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

[Bill Paxtom]

January 1962

.................................................. 1962 Record

*** Floyd Patterson ..................... 0-1-0
#1 .. Sonny Liston ....................... 1-0-0 {1 KO}
#2 .. Eddie Machen ..................... 2-0-1 {1 KO}
#3 .. Zora Folley ......................... 6-1-0 {3 KO's}
#4 .. Alejandro Lavorante ............ 0-3-0
#5 .. Robert Cleroux .................... 7-2-0 {6 KO's}
#6 .. Ingemar Johansson ............. 3-0-0 {3 KO's}
#7 .. Cleveland Williams ............... 3-0-1 {3 KO's}
#8 .. Henry Cooper ...................... 3-0-0 {3 KO's}
#9 .. George Logan ...................... 0-2-0
#10 . Cassius Clay ........................ 6-0-0 {6 KO's}