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🥊On February 25, 1964 WBA/WBC Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston faced a 22-year old Cassius Clay at the Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida. Clay shocked the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Liston. Clay was a 7-1 underdog. Before the 7th Round started, a bleeding Liston remained in his corner, complaining of numbness in his left shoulder down to his forearm. Clay was named the champion by way of TKO. The Ring named the Clay-Liston match "Fight of the Year" and would