Sonny Liston had knocked Floyd Patterson out in the first round twice. Cassius Clay was 22 years old, 19-0, and most of the boxing press thought he was about to get hurt. Of the 46 sportswriters at ...
He finished 56-8-1 with 46 knockouts and entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. Then the card closed its own loop. In 1972, Foster moved up and challenged Muhammad Ali. Ali stopped him ...