Boxing 1961 0 1961-11-29 1961-11-29 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/97h3be1674572179.jpg Cassius Clay (soon Muhammad Ali) fought a ten-round boxing match with Willi Besmanoff in Louisville on November 29, 1961. Clay won the bout through a technical knockout in the seventh round after the referee stopped the fight with Besmanoff sprawled on his back on the canvas. 1677871