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

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logan was bıg enough but too slow and ploddıng

[Bill Paxtom]

Cassius Clay vs. George Logan

After Bout Review >

Cassius looked good against his toughest opponent yet. He was just 'too fast' and 'too sharp' for the Boise Brawler - George Logan.

Cassius stated that he was ready for Champion - Floyd Patterson. But that was just 'foolish bravado'.

George Logan complained that he was intentionally 'thumbed in the left-eye' during in-fighting late in Round 2.

George Logan >
"That prick 'thumbed' me in my left-eye in Round 2. I was getting to him, and when I got inside and in close, he jammed his
right-hand into my left-eye and thumbed me."

"My eye was really bothering me at the end of the Round, and I told my Manager {Al Berro} that it hurt real bad."

Al Berro {Manager} >
"George came back to the corner at the end of Round 2 complaining about getting thumbed in the left-eye. I told George
to go back out there in Round 3, and punch that 'dirty prick' in the nuts. I told him to get inside, and drive a right uppercut
into Clay's nuts and to split his balls in half."

"But George didn't want to do it, because he didn't want to win by playing dirty. After he got a bad gash under the right-eye,
I had to throw in the towel. His vision was blurred, and he couldn't see."

"There will be another day to fight Clay. We'll take a few months off, and ask for a return match."

George Logan did not fight again for 10-Months, and returned on February 20, 1963

[Bill Paxtom]

After defeating {#12 Ranked} George Logan

Cassius Clay moved up from #10 to #9 in the May 1962 Ratings.

[Bill Paxtom]

May 1962 Rankings {as of May 1, 1962}

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

Big Fights

* March 30, 1962 ........ Light Heavyweight Champion - Archie Moore {TKO 10} over #4 Alejandro Lavorante

* April 2, 1962 ............ #8 Henry Cooper {TKO 9} over Joe Erskine

* April 3, 1962 ............ #6 Cleveland Williams {TKO 7} over 'unranked' but highly regarded Ernie Terrell

* April 18, 1962 .......... #3 Zora Folley {W Dec 10} over #5 Robert Cleroux

* April 23, 1962 ......... #10 Cassius Clay {TKO 4} over #12 George Logan

* April 23, 1962 .......... #2 Eddie Machen {TKO 6} over Bert Whitehurst

[Bill Paxtom]

May 1962

Upcoming Bouts for Cassius Clay

At first, the LSG Management Team was trying for Boston club-fighter Claude Chapman.

Claude was a tough Boston Brawler with a record of 29-8-0 {13 KO's}. He was the 'perfect'
opponent, as he was old {Age; 33 years, 11 months} and slow. He did pack a decent
wallop, but he was nothing more than a club-fighter.

There was talk of Cassius taking on former Title Challenger - Tom McNeeley, another
New England Heavyweight.

Tom {Age; 25 years, 2 months} had a record of 24-2-0 {18 KO's}, and had a 'name'.
But he was really nothing more than a 'fringe contender', and had nothing more than a
punchers chance against Cassius.

Tom was demolished {LTKO 11} by Floyd Patterson on December 4, 1961 ~ and then was
'upset' {L Dec 10} by Don Prout on January 22, 1962.

Tom defeated {W Dec 10} Don Prout in a rematch on March 16th.

But, the Clay Team felt that Tom was 'too tough' at this time.

[Bill Paxtom]

"Two Undefeated Heavyweights To Go At It"

Cassius Clay to take on New York's Billy 'The Barber' Daniels.

The first bout for 'Young Cassius', where he will meet a competent opponent.

[Bill Paxtom]

The Skinny

Saturday Night ~
May 19, 1962

Cassius Clay
Age......... 20 years, 4 months
Height..... 6' 3"
Reach...... 78"
Weight..... 196 lbs.
Record..... 13-0-0 {10 KO's}
Rank........ #9 Ring Magazine / #7 NBA

Billy Daniels
Age......... 24 years, 8 months
Height..... 6' 4"
Reach...... 80"
Weight.... 189 lbs.
Record.... 16-0-0 {7 KO's}
Rank....... #19 Ring Magazine / #16 NBA

Betting-Favorite ..... Cassius Clay { 5-1 }

A Saturday Night Television Bout at St. Nicholas Arena ~ New York City, New York

Billy 'The Barber' Daniels is a 2-year Professional. He also was a 1960 New York Golden Gloves Champion.
Billy has had all '14' of his bouts here in New York.

Billy is a lanky and awkward boxer, who has a pretty good long looping right-hand.

He is coming off a good win over 'tough' Boston club-fighter Claude Chapman. In that bout {January 29, 1962},
Billy dropped Claude in the 1st Round, but he himself was dropped in Round 4. It was a tough fight, but Billy
rallied to win a 10-Round Decision.

At this time, Billy Daniels {Age; 23 years, 7 months} was 8-0-0 {4 KO's}

*May 13, 1961 ......... TKO 1 ........ Willie Bell ~ 13-4-1 {6 KO's}
Willie 'The Ringer' Bell was a sturdy 24 year-old Heavyweight from Buffalo. Willie had won '10-Straight'.

* May 27, 1961 ........ W Dec 6 .... Wilfredo Allevez ~ 14-2-0 {6 KO's}
Wilfedo 'Candido' Allevez was a highly-regarded 22 year-old prospect from Puerto Rico

* July 27, 1961 ........ TKO 5 ....... Johnny Jenkins ~ 21-4-5 {10 KO's}
Johnny 'Double J' Jenkins was a tough 29 year-old Light Heavyweight club-fighter from Newark, Jersey.

* August 26, 1961 ... W Dec 6 .... Claude Chapman ~ 28-5-0 {13 KO's}
Claude Chapman was a 'tough' 33 year-old club-fighting Heavyweight from Boston. This 6-Round bout ended up as a 'controversial' Decision for Billy Daniels.

* October 21, 1961 .. W Dec 6 ..... John Massey ~ 15-1-2 {14 KO's}
John 'KO Kid' Massey was a 'highly regarded' 22 year-old Knockout Artist from Portland, Oregon.

* November 11, 1961 . W Dec 10 ... Jefferson Davis ~ 11-1-0 {4 KO's}
Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis was a talented 21 year-old 'lanky' 6' 4" boxer from Alabama. Jeff had lost his previous bout {L Dec 10} to talented Tony Alongi only 3 1/2 Weeks earlier.
Jefferson had also fought Cassius Clay 4-Times in the Amateurs, and claimed '1' win.

* December 11, 1961 .. TKO 3 ........ Don Warner ~ 16-5-2 {15 KO's}
Don 'KO' Warner was a 22 year-old 'hard-hitting right-hand' Knockout Artist from Philadelphia.

* January 29, 1962 .... W Dec 10 ... Claude Chapman ~ 29-7-0 {13 KO's}
A rematch with the 33 year-old club-fighting Heavyweight from Boston.

Billy Daniels >
"I haven't fought in 4-Months, and I would have preferred another bout first. So, I'll have to be at my sharpest, because
Clay is very fast and is tough to catch clean."

"I'll take a few Rounds to see what he's got, and then I'll make my move around the 4th Round. I expect a good fight,
and it should be a real close at the end. I think we're evenly matched, and we're both going to get hit."