviews on the subject.

[@aarondigby5054]

Child plz all that's speculation, why would Liston take a dive in the first fight?

[@markcourtney2205]

Neither fight between the two looked to be real contests in my opinion..seems like the fix was in.

[@MarcDionne-d2x]

I remember in the week leading up to the fight, the training sessions were open to the public. My father took me and my brother to watch Clay jump rope, shadow box, and throw a medicine ball around. I was 6 years old and didn't really know all that was going on, but i can still close my eyes and see it. My father worked security at the Arena. He was at the fight. I was home listening to the radio. It still amazes me that one of the most ironic images in sports was taken that night, in my home town.

[@Dodgers-sw2uk]

I got the first fight confused with the second. He definitely didn’t dive in that one. But this one he definitely did, you see him holding back

[@rja8376]

Ali - forget all the guests - past and future world champions - ALI IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME

[@dimicharitidis3725]

Both fighters are legends! Sonny liston were 35 and Ali 23 on that fight! Sonny were an heroine addict and still managed to fight the greatest of all time and give him hard times! On the 2nd fight you can clearly see that heroine were destroying Sonny so badly that he couldn't last even 1 round! I give them both all the respect they deserve 💯 ✊🏽 Legendds

[@miller566]

Liston was more like 45. His sister said that he was born one year after the great war which would be 1919 to 1920. Other testimonials back that up also.

[@mughalunzhimomizhimo3774]

Ali was 23 and Liston 31 in their first fight.

[@miller566]

@mughalunzhimomizhimo3774 how did you find out that liston was 31???

[@forestgump8357]

This is the Ali that beats everybody. He would have Tyson so frustrated with his almost immaculate quickness, Tyson would go nuts and probably be beaten within 6 rounds. Nobody is beating this Ali.

[@shanmohsin9338]

13:46 someone said: gimme the money *.*

[@sunixminor]

some bet was happening

[@abderrahimabderrahim6659]

@@sunixminor yeah

[@brucec2635]

Phantom punch. Watch it over and over and just can't see it putting you out. Ali the greatest.

[@ShadyMike]

11:45 for "The Punch" no doubt in my mind this fight was fixed...

[@briancollins1579]

+Cryer24597 Ali evaded the entire fight..that was a joke fight

[@ginzod]

+Shady Mike Gaming Of course

[@ShadyMike]

Eat my shorts

[@sidharthawaghade8059]

+Shady Mike Gaming kiss my ass

[@byebyegiomar]

This looks so fixed The way he falls back on the ground, like an actor

[@robmccluskey6906]

@@zenelgashi ... he may well have been. That doesn't, however, mean that Sonny was. You only need one fighter to be in on any scam. Not saying he was or wasn't faking it. Just that if it was a fix, Ali may have been totally unaware. All Sonny had to do was roll over.

[@christsrevenge8030]

byebyegiomar. And what did you cowards gain by losing twice? Enjoy your so called fix you junkie.

[@hodell82]

It wasn't fixed. Ali was fighting for real. Liston was just scared - realized he couldn't beat Ali and was probably going to get knocked out, so he stayed on the canvas. Simple as that.

[@paulcooper5748]

@@zenelgashi Liston got up tho there should of been a 3rd fight between them.

[@jjs7396]

He kept calling him clay,clay,clay 🤦

[@TheMasoud100]

Fight one was Cassius fight 2 with Liston was Ali the media guy was not used to him yet

[@ijustgottasaythis]

It's true, that it was very difficult for white folks to take black folks seriously back in 1960s America. IMO, A black "prize fighter" just DID NOT change his name. It was confusing & rejected for a very long time. But when Ali referred to "Cassius Clay" as his former "slave"name, white folks really got worried that all blacks would try & emulate him. His desire for the freedom to choose even a fuckin' legal name & choice of religion for himself was rejected by all these hippocrates! An appalling time in post slavery America. Elder citizens &"good ol' boys" just despised Ali's bravery &steadfast conviction in something he had every RIGHT to change. He freed himself! Fought his way, and would not be quiet about it. America listened in amazment at his pre-fight predictions(which mostly came true) & waited for ANYBODY to "shut him up"! They would not. He made lots of people rich! He is a positive role model for all enslaved people. It's unfortunate in life that men must struggle to prove they are truly born equal. No matter what the U.S. constitution evidently proclaims. He is rightfully a true legend.

[@forsakenoutcast]

Yes, the same name his own mother gave to him. Disrespected with that Islam filth.

[@itsachopperbaby]

I really don’t understand why the fight was stopped.

[@Alex-qf9tw]

20:59 he knew he would fall early

[@killua99944]

Well yeah, “Moore in 4” and he beat Liston through 6 last time

[@Tiberius_Productions]

I love how Ali was totally booed during this fight… nobody knew he would eventually be considered the GOAT.