Cassius Clay vs. Billy Daniels

Cassius Clay vs. Billy Daniels was a professional boxing match contested on May 19, 1962.^[1][2]

Cassius Clay vs. Billy Daniels

Date	May 19, 1962
Venue	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York
Tale of the tape
Boxer Cassius Clay Billy Daniels Nickname "The Louisville Lip" "The Barber" Hometown Louisville, Kentucky New York City, New York Pre-fight record 13–0 (10 KO) 16–0 (6 KO) Age 20 years, 4 months 24 years, 8 months Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) Weight 196 lb (89 kg) 189 lb (86 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition NBA No. 7 Ranked Heavyweight The Ring No. 9 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Clay defeated Daniels by 7th round TKO

Background

Cassius Clay fought fellow undefeated prospect Billy Daniels in a ten-round boxing match at St. Nicholas Arena in New York City. Clay, who was a 5-1 favourite going into the bout, said in build up "Daniels will fall in five".

The fight

Clay won the fight through a technical knockout when the referee stopped the fight in the seventh round. The fight featured a series of clinches and calls of "break" from the referee. Clay was ahead on points when the referee stopped the fight after a cut opened above Daniels' left eyebrow. At the time of the stoppage, referee Mark Conn had Clay ahead 5–1, and judges Artie Aidala and Leo Birnbaum had him in front 4–2.^[3]

Aftermath

Nine days after the bout the Arena closed its doors for good.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Undercard

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