Fight Name: | Cassius Clay vs. Don Warner |
Fight Date: | February 28, 1962 |
Location: | Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida |
Fighter1: | Cassius Clay |
Nickname1: | "The Louisville Lip" |
Hometown1: | Louisville, Kentucky |
Record1: | 11–0 (8 KO) |
Height1: | 6 ft 3 in |
Weight1: | 195 lb |
Style1: | Orthodox |
Recognition1: | 1960 Olympic light heavyweight Gold Medalist |
Fighter2: | Don Warner |
Hometown2: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Record2: | 12–6–2 (11 KO) |
Height2: | 6 ft 0 in |
Weight2: | 189+1/2 lb |
Style2: | Orthodox |
Result: | Clay defeated Warner by 4th round TKO |
Cassius Clay vs. Don Warner was a professional boxing match contested on February 28, 1962.[1]
Clay fought a ten-round boxing match with Don Warner in Miami Beach.
Clay won the fight through a technical knockout after the referee stopped the fight in the fourth round.[2] [3]
Warner would later serve as a sparring partner for Joe Frazier.[4] [5] [6] [7]
Confirmed bouts:[8]