LEWISTON, Maine — A city in Maine unveiled a statue of Muhammad Ali over the weekend. It captures Ali the night of his "phantom punch" in 1965, when he knocked out Sonny Liston.

LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) - After 10 years of sculpting, the city of Lewiston unveiled a brand-new statue of Muhammad Ali. The sculpture immortalizes the boxing legend’s historic knockout of Sonny ...

Tom Platz, an Auburn developer, and artist Charlie Hewitt worked for 10 years to bring the Muhammad Ali statue to Lewiston, site of a famous Ali-Sonny Liston fight in May 1965.

Lewiston’s Muhammad Ali statue, unveiled recently in front of Bates Mill No. 5, commemorates a famous rematch of two heavyweights, Ali and Sonny Liston, in May 1965. It also symbolizes the ...

World’s largest statue of Muhammad Ali unveiled in Lewiston, Maine. News provided by. EIN Presswire Jun 03, 2025, 8:50 AM ET (L-R) Architect Tom ...

Ali knocked Liston down in 1 minute and 44 seconds into their bout at the Central Maine Youth Center on Birch Street, now The Colisee, with what became known as the phantom punch.

Muhammad Ali statue to reflect a ‘timeless’ pose for anniversary of bout with Sonny Liston in Lewiston. ... Maine?” Hewitt said. “That’s part of the story we’re going to tell.

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