Cassius Clay: “English Don’t Understand Me”
June 3, 1963 - Cassius Clay (pictured today clowning with 6-year-old fan Patrick Power), disappointed by reaction to his boasts about...
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- May 27
Clay on Liston: “Nothing but a Tramp”
May 27, 1963 - Heavyweight contender Cassius Clay (seated right) says the trouble with Sonny Liston is that he is too ugly. “He’s nothing...
- Jan 24
Clay Defeats Powell in Three Rounds, As Predicted
Jan. 24, 1963 - Cassius Clay, self-proclaimed “Louisville Lip,” disposed of a former professional football player, Charlie Powell, in...
- Jan 23
Cassius Clay: Powell Must “Go In Three”
Jan. 23, 1963 - “So you people will believe in me, Powell must now go in three.” So reads the latest entry in the verse anthology of...
- Nov 16, 2022
Liston: Clay Won’t Last Eight Seconds
Nov. 16, 1962 - World heavyweight champion Sonny Liston said today he would defend his title “wherever the price is right.” Both Liston...
- Nov 16, 2022
Clay: I’ll KO Liston in 8 Rounds, Maybe 6
Nov. 16, 1962 - Following his devastating four-round victory over Archie Moore at the Los Angeles Sports Arena last night, cocky...
- Nov 15, 2022
As He Predicted, Clay KO’s Moore in Fourth Round
Nov. 15, 1962 - Just as he predicted, brash young Cassius Clay knocked out aging Archie Moore tonight in 1 minute 35 seconds of the...
- Nov 15, 2022
Clay-Moore Fight a Sellout
Nov. 15, 1962 - Cassius Clay takes the biggest step in his brief boxing career tonight when he enters the ring against the experienced...
- Nov 12, 2022
Cassius Clay to Fight Archie Moore Thursday
Nov. 12, 1962 - Twenty-year-old heavyweight Cassius Clay will face Archie Moore— who is anywhere from 42 to 50 depending on who you ask —...
- Aug 9, 2022
Cassius Clay to Fight Archie Moore in Los Angeles Oct. 23
Aug. 9, 1962 - Archie Moore and undefeated Cassius Clay signed today to meet in Los Angeles in a 12-round heavyweight fight on Oct. 23....
- May 23, 2022
Evening Report: May 23, 1962
Headlines: President Kennedy takes on the AMA; in Vietnam, an American general’s son is wounded; Martin Luther King predicts the future;...
- May 19, 2022
(VIDEO) Cassius Clay vs. Billy Daniels at St. Nicholas Arena
May 19, 1962 - Cassius Clay, whose ebullient personality and knockout predictions have brought a refreshing breeze to boxing, scored a...
- Apr 23, 2022
Undefeated Cassius Clay Knocks Out George Logan in Fourth Round
Apr. 23, 1962 - Undefeated Cassius Clay scored a fourth-round knockout over George Logan tonight in the main event on a four-fight boxing...
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