🥊On October 29, 1960, 18-year-old Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) made his professional boxing debut winning a 6-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. From then until the end of 1963, Clay amassed a record of 19–0 with 15 wins by knockout.🥊 #TheLouisvilleLip #TheGreatest | Davenport Sports Network

A young Cassius Clay shocked the odds-makers by dethroning the world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston, 60 years ago, on #ThisDayInHistory. Would you believe that Clay— who later changed his named to Muhammad Ali- predicted his victory, boasting that he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” and knock out Liston in the eighth round. To read more, visit: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clay-knocks-out-liston | HISTORY

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