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    Default 1962 ~ Cassius Clay goes from #10 Ranking to #2 ~ "What the F***"

    1962

    Cassius Clay leap frogged from the #10 Ranking to #2.

    It pays to have good friends in high places, as well as having a connected Management Team.

    Let's take a look see.

    January 1962 Ratings

    *** Floyd Patterson
    #1 . Sonny Liston
    #2 . Eddie Machen
    #3 . Zora Folley
    #4 . Alejandro Lavorante
    #5 . Robert Cleroux
    #6 . Ingemar Johansson
    #7 . Cleveland Williams
    #8 . Henry Cooper
    #9 . George Logan
    #10 Cassius Clay

    As of January 1962, Cassius Clay {Age; 20 years, 0 months} had compiled a record of 10-0-0 {7 KO's}.

    The youngster's meteoric rise was a combination of talent, publicity, smart management and loquacious behavior.

    After turning Professional on October 29, 1960 ~ it took Cassius only 14-Months to reach the #10 Heavyweight
    ranking.

    Cassius had his best wins over his last '2' opponents.
    * October 7, 1971 ......... TKO 6 ~ Alex Miteff
    * November 29, 1971 .... TKO 7 ~ Willi Besmanoff

    Before those '2' wins, Cassius had a near disaster against 'light-hitting' Alonzo Johnson. Cassius was lucky to escape
    with a controversial 'Majority' 10-Round Decision over Alonzo on July 27th in a Nationally Televised bout.
    Last edited by Bill Paxtom; 09-30-2014 at 02:57 PM.

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