Cassius Clay vs. Lamar Clark

Cassius Clay (soon Muhammad Ali) fought an eight-round boxing match with Lamar Clark in Louisville on April 19, 1961. Clark had entered the ring with a formidable reputation of knocking out 45 of his previous opponents. However, Clay broke Clark's nose in the fight and won the bout through a knockout in the second round following which Clark retired from boxing.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

References

1. "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
2. Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. p. 38.
3. Felix Dennis and Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 58.
4. "Utah boxing great Clark dies at age 72". The Salt Lake Tribune. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
5. "Headed For A Fall". Lewiston Evening Journal. 20 April 1961. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
6. Michael Ezra (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. p. 31.
7. Jose Torres (2009). Sting like a bee: The Muhammad Ali story. TBS The Book Service Ltd. p. 104.