Neil Leifer’s iconic image of Muhammad Ali towering triumphant over Sonny Liston pinpoints the moment Ali became a larger-than-life
legend.
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Ali vs. Liston: Behind Neil Leifer’s Photograph | 100 Photos | TIME
it was a fixed fight so the picture definitely loses some of its luster when you realize that…
Africans shud go back to there ancient true religion.. Christianity Islam just consider them as slave's.. It's a fact !!
What do people mean when they say this fight was fixed?
R.I.P Ali
I got teary eyed when I see the colored picture. 😢
The moment that John Rooney and Neil Leifer captured lasted for a split second. The fact that they both took photos that are near images of each other is amazing, and says a lot about their talents as photographers.
a black muslim group, yikes… following that racist Mr.X no doubt.
Ksi vs Ali 😂😂
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One of your best series TIME, one of your best!
These are amazing. Please don't stop making them
I’m just binge watching all these photograph videos. They’re so good
all this ceremonious bullshit over a fixed fight, Ali isnt yelling because hes victorious hes yelling cuz Liston was being so obvious with his dive
"Athletes were supposed to be modest"…..please don't tell me he started the arrogant athlete trend, because I respect him and I hate arrogant athletes intensely.
Perfect picture
Plz do more of these…but Skip the Draft Dodger…
Iconic image of a man that threw the fight
Larry merchant can be seen in between his legs, with his mouth open in shock
GOAT
please, please do more of these.
Liston was in his 40s I believe, but Ali was to athletic for him anyways. Why isn't there a picture of the knockdown punch from a different angle?