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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 3380344" data-attributes="member: 1246">Feb. 25, 1964&nbsp;On February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. The dreaded Liston, who had twice demolished former champ Floyd Patterson in one round, was an 8-to-1 favorite. However, Clay predicted victory, boasting that he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” and knock out Liston in the eighth round. The fleet-footed and loquacious youngster needed less time to make good on his claim–Liston, complaining of an injured shoulder, failed to answer the seventh-round bell. A few moments later, a new heavyweight champion was proclaimed.<a href="https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrTcX6sjZJauNkA.OWJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIzb3JzNW85BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANmMjU1NWMwNjI3MWY1MjRkOWIxYzMxMzdjZTM5MjgyZARncG9zAzE4BGl0A2Jpbmc-?.origin=&amp;back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dclay%2Bvs.%2Bliston%2B1964%26fr%3Dymyy-t-999%26h%3D1241%26tt%3DYoung%2BMan%2BRumble%2BMuhammad%2BAli%2BPoster%2BWith%2BQuotes.%2BQuotesGram%26w%3D1600%26imgurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252F4.bp.blogspot.com%252F-I9RB8iAQKIU%252FTwho3Hk2brI%252FAAAAAAAADGo%252FZVR3A4wR7RA%252Fs1600%252F3.jpg%26rurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fquotesgram.com%252Fyoung-man-rumble-muhammad-ali-poster-with-quotes%252F%26turl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fts1.mm.bing.net%252Fth%253Fid%253DOIP.gpbvytg77JwAk_Ie-1WyLAHaFv%2526pid%253D15.1%2526rs%253D1%2526c%253D1%2526qlt%253D95%2526w%253D155%2526h%253D120%26tw%3D155.6%26th%3D120.5%26sigr%3D127caeft6%26sigi%3D12ermek49%26sigt%3D11succ7qm%26sigit%3D130vdkis7%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D18&amp;w=1600&amp;h=1241&amp;imgurl=4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-I9RB8iAQKIU%2FTwho3Hk2brI%2FAAAAAAAADGo%2FZVR3A4wR7RA%2Fs1600%2F3.jpg&amp;rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fquotesgram.com%2Fyoung-man-rumble-muhammad-ali-poster-with-quotes%2F&amp;size=353.5KB&amp;name=Young+Man+Rumble+Muhammad+Ali+Poster+With+Quotes.+QuotesGram&amp;p=clay+vs.+liston+1964&amp;oid=f2555c06271f524d9b1c3137ce39282d&amp;fr2=&amp;fr=ymyy-t-999&amp;tt=Young+Man+Rumble+Muhammad+Ali+Poster+With+Quotes.+QuotesGram&amp;b=0&amp;ni=160&amp;no=18&amp;ts=&amp;tab=organic&amp;sigr=127caeft6&amp;sigb=1ihbc4boq&amp;sigi=12ermek49&amp;sigt=11succ7qm&amp;sign=11succ7qm&amp;.crumb=ePquLHA6Smc&amp;fr=ymyy-t-999" target="_blank"><img src="https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.gpbvytg77JwAk_Ie-1WyLAHaFv&amp;pid=15.1&amp;P=0&amp;w=221&amp;h=172" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 3380344, member: 1246"] Feb. 25, 1964 On February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. The dreaded Liston, who had twice demolished former champ Floyd Patterson in one round, was an 8-to-1 favorite. However, Clay predicted victory, boasting that he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” and knock out Liston in the eighth round. The fleet-footed and loquacious youngster needed less time to make good on his claim–Liston, complaining of an injured shoulder, failed to answer the seventh-round bell. A few moments later, a new heavyweight champion was proclaimed. [URL='https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrTcX6sjZJauNkA.OWJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIzb3JzNW85BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANmMjU1NWMwNjI3MWY1MjRkOWIxYzMxMzdjZTM5MjgyZARncG9zAzE4BGl0A2Jpbmc-?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dclay%2Bvs.%2Bliston%2B1964%26fr%3Dymyy-t-999%26h%3D1241%26tt%3DYoung%2BMan%2BRumble%2BMuhammad%2BAli%2BPoster%2BWith%2BQuotes.%2BQuotesGram%26w%3D1600%26imgurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252F4.bp.blogspot.com%252F-I9RB8iAQKIU%252FTwho3Hk2brI%252FAAAAAAAADGo%252FZVR3A4wR7RA%252Fs1600%252F3.jpg%26rurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fquotesgram.com%252Fyoung-man-rumble-muhammad-ali-poster-with-quotes%252F%26turl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fts1.mm.bing.net%252Fth%253Fid%253DOIP.gpbvytg77JwAk_Ie-1WyLAHaFv%2526pid%253D15.1%2526rs%253D1%2526c%253D1%2526qlt%253D95%2526w%253D155%2526h%253D120%26tw%3D155.6%26th%3D120.5%26sigr%3D127caeft6%26sigi%3D12ermek49%26sigt%3D11succ7qm%26sigit%3D130vdkis7%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D18&w=1600&h=1241&imgurl=4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-I9RB8iAQKIU%2FTwho3Hk2brI%2FAAAAAAAADGo%2FZVR3A4wR7RA%2Fs1600%2F3.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fquotesgram.com%2Fyoung-man-rumble-muhammad-ali-poster-with-quotes%2F&size=353.5KB&name=Young+Man+Rumble+Muhammad+Ali+Poster+With+Quotes.+QuotesGram&p=clay+vs.+liston+1964&oid=f2555c06271f524d9b1c3137ce39282d&fr2=&fr=ymyy-t-999&tt=Young+Man+Rumble+Muhammad+Ali+Poster+With+Quotes.+QuotesGram&b=0&ni=160&no=18&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=127caeft6&sigb=1ihbc4boq&sigi=12ermek49&sigt=11succ7qm&sign=11succ7qm&.crumb=ePquLHA6Smc&fr=ymyy-t-999'][IMG]https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.gpbvytg77JwAk_Ie-1WyLAHaFv&pid=15.1&P=0&w=221&h=172[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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