Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams | THERE IS NO BIG CATS |

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Date: 1966-11-14
Location: Astrodome, Houston, Texas, USA
Referee: Harry Kessler


On November 29, 1964, Williams was shot in the stomach during an altercation with a Texas highway patrolman. The bullet moved across his intestines and lodged against his right hip. That night, he underwent nearly six hours of surgery that involved removal of a small section of intestine. "I died three times on that operating table," Williams said. He underwent four operations over the next seven months for colon damage and an injured right kidney, which was removed in June 1965. Doctors did not take out the bullet, which had broken his right hip joint and caused partial paralysis of some hip muscles. Williams lost almost 60 pounds off his 220-pound frame, but he regained strength by tossing 80-pound hay bales on his manager's cattle ranch. He returned to the ring in February 1966 and won four consecutive fights before facing Ali.
The fight was shown on closed circuit television at 125 locations in the United States
The fight was seen, either directly or on delayed tape, in 46 foreign countries.
Tickets were priced from $5 to $100.
There were 35,460 fans at the Astrodome, which was the largest crowd ever to see an indoor boxing match at that time.
The gross gate was $461,290.
Ali got 50% of the live gate and 50% of the ancillary rights, including closed circuit TV and radio. Williams got 20% of the live gate and 14% of the ancillary rights. The remainder was divided among the Astrodome and the promoter.
Ali was a 5 to 1 favorite.
The Ali Shuffle was introduced during this fight.
According to CompuBox, Ali landed 62 percent of his power punches (46 of 74), while Williams landed only 10 punches in the whole fight.



Many consider this to be Ali's best performance. Broadcaster Howard Cosell told Ali biographer Thomas Hauser: "The greatest Ali ever was as a fighter was in Houston against Williams. That night, he was the most devastating fighter who ever lived."



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