[Pre-match interviews with sports writers about Liston-Ali fight] Reel 28

Date1965

Can DescriptionsReel 28: Interviews with sports writers at the Pre-match training at Poland Spring Hotel, Poland Spring, Maine, for Sonny Liston - Muhammad Ali boxing match that was held in Lewiston, Maine (May 1965). Reels 4, 5, 15-18, 27, 28 and 31 all relate to this event.

Viewing Notes[Silent] Crowd at the Sonny Liston Muhammad Ali fight. Ali jumping around the ring in his robe before the fight. Liston and Ali weigh in. [Sound, lots of static] Interview with a man and the Poland Springs Hotel about the upcoming Liston - Ali fight. Exterior shots of the hotel. [Silent] "Fight Ticket Head quarter Clay-Liston" sign in a window. Men line up outside and show their tickets to the camera. [Sound] Interview with a sports writer about the fight, celebrities who will be attending, and moving the fight from Boston to Maine. Interview with a sports writer in the audience at Sonny Liston's training room in Poland Springs about the fight. Interview with another sports writer about the fight and other possible boxing match-ups.