February 25th 1964 - Muhammad Ali took his first step becoming a boxing, and sporting great, by defeating then heavyweight champion Sonny Liston against all odds.Few gave him a chance. Ali, still then named Cassius Clay, was 7/1 with many bookmakers, 22 years old and seven-and-half pounds lighter than his opponent. Ali brooding over a down Liston on the mat is a sight of posterity