Word: clays
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Cassius Clay has himself confused with the guy who really is the greatest -Jim Brown...
Curtis has also made a substantial recovery from the internal revolt that shook it last year. When Editor in Chief Clay Blair Jr., whose policy of "sophisticated muckraking" involved the Post in costly libel suits, tried to oust President Matthew Culligan, Curtis dumped them both. But not before the entire organization had suffered. The Culligan-Blair regime was a textbook example of mismanagement. Now that Blair is gone and Culligan has been replaced by John Clifford, a one-time NBC vice president, the editorial operation appears to be calming down. "For years we've heard nothing but the snap...
...start of round six a lump appeared under Patterson's left eye. Towards the middle of the round, Clay landed a series of combinations to Patterson's jaw and then retreated as Floyd wobbled, sagged, and then slumped to one knee for a mandatory eight count...
...helped to his stool. He was suffering from a cramp in his back which was to prevent him from standing up straight for the remainder of the fight. He dragged himself around the ring, vainly attempting to counter the light, but rapid fire of the champion. Clay seemed to be carrying Floyd, hitting him at will, humiliating...
...capacity crowd, which booed Clay roundly, objected to referee's decision to stop the action. But Clay, once again, had done just what he had said he would do: he had given the Gallant Rabbit a "good whupping...