Heavyweight boxing title fight...
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November 22, 1965
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 22, 1965
* Cassius Clay - Muhammad Ali - Floyd Patterson
* Heavyweight boxing title fight (pre fight)
This 24 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 16: "Clay Strong Favorite to Win" with subhead and very nice tale of the tape photo-stats image. (see)
Other news of the day throughout. including much NFL reporting. Nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On November 22, 1965, Ali fought Floyd Patterson in his second title defense. Patterson lost by technical knockout at the end of the 12th round. As would later occur with Ernie Terrell, many sportswriters accused Ali of "carrying" Patterson so that he could physically punish him without knocking him out. Ali countered that Patterson, who said his punching prowess was limited when he strained his sacroiliac, was not as easy to down as may have appeared.
* Cassius Clay - Muhammad Ali - Floyd Patterson
* Heavyweight boxing title fight (pre fight)
This 24 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 16: "Clay Strong Favorite to Win" with subhead and very nice tale of the tape photo-stats image. (see)
Other news of the day throughout. including much NFL reporting. Nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On November 22, 1965, Ali fought Floyd Patterson in his second title defense. Patterson lost by technical knockout at the end of the 12th round. As would later occur with Ernie Terrell, many sportswriters accused Ali of "carrying" Patterson so that he could physically punish him without knocking him out. Ali countered that Patterson, who said his punching prowess was limited when he strained his sacroiliac, was not as easy to down as may have appeared.
Category: The 20th Century
