. >> an iconic athlete, marsellis clay was cast as a mere mortal before a showdown against heavy waitmpion sunny liston. >> everyone assumed if he got in there with someone with grit and might he would be a blit on the radar. liston was an intimidating boxer. clay was a 7-1 underdog. >> i gave him zero chance. i believe that the 7:1 odds were an underlay. i believe it should have been 50:1. so did the rest of the world. except for him. >> nicknamed the louisville lip, ali was never afraid to voice his opinion about his opponents or skill. he referred to liston as a big ugly bear, wearing a jacket saying bear hunter. >> he drove up in his box, marked mohammed ali. up to surfside where limit -- liston training and saying, "big ugly bear, i'm going to name the bear", this was getting in liston's head. round 1, he charged and the mata door stopped him with a jab. he's half mata door. half kalishnikov. >> clay upset lift on -- liston in a stunning contact. 43 picked liston to win. >> i shocked the world. >> i shocked the world. >> clay's personality was not confined to the ring. after conv