Cassius Clay vs. Tunney Hunsaker
DateOctober 29, 1960
VenueFreedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Cassius Clay United States Tunney Hunsaker
Hometown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Fayetteville, West Virginia, U.S.
Pre-fight record 0-0 15-9-1
Weight 192 lb (87 kg) 186 lb (84 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Result
Clay won in 6 rounds by unanimous decision

In his professional debut, 1960 Olympic light heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) fought Tunney Hunsaker in a six-round match on October 29, 1960. Clay won the bout through a unanimous decision on points.

Hunsaker was a part-time boxer who was for many years a respected police officer in Fayetteville, West Virginia. He also helped to train young fighters, and he and Ali were friends for many years afterwards. In a 1980 Sports Illustrated article, Hunsaker said he didn't agree with Ali's refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War, but that he still respected him greatly as a fighter and as a man.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Muhammad Ali vs. Tunney Hunsaker: The first fight of the Greatest". ESPN. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Stephen Brunt (2002). Facing Ali. The Lyons Press. pp. 15–6, 18–22.
  4. ↑ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali:His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 31.
  5. ↑ "The archive: Cassius Clay". Herald Scotland. 28 October 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2016.


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