"A Rueful Dream Come True" (continued)

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Title

"A Rueful Dream Come True" (continued)

Subject

Sonny Liston before fighting Cassius Clay

Description

The picture to the right is of Charles L. “Sonny” Liston, who won the heavyweight championship in 1962 from Floyd Patterson. However, in 1964, he lost his title to Cassius Clay in a fight that rocked the boxing world. Liston dominated, with his extreme punching power and intimidating appearance. The deliberate decision to include a picture of a formidable boxer laughing at his opponent with tears in his eyes, contrasted with the knowledge of the outcome of the fight, further defines Clay’s masculinity and athletic prowess. Clay dared to talk a big game and delivered, proving that he was the king in the ring.

Creator

Toni Cuevas

Source

Sports Illustrated

Publisher

Time Inc.

Date

November 18, 1963

Contributor

Huston Horn

Citation

Toni Cuevas, “"A Rueful Dream Come True" (continued),” Magazines, accessed November 7, 2024, https://goldenorb.middlebury.edu/magazines/items/show/57.

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