The Fight That Should Never Have Been Allowed: Holmes – Ali

The Fight That Should Never Have Been Allowed: Holmes - Ali

Though the month of October saw the great Muhammad Ali do many great things – Ali turned pro in October, he began his epic ring return after being banished due to his refusal to serve in Vietnam in October, Ali gave us THE greatest heavyweight fight of all-time in October, and of course, Ali regained the crown by beating the “invincible” George Foreman in the month of October – the tenth month of the year also saw a faded (as in badly, severely damaged as well as faded) Ali try and do the impossible.

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On This Day: Cassius Clay Defeats Doug Jones

On This Day: Cassius Clay Defeats Doug Jones

Even before he was Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay was big news. And he was a big mouth. Fond of making startlingly accurate predictions in which he would call the round ” in which the clown would go down,” the 20-something who had captured Olympic gold in 1960, this as a light-heavyweight, had generated massive fan attention.

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