Comments Thread For: FBI Suspected That Ali's Knockout of Liston Was Fixed

[BrushMyCage]

maidana koncking out money may is rigged!

[MDPopescu]

I thought Liston being controlled by the mob was a well-established fact 30 years ago already? Not exactly breaking news...

Fixed fights always existed and will always exist...
But as long as the "news" was released by Daily Mail... Well...

[travestyny]

I thought this article would be about the "phantom punch" fight. If they are saying that the first Liston fight was fixed, why would Liston put a substance on his gloves to try to blind Ali? And why wouldn't he just take a dive like he appeared to do in the 2nd fight?

[tenPt]

Not the first investigation. Not the last.

[Pacnot]

If Maidana wins against Money May,it is fixed?
FBI needs to investigate that !HA HA HA HA

[TBear]

At the time people couldn't believe Liston could be beat. It was hard to accept.
I don't believe it was questionable personally.

[uncommon]

The myth of Ali... and still going strong in the heads without brains in the brains without thought in the thoughts without reason...

[CubanGuyNYC]

I thought this article would be about the "phantom punch" fight. If they are saying that the first Liston fight was fixed, why would Liston put a substance on his gloves to try to blind Ali? And why wouldn't he just take a dive like he appeared to do in the 2nd fight?

If you think the rematch was rigged, then it should automatically throw su****ion on the first fight. Not to say the first bout was fixed, but it naturally becomes suspect. Everyone that thinks Margarito cheated versus Cotto thinks so because Antonio was caught cheating in his very next fight. Does it prove anything? No. Does it cast doubt? Absolutely.

[Chaos]

If they are saying that the first Liston fight was fixed, why would Liston put a substance on his gloves to try to blind Ali?

Until someone can answer this it's impossible to consider it a fix.

[Godsfly]

sonny liston was a great fighter running with a bad organization............