Ali's Knockout Punch: How a Photograph Stunned the Boxing World

Michael Burgan

Aug 2017 · Capstone Press · Narrated by Various Narators

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It’s one of the most famous sports images of all time. Former heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston is sprawled on his back in the boxing rim. Muhammad Ali stands over Liston, holding his right hand as if ready to throw another punch. The reigning world champion had just thrown a short, right-handed punch to the side of Liston’s head. In a flash, Liston had gone down. The photo of the angry Ali standing over the fallen challenger was taken in an instant by photojournalist John Rooney, but the controversy over the 1965 fight lingers to this day.

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grigri

March 5, 2020

SAY THAT TO MY FACE YOU RACISTS BIGGOTS! IM A WHITE WOMAN THAT CAN DELIVER A VERBAL PUNCH GREATER THEN ALI. & LIKE THE GREAT MUHAMMAD ALI. I WILL STAND OVER YOU WITH MY WHITE FISTS CLINCHED AND SCREAM GET UP SUCKER ... SO I & THE REST US WHO HATE WHITE BIGOTS . WILL KEEP YOU DOWN. "GET UP SUCKER" SO I CAN VERBALLY KNOCK YOU OUT OF OUR WORLD & BACK TO HELLISH WORLD YOUR KIND CREATED.& CLOSE THE GATES OF HELL & LET YOU BURN I YOUR OWN MASSIVE HATRED. this in responce to the 2 idiots below me (1 of which misspelled HIS own disorder. It is SOCIOPATH NOT "SOCIAL PATH" -eye roll & lol) I'm obviously a huge fan of Mohammed Ali!

James Barber

October 20, 2019

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