[DOC] [TLE] Sonny Liston - Wikipedia [PAR] Charles L. "Sonny" Liston (unknown  December 30, 1970) was an American 
professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of 
his era, he became world heavyweight champion in ... suspicions of a fix. He was 
still a world-ranked boxer when he died under mysterious circumstances. [DOC] [TLE] Muhammad Ali - Wikipedia [PAR] Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. He is widely 
regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th 
century. From early in his career, Ali was known as an inspiring, controversial, 
and ... At age 22 in 1964, he won the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles from 
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fight. ... and the Clay fight, Liston had fought three times and won each bout with 
first-round... [DOC] [TLE] Sonny Liston vs Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) Boxing Match ... [PAR] Oct 1, 2011 - 43 min - Uploaded by bydand10Boxing. Championship. Sonny Liston vs Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) ... Liston ... [DOC] [TLE] Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston - Feb 25, 1964 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston on Feb 25, 1964. ... 
champion Sonny Liston in a technical knockout to win the world heavyweight 
boxing crown. ... went on to become the first fighter to capture the heavyweight 
title three times. ... During his career, he recorded 50 wins, 39 knockouts and 4 
losses. [DOC] [TLE] Muhammad Ali: all of his 61 fights as a professional | Sport | The ... [PAR] Jun 5, 2016 ... In his first professional fight Clay, aged 18, left Hunsaker, the ... The infamous 
Miami Beach heavyweight Esperti had not fought in six ... The winner predicted 
victory in the fifth but was a round early ... 25 February 1964 v Sonny Liston: TKO-
7 ... He regained the World Boxing Association title, which had been... [DOC] [TLE] Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston | Newsday [PAR] Jun 3, 2016 ... 25, 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida. Ali arrived before heavyweight champion 
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beats Sonny Liston in 1964 by TKO on Feb. ... But Clay would pull off one of the 
biggest upsets in boxing history after ... Army, Ali was once again the 
heavyweight champion of the world. ... No longer did he dance, wrote Furlong. [DOC] [TLE] Fight by fight: Muhammad Ali's legendary career - USA Today [PAR] Jun 4, 2016 ... A fight-by-fight breakdown of the boxing career of the legendary Muhammad Ali. 
... boxing career, he had become the first three-time heavyweight champion. ... 
2016-25-muhammad-ali-sonny-liston .... Moore beat up on DiBiase and won by 
TKO in the third round, ending his 27-year career ... 25, 1964 (20-0). [DOC] [TLE] Muhammad Ali: Cassius Clay's 1964 upset of Sonny Liston | SI.com [PAR] Feb 25, 2014 ... 3:47 | Boxing. Remembering Muhammad Ali, 1942  2016. Boxing ... 
Heavyweight champion Charles "Sonny" Liston, winner of 35 of his ... a fifth-
round TKO of Britain's Henry Cooper, who had floored Clay in ... that somehow 
he would beat Liston and become champion or at least survive and keep boxing. [DOC] [TLE] Muhammad Ali, who riveted the world as 'The Greatest,' dies [PAR] Jun 3, 2016 ... Mostly he thrilled, even after the punches had taken their toll and his voice ... with 
37 knockouts and was the first man to win heavyweight titles three times. .... After 
he

Question: In 1964 he won the first of his 3 world heavyweight boxing titles, defeating Sonny Liston by a TKO
Answer: Muhammad Ali