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But the four men are Sam Cooke, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown, and most of all Malcolm X the town is actually the Magic City and the specific evening is February 25, 1964, when heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston crossed gloves with Clay and lost his title in an upset.
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