Ali, This Day in Boxing The “Greatest” Muhammad Ali Beats Sonny Liston and Wins Crown This Day February 25, 1964 SteveFebruary 25, 2020, 8:57 pmJune 28, 2020 311 Facebook Twitter The “Greatest” Muhammad Ali Beats Sonny Liston and Wins Crown This Day February 25, 1964 Sonny Liston 218 lbs Muhammad Ali 210½ lbs RTD at 3:00 round 6 Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida Referee: Barney Felix 57-57 World Heavyweight Title Previous ArticleMike Tyson Scores Big KO vs Frank Bruno This Day February 25, 1989 Heavyweight TitleNext ArticleJack Dempsey Promoter - Jack Sharkey vs KO Artist Young Stribling This Day February 27, 1929