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This is the audio recording of the "Phantom Punch" title fight—the second championship bout between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston—held on May 25, 1965, at St. Dominic’s Hall in Lewiston, Maine. It also includes a follow-up analysis by boxing experts. This rematch is infamous for the controversial "phantom punch" that led to Liston's quick defeat in the first round. Ali knocked Liston down, but the punch was not clearly seen by many observers, leading to speculation about a fix.

This is the audio recording of the second Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson boxing match contested on September 20, 1972, for the NABF championship. It followed Patterson's victory over Oscar Bonavena in February 1972. The fight lasted 7 rounds. After the ringside doctor inspected eye between rounds, referee Arthur Mercante Sr. stopped Patterson from coming out for the eighth round, giving Ali a RTD (retired) victory. This was the final fight of Patterson's career.

In this recording, Johnson discusses his July 4, 1910, "Fight of the Century" victory over former undefeated heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries, in front of 20,000 people, at a ring built just for the occasion in downtown Reno, Nevada....