Cassius Clay vs. George Logan
Date | April 23, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clay defeated Powell by 4th round TKO |
Cassius Clay vs. George Logan was a professional boxing match contested on April 23, 1962.[1][2]
Background
Cassius Clay fought a ten-round boxing match with George Logan in Los Angeles in April 1962. Clay was a 4 to 1 favorite going into the bout.
The fight
Clay won the fight through a technical knockout after the referee stopped the fight in the fourth round. This was Clay's 13th professional victory and before the fight Jack Dempsey predicted he would win the title. Logan sustained a serious eye injury during the bout that eventually led to its stoppage.[3][4][5]
Aftermath
Logan later claimed his cornermen told him to use low blows against Clay but he refused. Logan was later a truant officer and a police officer in his native state of Idaho.[6][7][8][9][10]
Undercard
Confirmed bouts:[11]
References
- ^ "Muhammad Ali vs. George Logan". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Clay stops Logan in 4th". Schenectady Gazette. 24 April 1962. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Clay, Machen, Dupas Score Big Victories". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 24 April 1962. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Cassius Clay Knocks Out George Logan". The News-Dispatch. United Press International. 24 April 1962. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Hauser, Thomas (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 46–7.
- ^ Dennis, Felix & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 64.
- ^ "Boise native George Logan recalls his bout against 'great fighter' Ali". Idaho Statesman. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Clay Proved to L.A. He Was on the Way". Los Angeles Times. 23 April 1999. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Ezra, Michael (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. pp. 36–7.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by | Cassius Clay's bouts 23 April 1962 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by vs. Bob Cleroux | George Logan's bouts 23 April 1962 | Succeeded by vs. Billy Fields |
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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)
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