Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson
Boxing competition
Date | July 22, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||||||||||||||
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Clay won in 10 rounds by unanimous decision |
The Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson ten-round boxing match between Cassius Clay and Alonzo Johnson was held in Louisville, Kentucky on July 22, 1961. Cassius Clay won the bout on points with a unanimous decision.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
References
- ^ "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. 43.
- ^ Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 58.
- ^ "Fast talk and a slow fight". Sports Illustrated. 31 July 1961. Retrieved 7 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. pp. 105–6.
- ^ "Clay Meets Alonzo Johnson Toughest Opponent To Date". The Montreal Gazette. 22 July 1961. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Cassius Clay Is Now In Big Time". Lawrence Journal-World. 22 July 1961. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Cassius Clay Scores Ring Upset". Reading Eagle. 23 July 1961. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Cassius Clay Meets Johnson In TV Fight". Times Daily. 23 July 1961. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Windy City Fight Trainer Blows In For a Homecoming". The Pittsburgh Press. 19 August 1982. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "No One Was Listening; But Cassius Expounded On Anyway". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. 7 June 1963. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Ali's Chicago stories". Chicago Tribune. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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- Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Clay vs. Hunsaker
- Clay vs. Siler
- Clay vs. Esperti
- Clay vs. Robinson
- Clay vs. Fleeman
- Clay vs. Clark
- Clay vs. Sabedong
- Clay vs. Johnson
- Clay vs. Miteff
- Clay vs. Besmanoff
- Clay vs. Banks
- Clay vs. Warner
- Clay vs. Logan
- Clay vs. Daniels
- Clay vs. Lavorante
- Clay vs. Moore
- Clay vs. Powell
- Clay vs. Jones
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- Liston vs. Clay
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- Ali vs. Chuvalo
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- Ali vs. London
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- Ali vs. Norton
- Norton vs. Ali II
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- The Rumble in the Jungle (Foreman vs. Ali)
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associates
- Chuck Bodak (trainer, cutman)
- Angelo Dundee (cornerman)
- Drew Bundini Brown (trainer, cornerman)
- Ferdie Pacheco (personal physician, cornerman)
- Joe E. Martin (first trainer)
- Archie Moore (trainer)
- George Dillman (instructor)
- Jabir Herbert Muhammad (manager)
- Luis Sarria (trainer, cutman, masseur)
- Joe Frazier (opponent, friend)
- Richard Durham (autobiography co-writer)
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