Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson
| Date | July 22, 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Clay won in 10 rounds by unanimous decision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson was a professional boxing match contested on July 22, 1961.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Ahead of the bout Johnson's manager expressed confidence saying "Clay is a little too young to be meeting the top-flight heavies".[3][4][5][6]
The fight
[edit]Cassius Clay won the bout on points with a unanimous decision.[7][3]
Aftermath
[edit]Johnson would later serve as a sparing partner for Henry Cooper ahead of his first match with Clay in 1963.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Undercard
[edit]Confirmed bouts:[15]
Broadcasting
[edit]| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 United States |
ABC[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Muhammad Ali vs. Alonzo Johnson". boxrec.com. BoxRec.
- ^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Fast talk and a slow fight". Sports Illustrated. 31 July 1961. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Clay Meets Alonzo Johnson Toughest Opponent To Date". The Montreal Gazette. 22 July 1961. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Cassius Clay Is Now In Big Time". Lawrence Journal-World. 22 July 1961. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Cassius Clay Meets Johnson In TV Fight". Times Daily. 23 July 1961. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Cassius Clay Scores Ring Upset". Reading Eagle. 23 July 1961. Retrieved 11 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".
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