On this day in 1965, the media accused Muhammad Ali of toying with his opponent. ‘The Greatest’ wasn’t known for being the kind of fighter that would take it easy on opponents once he smelled blood in ...

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Sonny Liston was one of the most dominant world champions in history and began his reign with a win over a man whose career was ended by Muhammad Ali. Outside of a rare loss in his eighth career fight ...

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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. “He boxed, he clowned, he lectured and he performed magic,” Gazette Sports Editor Mike Chapman wrote ...

He was the heavyweight contender who scored more KO's than Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis while scoring more KO's than Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier and Mike Tyson had fights. He was the only ...

Amateur boxing returned to Pittsfield as former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson coached the Huguenot Boxing Club, guiding his team to five victories over the Dewey ...