Cassius Clay vs. Jim Robinson was a professional boxing match contested on February 2, 1961.[1][2]
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Date | February 2, 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) on the line | vacant NBA light heavyweight title | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnson defeated Bowdry by 9th round TKO |
Background
editRobinson was a last minute replacement for another fighter who was supposed to fight Clay on the night of the fight.[3][4]
This fight was on the undercard of Harold Johnson vs. Jesse Bowdry for the vacant NBA light heavyweight title, which had been stripped from Archie Moore for failure to defend within six months.[5]
The fights
editClay vs. Robinson
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Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clay won by KO in 1st round (1:34) |
Clay won the fight through a technical knockout when the referee stopped the fight in the first round.[6][7]
Johnson vs. Bowdry
editJohnson, a 3-1 betting favorite, dominated the bout. Scoring knockdowns in the sixth and eighth rounds. Bowdry went down again in the ninth and got to his feet on the count of seven but the referee waved it off.
Aftermath
editSpeaking after the bout Johnson said "I don't feel like the champ yet, when I beat the old man (Archie Moore) I'll get that feeling."[8]
Undercard
editConfirmed bouts:[9]
References
edit- ^ "Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Robinson". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Where have you gone, Mr. Robinson?". boston.com News. 20 December 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Michael Ezra (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. pp. 29–30.
- ^ "Harold Johnson vs. Jesse Bowdry". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 37.
- ^ Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 54.
- ^ "Philly Boxer Cops Light-Heavy Title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Miami Beach. Associated Press. 8 February 1961. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".