Cassius Clay vs. Tony Esperti

Boxing competition
Cassius Clay vs. Tony Esperti
DateJanuary 17, 1961
VenueAuditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Cassius Clay United States Tony Esperti
Nickname Big Tony
Hometown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Pre-fight record 2-0 9-5-2
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg) 197 lb (89 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Result
Clay won by TKO in 3rd round (1:30)

Cassius Clay (soon Muhammad Ali) fought a ten-round boxing match with Tony Esperti in Miami on January 17, 1961. Clay won the bout through a technical knockout when the referee stopped the fight in the third round after Esparti's left eye had been cut by Clay's jabs. Esperti was later convicted of first degree murder for gunning down mafia boss Thomas Altamura, a member of the Gambino crime family.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 38.
  2. ^ Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 37.
  3. ^ "Revisiting Miami's Most Famous Mob Hit". Ocean Drive. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ^ "In Miami, the murder plots rival the movie plots". Miami Herald. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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