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Patterson has not fought a good fight since the second bout with Ingemar Johansson. The fast, instinctive combinations that buried the Hammer of Thor are gone. Floyd went into both Liston bouts with a rigid pre-fight strategy -- indicative of a nature that has no place in the ring...

Author: By Philip Ardery, | Title: The Rabbit Will Fall in Two In Tonight's Ring Rendezvous | 11/22/1965 | See Source »

Clay expressed interest in using college facilities for his pre-fight training during a recent visit to Boston for a check-up on his hernia...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clay Seeks College Training Camp, Would Come to Harvard if Allowed | 2/27/1965 | See Source »

...contract for Clay's title-defense fight against Sonny iLston on May 25 contains an unusual clause which requires him to spend the last three weeks of his pre-fight training in Massachusetts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clay Seeks College Training Camp, Would Come to Harvard if Allowed | 2/27/1965 | See Source »

Eighteen thousand eager fans packed Madison Square Garden to see the self-proclaimed "greatest heavyweight of them all" fulfill his pre-fight promise to level Jones in four. They greeted the decision with a storm of boos and cries of "fake...

Author: By Peter R. Kann, | Title: Clay Wins 'mid Derision, No Knockout, a Decision | 3/14/1963 | See Source »

Jones, totally unintimidated by Clay's 16-pound advantage and pre-fight verbal avalanche, took the fight to Cassius. The crowd gave Jones a standing ovation. Associated Press gave him a 5-4-1 victory, but the judges scored the bout 5-4-1 for Clay and referee Joe Loscalzo somhow saw it 8-1-1 Clay...

Author: By Peter R. Kann, | Title: Clay Wins 'mid Derision, No Knockout, a Decision | 3/14/1963 | See Source »

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