Cassius Clay vs. George Logan

Cassius Clay vs. George Logan was a professional boxing match contested on April 23, 1962.^[1][2]

Cassius Clay vs. George Logan

Date	April 23, 1962
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Tale of the tape
Boxer Cassius Clay George Logan Nickname "The Louisville Lip" Hometown Louisville, Kentucky Boise, Idaho Purse $7,500 $4,000 Pre-fight record 12–0 (9 KO) 24–7–1 (13 KO) Age 20 years, 3 months 25 years, 8 months Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Weight 196+1⁄2 lb (89 kg) 205 lb (93 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition The Ring No. 10 Ranked Heavyweight 1960 Olympic light heavyweight Gold Medalist
Result
Clay defeated Powell by 4th round TKO

Background

Cassius Clay fought a ten-round boxing match with George Logan in Los Angeles in April 1962. Clay was a 4 to 1 favorite going into the bout.

The fight

Clay won the fight through a technical knockout after the referee stopped the fight in the fourth round. This was Clay's 13th professional victory and before the fight Jack Dempsey predicted he would win the title. Logan sustained a serious eye injury during the bout that eventually led to its stoppage.^[3][4][5]

Aftermath

Logan later claimed his cornermen told him to use low blows against Clay but he refused. Logan was later a truant officer and a police officer in his native state of Idaho.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Undercard

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