Cassius Clay leaped forward, to the center of the ring, and leaned over to all the reporters who had said he was a joke, a clown, a loser, a fraud. He had just made them all liars. He leaned over, and he opened his mouth wide. After six rounds, the favorite, Liston, “sank to his stool, told his corner ‘That’s it,’ and stared straight ahead. ”Liston is not coming out! Liston is not coming out!” Howard Cosell bellowed. There was pandemonium as Clay thrust his hands in the air. ”I am the king of the world!””

2/26/1964: Miami Herald Front, Page 1A. "Sonny's crown turns to Clay"

2/26/1964: Miami Herald Front, Page 3A. "Ballet master with loud mouth dances through butcher shop."

2/26/1964, Miami Herald Sports Section, Page 1D. "Clay fires punch at 'hypocrite' press."

2/26/1964, Miami Herald Sports Section, Page 2D. "Was Clay's victory upset or setup?"

2/26/1964, Miami Herald Sports Section, Page 4D: "Liston thought shoulder broke."

2/25/1964, JOHN PINEDA/Miami Herald Staff -- Muhammad Ali is jubilant after knocking out Sonny Liston in their world heavyweight championship bout at the Miami Beach Convention Hall in 1964.

2/25/1964, John Pineda, Miami Herald Staff -- (Miami Beach) The first fight, Clay/Liston. Camera #2 shows the punch landing clearly on Listons left eye...A point scored for this judges angle..The fact is, judges see the fight differntly from opposite sides of the ring. In close matches this is a factor in controversial decisions. Liston did not answer for the 8th round, and Clay became the heavyweight champ of the world. In this case the judges were off the hook, as boxing entered a new era of great heavyweight bouts---Photos by John Pineda 2/25/64-