Word: clay
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Cassius Clay could not floor, stagger, seriously hurt challenger George Chuvalo in Toronto last night, but the heavyweight champion jabbed his way to a unanimous 15-round decision anyway...
Terrell was willing until Ali, known by his local draft board as Cassius Clay, was re-classified 1-A in February. It dawned on the challenger that Ali, who can't go on to graduate school or join the Peace Corps, was headed for boot camp and the title would be up for grabs...
...Clay will probably try hard for a knockout to convince the skeptics that he has a power punch. Since Chuvalo is unable to back pedal, the fight should be a slugfest until the Canadian falls or Ali tires and decides to punish the challenger with his stinging jabs...
...were the champion, I'd lie down in the first round. That would give boxing the glorious reputation it enjoyed before Cassius Clay fought Sonny Liston, and give the world a champion it can appreciate...
Bullitt, still surveying the clay fragments and wood, saw something that looked round, and, well, complete. He scooped it up and headed for the surface...