| Date | February 10, 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Clay won by TKO in 4rd round (0:26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Banks was a professional boxing match contested on February 10, 1962. [1]
| Date | February 10, 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Clay won by TKO in 4rd round (0:26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Banks was a professional boxing match contested on February 10, 1962. [1]
Clay won the fight through a technical knockout when the referee stopped the fight in the fourth round. The event is remembered for being the first professional boxing match in which Ali was officially knocked down in the ring by his boxing opponent. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [note 1]
Confirmed bouts: [13]
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