Clay vs Liston Fight

05/30/65 • 13 min

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Early Years (1940s, 1950s and 1960s)

How the debacle of the Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston boxing prize fight tarnished one of the elements of American culture - sportsmanship

How the debacle of the Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston boxing prize fight tarnished one of the elements of American culture - sportsmanship

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