Cassius Clay vs. Lamar Clark
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| Date | April 19, 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Clay won by KO in 2nd round (1:27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cassius Clay vs. LaMar Clark was a professional boxing match contested on April 19, 1961.[1][2]
Clark entered the ring with a formidable reputation of knocking out 42 of his previous 45 opponents.
The fight
Clay broke Clark's nose in the fight and won the bout through a knockout in the second round.[3]