Cassius Clay vs. Don Warner

Cassius Clay (soon Muhammad Ali) fought a ten-round boxing match with Don Warner in Miami on February 28, 1962. Clay won the fight through a technical knockout after the referee stopped the fight in the fourth round.Warner would later serve as a sparring partner for Joe Frazier.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. p. 38.
  2. Felix Dennis and Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 46.
  3. "Cassius Clay KO's Warner". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 1 March 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. "In This Corner … The Official Heavyweight Champ". The New York Times. 15 November 1970. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. "Cassius Clay Stops Warner in 4 Rounds". Star-News. 1 March 1962. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. Michael Ezra (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. p. 35.


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