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- ↑ "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. 47–8.
- ↑ Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 58.
- ↑ "Unbeaten Clay stops Lavorante in 5th". Los Angeles Times. 21 July 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Clay Is Man of His Word". The Free-Lance Star. 21 July 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Clay Lives Up To Prediction". The Pittsburgh Press. 21 July 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ Michael Ezra (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. p. 38.
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