i believe that they were not and here is why- first, the second fight, if one looks at the video, it is clear that Ali connected with a punch on the temple, which is the best place to land a knockout punch. It is clear that Listons head snapped back pretty violently, second, Ali refusing to go to a corner meant that the ref had to figure out how long liston had been down because he could not start the count. during this tim, liston got up and ali resumed the fight until the ref stepped in and calle the KO, would they have done this if the fights were fixed? Now the first fight, i don't see any logical reason one could call this a fix, especially after what Ali went on to do in the rest of his career. Liston had a cut and was disheartened and quit. good sources also indicate that Liston intentionally tried to blind Ali by puting somthing on his glove. This worked, but Ali fought through it and won. Would liston have tried to do this if the fight were fixed?
2007-03-23
14:46:20
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