Cassius Clay vs. Herb Siler was a professional boxing match contested on December 27, 1960.[1]
| Date | December 27, 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clay won by TKO in the 4rd round (1:00) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editThe fight took place soon after Clay had joined the 5th Street Gym and was as such the first fight where his long time trainer Angelo Dundee was in his corner.[2][3][4][5][6]
It was part of the undercard for Willie Pastrano vs. Jesse Bowdry.[7]
The fight
editClay won the bout through a technical knockout after the referee stopped the fight in the fourth round.
Undercard
editConfirmed bouts:[8]
References
edit- ^ "Muhammad Ali vs. Herb Siler". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ David Remnick (1998). King of the World. Random House. pp. 115–6.
- ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 36.
- ^ Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 54.
- ^ "Miami New Times". Miami New Times. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ Jose Torres (2009). Sting like a bee: The Muhammad Ali story. TBS The Book Service Ltd. p. 103.
- ^ "Willie Pastrano vs. Jesse Bowdry". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".
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