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On This Date in Sports May 25, 1965: The Phantom Punch

In collaboration with the Sportsecyclopedia.com In a rematch of their fight from 15 months earlier, Muhammad Ali defends his heavyweight championship with a first-round knockout of Sonny Liston. The fight in Lewiston, Maine, is especially controversial as it appeared Liston took a dive on a phantom 

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On This Date in Sports May 25, 1965: The Phantom Punch

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