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Cassius Clay vs. Duke Sabedong

Date	June 26, 1961
Venue	Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tale of the tape
Boxer Cassius Clay Duke Sabedong Nickname "The Louisville Lip" "Kolo" Hometown Louisville, Kentucky Hilo, Hawaii Pre-fight record 6–0 (5 KO) 15–11–1 (10 KO) Age 19 years, 5 months 30 years, 11 months Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) Weight 194 lb (88 kg) 225 lb (102 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition 1960 Olympic light heavyweight Gold Medallist
Result
Clay won in 10 rounds by unanimous decision

Cassius Clay vs. Duke Sabedong was a professional boxing match contested on June 26, 1961.

Background

Clay along with matchmaker Mel "Red" Greb, gave a local radio interview in hopes of drumming up interest for his Las Vegas debut.

The fight

The fight went the full distance with Clay winning comfortably on points, despite Sabedong's usage of roughhouse tactics.

Aftermath

The fight's special significance rests on Clay's interactions with Gorgeous George during the pre-match promotional activities related to the Clay-Sabedong bout, and also just after the fight. These interactions would shape Clay's behavior and mannerisms, particularly while promoting his future fights, for the rest of his boxing career.

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:

Notes

1. Sabedong was penalized twice and warned thrice during this fight for using tactics like throwing low blows and hitting after the break.

References

1. "Muhammad Ali vs. Duke Sabedong". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
2. "Veteran fight promoter Greb dies". lasvegassun.com. Las Vegas Sun. 31 December 1996. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
3. David Remnick (1998). King of the World. Random House. pp. 119.
4. Rob Sneddon (2015). The Phantom Punch. Down East Books. p. 58.
5. Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 38–9. ISBN 0671688928.
6. Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 58.
7. David Remnick (1998). King of the World. Random House. pp. 119–20.
8. Rob Sneddon (2015). The Phantom Punch. Down East Books. pp. 58–9.
9. "The Branding of Muhammad Ali". New Republic. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
10. Michael Ezra (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. pp. 32.
11. "BoxRec - event".

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Fights	Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics Clay vs. Hunsaker Clay vs. Siler Clay vs. Esperti Clay vs. Robinson Clay vs. Fleeman Clay vs. Clark Clay vs. Sabedong Clay vs. Johnson Clay vs. Miteff Clay vs. Besmanoff Clay vs. Banks Clay vs. Warner Clay vs. Logan Clay vs. Daniels Clay vs. Lavorante Moore vs. Clay Clay vs. Powell Clay vs. Jones Clay vs. Cooper Liston vs. Clay Ali vs. Liston II Ali vs. Patterson Ali vs. Chuvalo Ali vs. Cooper II Ali vs. London Ali vs. Mildenberger Ali vs. Williams Ali vs. Terrell Ali vs. Folley Ali vs. Quarry Ali vs. Bonavena Fight of the Century (Frazier vs. Ali I) Ali vs. Ellis Ali vs. Mathis Ali vs. Blin Ali vs. M. Foster Ali vs. Chuvalo II Ali vs. Quarry II Ali vs. Lewis Ali vs. Patterson II Ali vs. B. Foster Ali vs. Bugner Ali vs. Norton Norton vs. Ali II Ali vs. Lubbers Ali vs. Frazier II The Rumble in the Jungle (Foreman vs. Ali) Ali vs. Wepner Ali vs. Lyle Ali vs. Bugner II Thrilla in Manila (Ali vs. Frazier III) Ali vs. Coopman Ali vs. Young Ali vs. Dunn Ali vs. Norton III Ali vs. Evangelista Ali vs. Shavers Ali vs. Spinks Spinks vs. Ali II Holmes vs. Ali Ali vs. Berbick
Media	Books The Greatest: My Own Story (1975 autobiography) The Fight (1975) Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times (1991 biography) The Tao of Muhammad Ali (1997) King of the World (1998 biography) Facing Ali (2002) Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years (2002 biography) The Soul of a Butterfly (2004 autobiography) Twelve Rounds to Glory (2007 biography) Ali: A Life (2018 biography) Documentaries Whicker's World (1967 episode) a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970) When We Were Kings (1996) The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali (2003) Facing Ali (2009) When Ali Came to Ireland (2012) The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013) I Am Ali (2014) Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century (2019 episode) What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019) Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021) Muhammad Ali (2021 series) Other films and series Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) The Super Fight (1970) The Greatest (1977) I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali (1977 animated series) King of the World (2000 TV film) Ali: An American Hero (2000 TV film) Ali (2001) Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013 TV film) One Night in Miami... (2020) Music and performance I Am the Greatest (1963 album) "Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" (1974 song) The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay (1976 album) "Muhammad Ali" (2001 song) "The World's Greatest" (2002 song) Approaching Ali (2013 opera) One Night in Miami (2013 play) Comics and video games Superman vs. Muhammad Ali (1978 comic book) Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing (1992 video game) Foes of Ali (1995 video game)
Family	Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. (father) Odessa Grady Clay (mother) Rahaman Ali (brother) Khalilah Ali (wife) Laila Ali (daughter) Nico Ali Walsh (grandson)
Team and associates	Chuck Bodak (trainer, cutman) Angelo Dundee (cornerman) Drew Bundini Brown (trainer, cornerman) Ferdie Pacheco (personal physician, cornerman) Joe E. Martin (first trainer) Archie Moore (trainer) George Dillman (instructor) Jabir Herbert Muhammad (manager) Luis Sarria (trainer, cutman, masseur) Joe Frazier (opponent, friend) Richard Durham (autobiography co-writer)
Memorials	Ali Mall Muhammad Ali Boulevard Muhammad Ali Center Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
Related	Clay v. United States Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act Muhammad Ali in China Muhammad Ali in India Religious views of Muhammad Ali Rope-a-dope
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