Cassius Clay vs. Billy Daniels
Date | May 19, 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clay defeated Daniels by 7th round TKO |
Cassius Clay vs. Billy Daniels was a professional boxing match contested on May 19, 1962.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Cassius Clay fought follow undefeated prospect Billy Daniels in a ten-round boxing match at St. Nicholas Arena in New York City. Clay, who was a 5-1 favourite going into the bout, said in build up "Daniels will fall in five".
The fight
[edit]Clay won the fight through a technical knockout when the referee stopped the fight in the seventh round. The fight featured a series of clinches and calls of "break" from the referee. Clay was ahead on points when the referee stopped the fight after a cut opened above Daniels' left eyebrow. At the time of the stoppage, referee Mark Conn had Clay ahead 5–1, and judges Artie Aidala and Leo Birnbaum had him in front 4–2.[3]
Aftermath
[edit]Nine days after the bout the Arena closed its doors for good.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Undercard
[edit]Confirmed bouts:[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Muhammad Ali vs. Billy Daniels". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Clay Stops Daniels". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 20 May 1962. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Meet Me at St. Nick's", boxing.com
- ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 47–8.
- ^ Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 64.
- ^ "Retired boxer reflects on fighting the 'Greatest of All Time'". The Times-News. 9 July 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Hometown boxer maintained close relationship with Muhammad Ali". Star News Online. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Michael Ezra (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. pp. 37.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".