Muhammad Ali Again
Late in 1963, Clay had emerged as the leading contender for Sonny Liston’s championship. Clay declared to Liston that “someone is going to die at ringside tonight” as he transformed the pre-fight weigh-in into a spectacle. More than double Clay’s typical heart rate of 54, his pulse rate was recorded at 120. Many spectators believed Clay was acting out of fear, and other analysts questioned if he would actually show up for the fight. Clay became the youngest boxer to dethrone a heavyweight champion by winning this fight at the age of 22.
Muhammad Ali Again
Marie Antoinette
The final monarch of France and one of the more well-known guillotine victims during the French Revolution was Antoinette. During a period of severe economic distress for her nation, Antoinette was infamous for her excess. Date: 1769. Joseph Ducreux was the artist for this picture.
Marie Antoinette
