Mar 1Cassius Clay Visits HarlemMar. 1, 1964 - Cassius Marcellus Clay, heavyweight champion of the world, paid a surprise visit to Harlem this afternoon. After...
Dec 25, 2023Sonny Liston’s Merry ChristmasDec. 25, 1963 - Heavyweight champion Sonny Liston celebrated what he called “the nicest Christmas I ever had” today at his Denver home....
Dec 22, 2023Boxing To Disappear from Television Screens in 1964Dec. 22, 1963 - Boxing, the sport that played a major role in popularizing television 16 years ago, will disappear from the national...
Dec 21, 2023Hurricane Carter KO’s Emile Griffith in Non-Title FightDec. 21, 1963 - Rubin (Hurricane) Carter twice smashed welterweight champion Emile Griffith to the canvas last night and scored a...