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Suspicion: New documents have come to light which reveal that the FBI long suspected that the shock result in Clay v Liston was really a fix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FBI suspected Ali’s legendary 1964 victory over Liston was FIXED, documents reveal.<\/p>\n

Fifty years on from the man then known as Cassius Clay beating Sonny Liston to become heavyweight champion of the world for the first time, new documents have come to light which reveal that the FBI long suspected that the shock result was really a fix.<\/p>\n

The fight between reigning champion Liston and brash young upstart Clay – later renamed Muhammad Ali \u2013 took place on February 25, 1964, in Miami<\/p>\n

Clay, just 22, entered the ring as a 7-1 underdog, but pulled off a shock victory which laid the foundations for his glittering career to follow.<\/p>\n

The memorable match, named the fourth-greatest sports moment of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated, ended when Liston quit after the seventh round and Clay started jumping and waving his hands, yelling \u2018I\u2019m the champ!\u2019<\/p>\n

Now documents released to\u00a0The Washington Times<\/a>\u00a0under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that the FBI suspected the fight may have been fixed by a Las Vegas figure tied to organized crime and to Liston.<\/p>\n

The memos, so sensitive that they were addressed directly to Director J. Edgar Hoover, show the FBI suspected Ash Resnick, a Las Vegas gambler with organized crime connections, of fixing multiple boxing matches, including the first Clay-Liston fight.<\/p>\n

The key new evidence is an FBI memo dated May 24, 1966, that details an interview with a Houston gambler named Barnett Magids, who described to agents his discussions with Resnick before the first Clay-Liston fight.<\/p>\n

Magids told them that Resnick strongly advised him against betting on Liston winning. The reports also reveal that Resnick and Liston both reportedly made over $1million betting against Liston in the fight.<\/p>\n

The documents show no evidence that Ali was in on the scheme or even knew about it, while nothing suggests the bureau ever fully corroborated the suspicions it investigated.<\/p>\n

Both fighters were controversial figures, Liston was an ex-con with ties to the mob ties, while Clay had joined the Black Muslims weeks before the fight and changed his name to Ali shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n

Early in the fight\u00a0Clay was in trouble early, losing his vision at one point, before he came back to convincingly beat Liston.<\/p>\n

The result was such a shock at the time that there was speculation that the outcome might have been manipulated.<\/p>\n

Liston said he quit because of a shoulder injury, while the Miami Beach Boxing Commission doctor reportedly diagnosed a torn tendon in Liston\u2019s left shoulder.<\/p>\n

Florida State Attorney Richard Gerstein conducted a post-fight investigation, which concluded that Liston went into the fight with a bad shoulder.<\/p>\n

He determined there was no evidence that the fight was not ‘completely regular,’ according to The Palm Beach Post.<\/p>\n

Miami Beach Boxing Commission Chairman Morris Klein said commissioners were satisfied that there was ‘no wrongdoing’ and allowed Liston to collect his $370,000 purse.<\/p>\n

A US Senate subcommittee conducted hearings three months later but found no evidence of a fixed fight.<\/p>\n

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Source: Dailymail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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