We asked, you answered. here are some of the memories you, the readers, shared with us when we asked for volunteers: “I was present at the Muhammad Ali fight. I did not see the knockout punch. However, on the next day, which was a Sunday, my family went to Holiday Inn in Auburn as we […]
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Ali-Liston: The ‘phantom punch’ turns 50
Everybody gets in line. An adult whispers a short, perhaps confusing message in the first person’s ear. He relays the information to the next person. She follows suit with her neighbor. By the time the tale reaches its ultimate destination, it has been twisted beyond all recognition. Such is the case with Ali-Liston II. All […]
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Ali-Liston 50th: Paul Dube, businessman who got big boost
The Phantom Punch at 50 Interactive guide to our stories, photos, audio and video | Audio: Listen to the radio broadcast from the fight | Video: Can you see the punch? | Interactive timeline of the fighters’ careers | Newspaper coverage & readers’ memories from 1965 In 1965, both the Twin Cities travel agent and the world heavyweight champion were off to a pretty good start […]
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Ali-Liston 50th: George Mattor, ‘go-fer’ in the Liston camp
The Phantom Punch at 50 Interactive guide to our stories, photos, audio and video | Audio: Listen to the radio broadcast from the fight | Video: Can you see the punch? | Interactive timeline of the fighters’ careers | Newspaper coverage & readers’ memories from 1965 On the night of Liston’s heavyweight title rematch against Muhammad Ali at Saint Dominic’s Arena, Mattor sat in the second […]
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Ali-Liston 50th: Barbara Harris, whose father was one of the judges
The Phantom Punch at 50 Interactive guide to our stories, photos, audio and video | Audio: Listen to the radio broadcast from the fight | Video: Can you see the punch? | Interactive timeline of the fighters’ careers | Newspaper coverage & readers’ memories from 1965 DIXFIELD — Watch the grainy video of Muhammad Ali knocking out Sonny Liston a hundred times, and you may never see […]
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Ali-Liston 50th: Paul Marcotte, Journal reporter who broke story
Paul Marcotte spent only seven years in the newspaper business, and that time elapsed long before the dawn of what we know as the 24-hour news cycle. It was still an era when you could break a story at any hour of the day or night, which Marcotte demonstrated by dishing out the scoop on […]
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Ali-Liston 50th: A college student’s close encounters
The Phantom Punch at 50 Interactive guide to our stories, photos, audio and video | Audio: Listen to the radio broadcast from the fight | Video: Can you see the punch? | Interactive timeline of the fighters’ careers | Newspaper coverage & readers’ memories from 1965 LIVERMORE — Thousands of tri-county residents got within shouting distance of Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston during the lead-up to May […]
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Ali-Liston 50th: Couturier plays big role in helping land fight
The Phantom Punch at 50 Interactive guide to our stories, photos, audio and video | Audio: Listen to the radio broadcast from the fight | Video: Can you see the punch? | Interactive timeline of the fighters’ careers | Newspaper coverage & readers’ memories from 1965 According to Couturier’s widow, Monique, that piece might have understated the issue. “He thought it was ridiculous, because he thought […]
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Ali-Liston 50th: Mason’s memories signed, sealed, delivered
The Phantom Punch at 50 Interactive guide to our stories, photos, audio and video | Audio: Listen to the radio broadcast from the fight | Video: Can you see the punch? | Interactive timeline of the fighters’ careers | Newspaper coverage & readers’ memories from 1965 LISBON — The signature is fading, but the memories haven’t. Gina Mason was 5 when her father, car dealer Chauncey Crafts, brought […]
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Ali-Liston 50th: Harvie brothers never had their chance to run
The Phantom Punch at 50 Interactive guide to our stories, photos, audio and video | Audio: Listen to the radio broadcast from the fight | Video: Can you see the punch? | Interactive timeline of the fighters’ careers | Newspaper coverage & readers’ memories from 1965 LEWISTON — Fifty years cause legends to grow beyond recognition, of course, but it’s safe to say Bates College students used […]