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Ali vs Liston – I Shook Up the WorldFight Date: February 25, 1964Production Date: 1998Run Time: 44:33February 25, 1964, Cassius Clay vs Sonny Liston Convention Hall Miami Beach, Florida   MIAMI BEACH, Feb. 25 – Incredibly, the loud-mouthed bragging, insulting youngster had been telling the truth all along. Cassius Clay won the world heavyweight title tonight when a bleeding Sonny Liston, his left shoulder injured, was unable to answer the bell for the seventh round.    Immediately after he had been announced as the new heavyweight champion of the world, Clay yelled to newsmen covering the fight: “Eat your words.” Only three of 46 sports writers covering the fight had picked him to win.    A crowd of 8,297, on it’s feet through the early rounds at Convention Hall, sat stunned during the one-minute rest period between the sixth and seventh rounds. Only Clay seemed to know what had happened; he threw up his hands and danced a little jig in the center of the ring….The New York Times – February 26, 1964