Date | April 19, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||
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Clay won by KO in 2nd round (1:27) |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||
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Result | |||||||||||||||||||
Clay won by KO in 2nd round (1:27) |
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]