Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
On 25.02.1964, at Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida, 22-year-old Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) upset reigning world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston via 7th-round TKO, becoming the youngest boxer at the time to dethrone a champion.
Clay used unmatched footwork, speed, and psychological tactics to frustrate Liston. Despite suffering eye irritation in round four—suspected from an irritating substance on Liston’s gloves—Clay persevered. In round six, he unleashed a series of combinations that left Liston visibly hurt. Liston quit before the seventh round began, citing a shoulder injury.
This full fight, now remastered and colorized in HD, presents every moment of the historic upset that forever changed the sport.
📍 Location: Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
📅 Date: 25.02.1964
🏆 Title at Stake: World Heavyweight Championship
👤 Fighters: Cassius Clay (challenger) vs Sonny Liston (champion)
📝 Result: Clay wins by TKO in Round 7
On this day February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. The dreaded Liston, who had twice demolished former champ Floyd Patterson in one round, was an 8-to-1 favorite. However, Clay predicted victory, boasting that he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” and knock out Liston in the eighth round.
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On 25.02.1964, at Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida, 22-year-old Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) upset reigning world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston via 7th-round TKO, becoming the youngest boxer at the time to dethrone a champion.
Clay used unmatched footwork, speed, and psychological tactics to frustrate Liston. Despite suffering eye irritation in round four—suspected from an irritating substance on Liston’s gloves—Clay persevered. In round six, he unleashed a series of combinations that left Liston visibly hurt. Liston quit before the seventh round began, citing a shoulder injury.
This full fight, now remastered and colorized in HD, presents every moment of the historic upset that forever changed the sport.
📍 Location: Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
📅 Date: 25.02.1964
🏆 Title at Stake: World Heavyweight Championship
👤 Fighters: Cassius Clay (challenger) vs Sonny Liston (champion)
📝 Result: Clay wins by TKO in Round 7
On this day February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. The dreaded Liston, who had twice demolished former champ Floyd Patterson in one round, was an 8-to-1 favorite. However, Clay predicted victory, boasting that he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” and knock out Liston in the eighth round.
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