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

[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