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Does anyone know where Liston trained for his first fight with Cassius Clay?

Any photos or details of the camp set-up?

Its well known that Liston did not bother to train too hard for the first fight with Cassius Clay.
I believe I had read where he did his preliminary training in December 1963 at the Thunderbird in Las Vegas NV,
(the Thunderbird was were Liston did his public workouts anyway and stage show)
then in late January 1964,moved his training camp(public workout) to the Surfside Community Center,(9301 Collins Avenue)just north of Miami Beach FL.
Liston rented a house on Pine Tree Drive Miami Beach while there.

This shows a brief clip of Liston's stage show at the Surfside Civic Center.
(which only cost about a dollar back then to see)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaqrRQ7yEtE

Hank Kaplin had said that he observed Liston eating hot dogs,popcorn and drinking beer at Surfside not too long before the fight.
Joe Polino had said that Ash Resnick had brought with him from Las Vegas,two hookers to keep Liston company before the fight.
Compare that to Liston's(as challenger)training regime for his shot at the heavyweight title against Patterson in September 1962, ,for that fight Liston started his preliminary training May.2.1962 at the Pines Hotel ,South Fallsburg New York in the Catskills,
then in Late August moved his camp to old Aurora Downs racetrack in Illinois.