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AchievementMay 25, 1965· sport

Muhammad Ali Knocks Out Sonny Liston in Phantom Punch Rematch

Ali floored Liston with a short right hand in the first round of their Lewiston, Maine rematch. The disputed 'phantom punch' — many in the crowd did not see it land — knocked Liston down for the count, though controversy over a fixed fight swirled for decades.