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HISTORY: On May 25, 1965 World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali defended his title for the first time against the man he had won it from a little over a year earlier, Sonny Liston, in one of the great upsets in boxing history. This fight was originally slated for Boston, but delayed due to an injury and moved to the unlikely setting of Lewiston, Maine. The fight ended in the first round. Ali landed what many observers coined a phantom punch to put Liston away while a confused referee Jersey Joe Walcoot lost track of the count. Many people insisted the fight was thrown by Liston, long known to have mob ties, but Ali defended the punch that ended it. That controversy lives on to this day.
Offered here is an original, official program for this event. This is white cover variation.
FULL DESCRIPTION: This s an original, official program for this event which pictures both fighters on the cover with Ali's chief strategist Stepin Fetchit. This is white cover variation. 12 pages complete including covers. Not scored or written on. Tight binding. Clean inside and out. Has two scrapes on back cover edge causing surface wear. 8 1/2" x 11." A very nice program.
