Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston the second Ali-Liston fight remains one of the most controversial in boxing history. Midway through the first round, Liston threw a left jab and Ali went over it with a fast right, knocking the former champion down. Liston went down on his back. He rolled over, got to his right knee and then fell on his back again. Many in attendance did not see Ali deliver the punch. The fight quickly descended into chaos. Referee Jersey Joe Walcott, a former World Heavyweight Champion himself, had a hard time getting Ali to go to a neutral corner. Ali initially stood over
Gregory Walcott Jackie Cooper. He was frequently cast in westerns like "Bonanza" (seven times), "Maverick", "Frontier Doctor", "Wagon Train", "The High Chaparral", "26 Men", "Sugarfoot" (with Will Hutchins and cast opposite another guest star, Joi Lansing, in the 1958 episode "Bullet Proof"), "Laramie", "The Rifleman", "The Tall Man", "The Dakotas", and in several episodes of CBS's "Rawhide", through which he began a long collaboration with Clint Eastwood. Walcott had featured roles in Eastwood's films "Joe Kidd" (1972), "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (1974), "The Eiger Sanction" (1975), and "Every Which Way But Loose" (1978). Walcott made a guest appearance on "Perry Mason" as Bill