It wasn't fake. That's what everybody who hated Ali at the time wanted to believe, because he talked so much trash. Not only that but Liston was the equivalent of Mike Tyson before the douglas fight. It was pretty much unthinkable that this loud mouthed, cocky, lil kid could beat a guy who KOed everbody. Liston couldn't be beaten at the time, so people were just looking for an excuse.
BTW, I don;t think Liston was as good as a prime Tyson.
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