Cassius Clay (soon Muhammad Ali) fought an eight-round boxing match with LaMar Clark in Louisville on April 19, 1961. Clark had entered the ring with a formidable reputation of knocking out 45 of his previous opponents. However, Clay broke Clark's nose in the fight and won the bout through a knockout in the second round following which Clark retired from boxing.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Date | April 19, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Clay won by KO in 2nd round (1:27) | |||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 38.
- ^ Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 58.
- ^ "Utah boxing great Clark dies at age 72". The Salt Lake Tribune. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Headed For A Fall". Lewiston Evening Journal. 20 April 1961. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Michael Ezra (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. pp. 31.
- ^ Jose Torres (2009). Sting like a bee: The Muhammad Ali story. TBS The Book Service Ltd. p. 104.
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