Back in 1966, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali agreed to defend his title against Cleveland “Big Cat” Williams, possessor of a murderous left hook and one of the hardest punchers in the history of the heavyweight division.
No less an authority on the sweet science than Sports Illustrated warned, “You Watch Out Ali,” in an article previewing the fight.
The trepidation would prove unwarranted. While Williams barely laid a glove on the lightning fast champion, Ali sent his chiseled foe to the canvas four times and stopped him the third round in arguably the apex performance of a brilliant career.