In 1964 an underdog Muhammad Ali went against the World Heavyweight Champion, Sonny Liston, and beat him on this day for the title.
Ali won by TKO as Sonny wouldn't come out of the corner to start the 7th round. They had a rematch in 1965 where Ali had a first round knockout.
Ali was called "The Greatest of All Time" and was enshrined as Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated in 1999 - I mean who couldn't like Ali with all his quips and commentary - he even called himself a "big-mouth and a bragger".
Someone else who used their mouth and was famous was George Harrison. He had a few good Beatles hits himself.
He was born today in 1943 (and then passed away in 2001).
Celebrate these days with something sweet, like a chocolate covered nuts. Such an important treat that the US celebrates National Chocolate Covered Nut Day today.
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