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Cnn s pamela brown is here with more. fascinating. it really is. rumors have swirled for decades. now, new details are emerging that may fuel even more speculation about this fairy tale fight. the fbi reportedly received tips that it may have been fixed. for the first time, we are hearing that the fbi launched a brief investigation into the matter to confirm or deny the rumors. even 50 years after that bell rang, mo ham mid ali s underdog victory against sunny liston still has people mesmerized. his round three pummeling of liston cut open his eye leaving the winner on the sidelines. he bowed out before round 8, the most surprising upset of the century, forever writing ali into the history book. four decade-old fbi documents
Starting to say, test my embryos. i don t want one that has a risk of breast cancer. fertile people sorting out embryos. you are starting down the road of making better babies. i will make a prediction. we argue about abortion. the big issue over the next five to ten years is going to be how far do we go in pursuit of the perfect baby. do i think we are going down that road? yes. does it creep me out? yes. is it possible to draw a clear line and say you can never do any of this? i don t think so. the fda holds its second day of meetings on the topic today. it is sure to be watched by supporters and opponents and the like. the fbi saw this about the first ali/listo fight. reporter: it was one of the
Are surfacing suggesting that ali s win may not have been as big of a surprise as we thought. these showed that the fbi looked into whether the historic fight might have been rigged by ash resnick, a las vegas mobster. the pages sent to j. edgar hoover stated liston and the suspected mob boss reportedly made $1 million on the fight. it presents a shred of doubt on whether or not this was truly a cinderella story and not just any cinderella story but the upset of the century. reporter: among the more than 100 pages, there is no evidence that the then 22-year-old ali knew about the scheme. the bureau ended their probe in june, 1966, citing a lack of information. important to note, at the time, under j. edgar hoover, the fbi