Cassius Clay vs. Duke Sabedong

Cassius Clay vs. Duke Sabedong
Date	June 26, 1961
Venue	Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tale of the tape
Boxer
Boxer	Cassius Clay
Nickname	"The Louisville Lip"
Hometown	Louisville, Kentucky
Pre-fight record	6–0 (5 KO)
Age	19 years, 5 months
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg)
Style	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.^[1]

Background

Clay along with matchmaker Mel "Red" Greb, gave a local radio interview in hopes of drumming up interest for his Las Vegas debut.^[2]

The fight

The fight went the full distance with Clay winning comfortably on points, despite Sabedong's usage of roughhouse tactics.^{[note 1]}

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.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:^[11]

Notes

^ Sabedong was penalized twice and warned thrice during this fight for using tactics like throwing low blows and hitting after the break.^[3]^[4]

References

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

Preceded by vs. Lamar Clark	Cassius Clay's bouts 26 June 1961	Succeeded by vs. Alonzo Johnson
Preceded by vs. Alejandro Lavorante	Duke Sabedong's bouts 26 June 1961	Succeeded by vs. Freeman Hardin

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[5] Sabedong was penalized twice and warned thrice during this fight for using tactics like throwing low blows and hitting after the break.^[3]^[4]

[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.

[Remnick_119-3] David Remnick (1998). King of the World. Random House. pp. 119.

[Phantom_Punch_58-4] Rob Sneddon (2015). The Phantom Punch. Down East Books. p. 58.

[Hauser-6] Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 38–9. ISBN 0671688928.

[Glory_Years-7] Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 58.

[Remnick-8] David Remnick (1998). King of the World. Random House. pp. 119–20.

[Phantom_Punch-9] Rob Sneddon (2015). The Phantom Punch. Down East Books. pp. 58–9.

[NR-10] "The Branding of Muhammad Ali". New Republic. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.

[Ezra-11] Michael Ezra (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. pp. 32.

[12] "BoxRec - event".

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