Early Boxing Career

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Originally known as Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali began his professional career with his fight against Tunney Hunsaker. Listed below are some notable fights during his early days.

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Tim Positive

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Originally known as Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali began his professional career with his fight against Tunney Hunsaker. Listed below are some notable fights during his early days.

Muhammad Ali: How His Boxing Career Began | Time
The boxing career of Muhammad Ali, who died Friday at the age of 74, began when he was just a 12-year-old whose bike had been stolen
http://time.com/4357595/muhammad-ali-dead-career-beginning/
Joe E. Martin - Wikipedia
Joe Elsby Martin Sr., (February 1, 1916 – September 14, 1996) was an American boxing coach who trained two world heavyweight champions, Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis, as well as several national Golden Gloves champions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_E._Martin
Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper
Clay and Cooper fought before a crowd of 35,000 at Wembley Stadium. Clay, a 4 to 1 favorite, entered the ring wearing a purple-and-gold crown. At the weigh-in, Clay said, "You got a Queen, you need a King. I am King!
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Henry_Cooper_(1st_meeting)
Cassius Clay vs Henry Cooper 18.6.1963 - YouTube
The infamous fight between Henry Cooper and Cassius Clay from 1963. Cassius Clay would be knocked down for only the second time in his career and mystery sti...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hwn2mqNI1I
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Banks
Cassius Clay, the 1960 Olympic light heavyweight gold medalist, entered the fight ranked ninth as a heavyweight by The Ring magazine.
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Sonny_Banks
Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Banks 1962 - YouTube
One of the early fights of the boxing ledgend Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Banks but still shows amazin talent and a good boxing match
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tej_r5OFYwM
Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones
The spindly-legged New Yorker gave Cassius Clay quick notice that he had no intention of falling quickly. Early in the first round, he caught Cassius with a hard right to the jaw that shook the cocky one all over. Clay had just leaned his head back and Jones came through with a right.
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Cassius_Clay_vs._Doug_Jones
Muhammad Ali vs Doug Jones - YouTube
13th of March, 1963.........Madison Square Garden, New York
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEYeLqRie3k
Muhammad Ali vs Tunney Hunsaker
Olympic light heavyweight champion Cassius Clay of Louisville finished his first professional fight streaked in blood -- that of his battered opponent -- Tunney Hunsaker.
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Tunney_Hunsaker

Joe E. Martin
Martin in 1960
Born	Joe Elsby Martin (1916-02-01)February 1, 1916 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	September 14, 1996(1996-09-14) (aged 80) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupations	Boxing coach Police officer
Known for	Training Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis

Police career
Department	Louisville Police Department
Service years	1937–1974
Rank	Sworn in as an officer (1937)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Muhammad Ali: How His Boxing Career Began | Time
The boxing career of Muhammad Ali, who died Friday at the age of 74, began when he was just a 12-year-old whose bike had been stolen
http://time.com/4357595/muhammad-ali-dead-career-beginning/
Joe E. Martin - Wikipedia
Joe Elsby Martin Sr., (February 1, 1916 – September 14, 1996) was an American boxing coach who trained two world heavyweight champions, Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis, as well as several national Golden Gloves champions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_E._Martin
Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper
Clay and Cooper fought before a crowd of 35,000 at Wembley Stadium. Clay, a 4 to 1 favorite, entered the ring wearing a purple-and-gold crown. At the weigh-in, Clay said, "You got a Queen, you need a King. I am King!
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Henry_Cooper_(1st_meeting)
Cassius Clay vs Henry Cooper 18.6.1963 - YouTube
The infamous fight between Henry Cooper and Cassius Clay from 1963. Cassius Clay would be knocked down for only the second time in his career and mystery sti...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hwn2mqNI1I
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Banks
Cassius Clay, the 1960 Olympic light heavyweight gold medalist, entered the fight ranked ninth as a heavyweight by The Ring magazine.
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Sonny_Banks
Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Banks 1962 - YouTube
One of the early fights of the boxing ledgend Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Banks but still shows amazin talent and a good boxing match
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tej_r5OFYwM
Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones
The spindly-legged New Yorker gave Cassius Clay quick notice that he had no intention of falling quickly. Early in the first round, he caught Cassius with a hard right to the jaw that shook the cocky one all over. Clay had just leaned his head back and Jones came through with a right.
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Cassius_Clay_vs._Doug_Jones
Muhammad Ali vs Doug Jones - YouTube
13th of March, 1963.........Madison Square Garden, New York
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEYeLqRie3k
Muhammad Ali vs Tunney Hunsaker
Olympic light heavyweight champion Cassius Clay of Louisville finished his first professional fight streaked in blood -- that of his battered opponent -- Tunney Hunsaker.
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Tunney_Hunsaker

Joe E. Martin
Martin in 1960
Born	Joe Elsby Martin (1916-02-01)February 1, 1916 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	September 14, 1996(1996-09-14) (aged 80) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupations	Boxing coach Police officer
Known for	Training Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis

Police career
Department	Louisville Police Department
Service years	1937–1974
Rank	Sworn in as an officer (1937)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Early Boxing Career

Originally known as Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali began his professional career with his fight against Tunney Hunsaker. Listed below are some notable fights during his early days.

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