Clay‘Wins’ Medical
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) MIAMI BEACH, Feb. 13. A doctor yesterday pronounced Cassius Clay “sharper” than the world heavy-weight champion, Sonny Liston, for their title fight at Miami Beach on February 25. “His physical reactions are sharper than the champion’s, the examine ing physician for the Miami Beach Boxing Commission, Dr. A. Robbins, said. “He shows not the least sign of nervousness.
“1 was surprised at his remarkable physical development. I had examined Liston and found him a remarkable specimen, but he is older than Clay and his reactions are not as sharp.”
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30365, 14 February 1964, Page 6
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