The Modest Most

Mike Freeman

Miami Herald

Photographer says, 'Cassius Clay hears that he is the New World Heavyweight Champion, after Sonny Liston refused to answer the bell. Naturally, he was modestly receptive to his royal acclaim--screaming 'I told you so--I'm the king!''

Mike Freeman, "The Modest Most," in POYi Archive, Item #5192, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/5192 (accessed November 23, 2024).