On May 25, 1965, Leifer snapped a photo of Muhammad Ali knocking out Sonny Liston in a rematch of a world heavyweight title bout at the Central Maine Youth Center in Lewiston, which today is known ...

Muhammad Ali told Lewiston its most important fight wasn’t his — and it’s still going on | Steve Collins. The city's new statue of Ali honors the boxer who reminded the city of what's really ...

The looming figure of Muhammad Ali arrived in Lewiston once more - this time, permanently. Nearly 60 years to the day since Ali's historic heavyweight title fight against Sonny Liston in the ...

Lewiston's Muhammad Ali statue, unveiled recently in front of Bates Mill No. 5, commemorates a famous rematch of two heavyweights, Ali and Sonny Liston, in May 1965.

LEWISTON, Maine (WGME) -- A statue of Muhammad Ali is officially unveiled in Lewiston. The statue of Ali captures the moment of his "phantom punch" at the Lewiston Colisee in 1965, when he knocked ...

Nearly 60 years after Muhammad Ali delivered his legendary “Phantom Punch” in a fight that unexpectedly put Lewiston on the global sports map, the city is honoring the moment — and the man ...

Ali's iconic knockout. According to records, the fight began around 10:40 p.m.. Near the 1-minute-40-second mark, Sonny Liston threw a slow left jab, and that's when Muhammad Ali, who appeared to ...

LEWISTON — It would begin with a large statue of Muhammad Ali, placed in a newly landscaped park off Main Street alongside the canal. Then, visitors would make their way through the Bates Mill ...