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Ali's Knockout Punch: How a Photograph Stunned the Boxing World

By Michael Burgan

Book information

Publisher
Capstone
Year
2017
ISBN
9780756559960, 9780756555276, 9780756555313, 9780756555436
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
33 MB (34628895 bytes)
Series
Captured History Sports
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-20 11:15:20
History; Juvenile Nonfiction; Photography; Sociolo

Description

It's one of the most famous sports images of all time. Former heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston is sprawled on his back in the boxing rim. Muhammad Ali stands over Liston, holding his right hand as if ready to throw another punch. The reigning world champion had just thrown a short, right-handed punch to the side of Liston's head. In a flash, Liston had gone down. The photo of the angry Ali standing over the fallen challenger was taken in an instant by photojournalist John Rooney, but the controversy over the 1965 fight lingers to this day.

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