Ali wore the robe, which is made of white terry cloth and has “Muhammad Ali” stitched in red on the back, before his eagerly anticipated rematch with Liston on May 25, 1965, at the Central ...

FILE - Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston, shouting and gesturing shortly after dropping Liston with a short hard right to the jaw on May 25, 1965, in ...

The gloves worn by Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston in their 1965 heavyweight rematch in Lewiston, Maine, are going on the auction block, just months before the fight's 50th anniversary.

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Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali does a bit of dancing in the foreground as challenger Sonny Liston is weighed in the background at Lewiston, Maine, arena, May 25, 1965. (AP Photo) ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: On May 25, 1965, Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston in the first round of a heavyweight bout that produced one of the strangest finishes in boxing history as well as one of sports ...

1965 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston a minute into the first round in the controversial rematch for Ali’s heavyweight title. Listed as the fastest knockout in a heavyweight title bout ...

Muhammad Ali statue to reflect a ‘timeless’ pose for anniversary of bout with Sonny Liston in Lewiston The statue is well on its way toward being unveiled May 25 to mark the 60th anniversary ...

LEWISTON, Maine — A new statue honoring boxing legend Muhammad Ali was unveiled Saturday on Main Street in Lewiston, nearly 60 years after his legendary "Phantom Punch" knocked out Sonny Liston ...

The Robe Muhammad Ali Wore Before His Second Sonny Liston Fight Could Sell for $500,000 The rematch, which ended in a first-round knockout, was the first the boxer fought as Muhammad Ali.