50th Anniversary of Cassius Clay-Sonny Liston fight reveals balm from Liston's hurt shoulder blinded Clay and that Liston quit, claiming shoulder injury was culprit

Cassius Clay, better known as Muhammad Ali, knocked out Sonny Liston in the sixth round of their heavyweight championship fight 50 years ago. Liston was the original Mike Tyson (of his early days), but Clay's mimicking of a professional wrestler helped him get inside Liston's head.
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