Cassius Clay vs. Herb Siler
{{short description|1960 boxing match}}
{{Infobox boxing match
| Fight Name = Cassius Clay vs. Herb Siler
| image =
| caption =
| fight date = December 27, 1960
| location = Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
| titles =
| fighter1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Cassius Clay
| nickname1 = "The Louisville Lip"
| hometown1 = Louisville, Kentucky
| purse1 =
| record1 = 1–0 (0 KO)
| age1 = {{age in years and months |January 17, 1942 |December 27, 1960}}
| height1 = 6 ft 3 in
| weight1 = 193 lb
| style1 = Orthodox
| recognition1 = 1960 Olympic light heavyweight Gold Medallist
| fighter2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Herb Siler
| nickname2 = "Gorilla"
| hometown2 = Brundidge, Alabama
| purse2 =
| record2 = 5–1 (2 KO)
| age2 = Unknown
| height2 = 6 ft 0 in
| weight2 = 191 lb
| style2 = Orthodox
| recognition2 =
| result = Clay won by TKO in the 4rd round (1:00)
}}
Cassius Clay vs. Herb Siler was a professional boxing match contested on December 27, 1960.{{cite web |title=Muhammad Ali vs. Herb Siler |url=https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Herb_Siler |website=boxrec.com |publisher=BoxRec |access-date=21 August 2024}}
Background
The fight took place soon after Clay had joined the 5th Street Gym and was as such the first fight where his long time trainer Angelo Dundee was in his corner.{{cite book|title=King of the World|url=https://archive.org/details/kingofworldmuham00remn|url-access=registration|author= David Remnick|publisher=Random House|pages = [https://archive.org/details/kingofworldmuham00remn/page/115 115–6]|year=1998}}{{cite book|title=Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times|url=https://archive.org/details/muhammadalihisli00haus|url-access=registration|author= Thomas Hauser|publisher=Simon & Schuster|pages = [https://archive.org/details/muhammadalihisli00haus/page/36 36]|year=1991}}{{cite book|title=Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years|author= Felix Dennis|author2= Don Atyeo|name-list-style= amp|publisher=miramax books|pages = 54|year=2003}}{{cite news|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/grady-and-the-champ-6366078 |title=Miami New Times|work=Miami New Times |date=19 July 2007|accessdate=7 October 2016}}{{cite book|title=Sting like a bee: The Muhammad Ali story|author= Jose Torres|publisher=TBS The Book Service Ltd.|pages = 103|year=2009}}
It was part of the undercard for Willie Pastrano vs. Jesse Bowdry.{{cite web |title=Willie Pastrano vs. Jesse Bowdry |url=https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Willie_Pastrano_vs._Jesse_Bowdry |website=boxrec.com |publisher=BoxRec |access-date=21 August 2024}}
The fight
Clay won the bout through a technical knockout after the referee stopped the fight in the fourth round.
Undercard
References
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{{s-bef | before=vs. Tunney Hunsaker}}
{{s-ttl | title=Cassius Clay's bouts |years=27 December 1960}}
{{s-aft | after=vs. Tony Esperti}}
{{s-bef | before=vs. Tommy Stru}}
{{s-ttl | title=Herb Siler's bouts |years=27 December 1960}}
{{s-aft | after=vs. Tony Hughes
}}
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{{Muhammad Ali}}
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Category:1960 in sports in Florida
Category:December 1960 sports events in the United States
Category:Boxing matches in Florida
Category:Sports competitions in Miami
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