On Nov. 5, 1963, Liston finally signed to defend his title against the upstart Clay. At the press gathering to announce the bout, the challenger, his slice of pie (figuratively and literally) finally in hand, kept a wary eye on the champion as Mrs. Liston appeared to be awaiting some new development in the horseplay that highlighted wild press conference.
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