In Cassius Clay Liston has a potentially threatening contender ... Certainly there are heavyweights around whom Floyd can still beat. Probably he deserves to be rated fourth or fifth instead ...

I personally think the Liston that beat Cleveland Williams beats “Clay”, but the Ali that beat Cleveland Williams beats Liston. Thoughts? Thank you, Sir Curt, Omaha Bread’s response ...

Clay was in training for his bout with Sonny Liston, the reigning world champion, who had underworld ties and a heavy, flooring punch. Veteran sportswriters said the pretty kid wouldn’t last ...

But instead he had dumped them in the training camp of Liston's next victim, Cassius Clay, who John Lennon called "that big mouth who's going to lose." This was February 18, 1964, and the Beatles ...