| Date | July 22, 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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]
| Date | July 22, 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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]
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]
Cassius Clay won the bout on points with a unanimous decision. [7] [3]
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]
Confirmed bouts: [15]
| Country | Broadcaster |
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 United States | ABC [5] |
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