Cassius Clay aka Muhammad Ali v Alonzo Johnson 1961

[@LAPesos]

Alonzo Johnson is my grandfather!!! Very Proud!!!!

[@thespy7795]

I think he's the same Alonzo Johnson that went up against George Foreman in Canada in 1975.

[@carlgilkes8775]

The Spy he wouldn't know as Alonzo isn't his grandfather. Everyone has been saying its his grandfather on this thread as if it's some kinda joke. Alonzo is my Great-uncle.

[@redtukeguy8968]

Alonzo Johnson is my sister.

[@makaveli1122]

@@carlgilkes8775 bruh he is being serious I know him irl

[@barroningram7286]

LAPesos and he was pretty good too,he had never lost until he ran into the greatis of all times and still went the distance

[@martyrockatansky2696]

This was Ali's debut over national television. the strength-sapping heat got to them both. Years later Angelo Dundee remembered: "When he was still a kid, he was fighting Alonzo Johnson. The commissioner insisted he get there at 7:30. The fight was at 10:00. Ali gets there takes off his clothes, starts dancing. Then he starts drawing up on the blackboard. Then, he loosened up. For two and half hours. He burned out all his energy." parts of La Mar Clark's fight and his debut against Tunney Hunsaker exist but this is his earlierst full fight. very thankful for this.

[@TheGreatest1974]

He only won the olympics the year before and this is a ten rounder. Little did the world know what a superstar and legend this young man would turn out to be. 💥🥊

[@davidkj4015]

I bet everyone in their seats couldn’t fathom the fact that they were watching Muhammad Ali

[@pgs2179]

YES, LIKE THE GOAT FOR EXAMPLE

[@ManuelSantos-pk9ry]

​@@davidkj40150b😊😅

[@brendashaffer8315]

Ali greatest of all time

[@Scotty70]

The crowd here are witnessing the beginning of greatness

[@Фатима-ж2ч]

Ali young Lion💪💪❤❤❤❤❤He had fights with strong Ones always..👏👏👏

[@goldbug7127]

I think this Clay guy shows promise. If he drops his arms more and starts dancing, he could be a contender.

[@anthonystewart5215]

don't forget the shuffling of his feet now that could be a crowd pleaser

[@selenapresly1491]

Thats muhammad ali lol

[@Zaid26127]

@@selenapresly1491 they know love 😂

[@bepolazaneo3341]

@@studentofsweetscience6922 you don't know shit about boxing lol

[@bepolazaneo3341]

@@studentofsweetscience6922 take a breath bro 😁😂 as i know first fight for Ali over 200 pounds was vs Moore, and that was his 13,14 or 15 pro fight...ali is greatest cause of all package,outside and inside ring..if we will watch only boxing skills and power top 10 definitely,maybe top 5 but not top one .and yes i love him, considering him GOAT in boxing and his fights are amazing..also i know if fight against foreman went otherway he wouldn't be recognize by many as he is recognized now..fuk football bro lol jk..played football,tennis till my 20, last 12 years i am in boxing and Ali's ability to kick from many angles,his footwork and by me his iron chin( what many don't talk about it ) make him for me Goat as i said..

[@axel151]

Thanks so much for posting this!!

[@numbrenombre1845]

its feels so good to see ali so young

[@scotttyson8661]

Wow Alonzo Johnson is excellent boxer. Just went against the Greatest

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Don Dunfy, the greatest boxing announcer of all times! You notice how he doesn't talk incessantly like today's announcers do? The silence is welcome, just the sounds of the crowd and the fight! And he's by himself! imagine that HBO and SHOWTIME!! We miss you Don Dunfy!

[@shaheer151]

to seattwa : If he is so great why doesn't he mention that Johnson is hitting Clay below the belt and everytime they clinch he gets in a shot to the back of Clay's head.....which is illegal....i also wonder why the referee doesn't stop it

[@cocotimbo]

@@shaheer151 That's true but if you notice, in those years fights referees would always allow fighters hit on the back of the opponents head. Maybe none of the fighters who had retired a decade before were punch drunk and therefore they let rabbit punches go...

[@jackegan4193]

Great fight .

[@scotttyson8661]

Wasn't it Dunphy

[@warrenrosen132]

Dunphy, like,the rest, didn't see the intricate counter strikes Clay landed, often while backing up.

[@paddle_shift]

Don Dunphy was a phenomenal boxing announcer. So glad to hear his voice again!

[@chrispaul7849]

woody allen used him in an early movie, hilarious scene.... this isnt the scene but it is in same movie, BANANAS with Howard Cosell too kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3mkZGSDZ9-aorM

[@richardgreen49]

His son is pretty good too and looks like daddy.

[@ianmacdougall1320]

We look for inspiration in these corrupt times and always Ali will stand tall. God Bless Ali

[@southerneruk]

How can you say he stood tall, his fight against cooper, clay corner had to cheat to keep clay on line for the world tital fight, after cooper gave him a left hook and put his lights out right on the bell, so they slit his gloves to play for time and also used smelling salts to help bring clay round

[@babulah8447]

@@southerneruk You are a reminder of a basic truth in life, "you can't fix stupid."

[@southerneruk]

@@babulah8447 I agree they were stupid, they left a black mark on Ali boxing career that will always be there

[@babulah8447]

@@southerneruk I see reading and comprehension is not your strong suit either. Not surprised.

[@southerneruk]

@@babulah8447 And I see your lack of understanding English, English, is not your strong suit also.

[@eddted2876]

Clay best trainer was Dundee! Clay was born to fight in the ring - it was not about his religion! Clay was gifted with his hands and feet!

[@TJ-kk5zf]

and Richard Feynman was born to do quantum physics...

[@therealemmerson262]

Islam actually says not to fight people just fyi

[@NO-kg8qd]

@@therealemmerson262عدم قتال مسلم له مسلم لكن الكافر تستطيع القتال معه وتستطيع قتال مسلم فقط لدفاع عن نفسك

[@amania9254]

The Champ was and is the Greatest of all times. RIP

[@unclesam1125]

My hero 😊

[@djstoneyice4112]

Alonzo is my wife's Grandfather who is 81 now still in shape with a flat stomach and rides a Harley

[@cassiusuchiha5371]

Dj stoney ice On your other comment you said he's 82 but on this comment turns out he's 81

[@musaaljiti827]

@John Molloy .

[@chanchan-cn8we]

A young healthy aged man.

[@regidon793]

cool story bro

[@Tajrackike]

He is my dads dads brother Melvin Johnson

[@mattkyle7135]

wish the film was a better quality..but.still enjoy it thanks.

[@onlyjoetee]

Matt Kyle quality?this is 1961 bruh no HD we are lucky to have ANY film at all...

[@Keihanii]

He was 7-0 and 192 pounds and was still growing he was 6'2 in this fight. 7 fights in just under a year of boxing, crazy how now it'd be maybe 4-0 in a year

[@billycahill4265]

the best boxer in the world R I P

[@PamelaLovatohart]

El legendario Cassius clay, 60 años de esa pelea, con su estiló peculiar y único con muchas elegancias, futuro campeón mundial, y un extraordinario ser humano y un hombre con gran sensibilidad social con su razas los negros, viva Ali , por siempre, un guerreros y valiente hombre,

[@ajb7615]

Gracias for your wonderful comments about Ali! I grew up watching him and saw most of his fights. It makes me happy to hear people acknowledge his greatness even today! ❤😊

[@stevenyourke7901]

I wonder if those at ringside realized they were watching one of the greatest fighters of all time? He’s still growing : only 192 lbs.. Barely a heavyweight yet.

[@azrinahariffin8887]

Y

[@monsieur2593]

The greatest fighter

[@nawawikobil4795]

​@@azrinahariffin8887 and I no 38:54 he no o in ll❤😊😊

[@StevenBrooks2012]

The spirit of Mohammad Ali is that of above

[@michaelgerardus7032]

VERRY GOOD VIDEO AND CLEAR.THANK YOU.

[@tobysimpson2773]

You know, I reckon this Cassius Clay fella might do alright in the future. Just one man's opinion. (P.S. I don't like calling him clay as it's not his name and Muhammad Ali is the greatest of all time and beyond deserving all the respect in the world)

[@goldbug7127]

Ali has been a guidepost to me since he changed his name. And I'm a white Canadian Protestant. If we don't remember that he was also Cassius Clay, we forget why he changed his name. The System was his greatest contender. But he was greater.

[@zgomer1]

I really miss these old programs of yesteryear when a fight was a fight...

[@km6344]

Ahhhh I remember when TVs had that vertical hold knob!! We came a long way in televisions!

[@nunya1738]

Asrel1990, you should be proud. Whether or not any, none or all of these falls to the mat were indeed knockdowns (Clay/Ali as Floyd Patterson said, only man perhaps or so to fight him as both incarnations, I think, that "Ali rubbed you out. He stood just outside your reach, then he hit you about 14,000 times...he didn't knock you out, he rubbed you out"), your Grandfather went the distance with a very young, 19-20 year old Ali, then still Cassius Clay. Represent your Patriarch! Peace.

[@andrewmartin538]

Johnson looks to have been a very good boxer in his own right.

[@stananantanan4459]

For me these ali, who is the most pretty, beautiful fighter i ever seen!!

[@liberty5069]

Just an observance, but Ali seemed to have his most trouble with smaller, lighter weight boxers, but yet dominated larger punchers throughout his career.

[@geraldfriend256]

Jimmy Young would be an example

[@sanD-xq8nb]

Not much. Muhammad Ali defeated Zora Folley in an easy fight.

[@getredytagetredy]

Reminds me of the old days...adjust the rabbit ears ..tweak the knob , with the pliers... and when all else fails get out the aluminum foil...

[@miftahulhidayah2661]

Allohuma sholi 'ala muhammad... I love muhammad ali...

[@garymorris1856]

I do not like draft dodgers.

[@dme1016]

He was cat-quick at this point. Whenever I see videos of cats throwing combinations, especially those with paws that look like boxing gloves, I'm reminded of Ali.

[@xxcrump3297]

Cassius Clays boxing style and technique is similar to that of Muhammad Ali

[@pallen49]

Can someone adjust the '' rabbit ears '' a bit please?,.lol

[@lunatihisacoolguy.godbless9063]

ponchai allen ja ja ja.

[@redtukeguy8968]

I'm just impressed this survived to get onto the internet.

[@garylobo348]

No Shit. They had better cameras in 1915 in the Jack Johnson era. But they still managed to capture Clay's greatness before his 20th birthday. The speed was incredible.

[@manuelsaucedoavecilla1955]

@@lunatihisacoolguy.godbless9063 o

[@ismajlhoxha2236]

@@lunatihisacoolguy.godbless9063 nnvxdiow590

[@yanair2091]

Good match. I had to whack my laptop screen couple of times, though, to restore the picture.

[@65drummer1]

I was afraid the fight would be over before the pic cleared itself

[@mohammadsarware8453]

Mohammad ali legendary in tha world love U My Muslim brother

[@nevilmarquez6366]

Amazing to watch a young Ali move like a lightweight. I wonder if ill ever see that again. Today's heavyweights to big and methodological.

[@spank2424]

Not in this life time he was faster than a speeding bullet back then!

[@MoveTowardsTheLight]

Believe the future may give us some that come close, but bigs aren’t supposed to move like this. Ali was truly a freak of nature.

[@steavenmisher9988]

Heavyweights back then too.

[@texashistorian7966]

We needed this young Clay to fight Spinks in 1978

[@alicold1119]

Call him Muhammad Ali for the sake of respect please

[@thespy7795]

This is the same Alonzo Johnson that "fought" George Foreman as part of that 5 vs 1 in Toronto, Canada 1975.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

That is crazy...he would have been 40yo!!!

[@iltanghero]

Il grandissimo Ali, non ha mai combattuto contro un vero boxer,infatti questo Alonzo, doveva essere squalificato, per i colpi bassi, e tanti colpi sferrati vigliaccamente alla nuca.Ali è una colonna portante della noble art, solo che ormai non ci sono veri pugili.

[@mantana34]

L'époque l'image de la télé noir et blanc qui bouge dans tout les sens était magnifique.

[@uncjim]

Nice to see these early fights. At the time, because he was fulfilling many of his predictions, I assumed many of them were powder puffs. Not the case at all. Many were tough customers.

[@KaiserBlade]

That is hand speed. Holy shhhh.

[@stuartjohnson9239]

rip from your biggest fan Dylan best boxer ever and always will be

[@abdulrahmansalim9773]

Adjust lower volume rabit ears please to see champ of all the time.🥰🥰🥰

[@stuartjohnson9239]

rip from your biggest fan Dylan best boxer ever

[@thewisetzar5363]

Ali was a 'cruiserweight' back then had that division existed.

[@JeppeSeverin]

Actually, Johnson isn't doing bad here. After all, he's up against the guy who's just about to become "the greatest of all time." He's really standning up to Clay and even manages to shake and tire Clay from around midway through the fight and on - and that's after being knocked down twice! His fwiftness, technique and stamina is impressive. What he might needed to work on, based on his height, would be som upper body/biceps workout to be able to land hard blows like Foreman and Frazier. But he still fights very well. Who knows. If he hadn't had to face an obstacle like Ali, he'd might have become one of the greatest himself.

[@bobbymarsh1]

48-47 don't know what fight he was watching

[@samahmad9836]

i was thinking the same thing, and what about the ref not calling a knockdown all three times smh

[@RonaldLevao]

Don Dunphy's voice comes on and my antennae go up!

[@tomquinn607]

Alonzo Johnson rode his Harley to my house just the other day with the Hell's Angels and physically held my thumps up for this video.

[@staunchx]

Ali/Clay is fighting in his hometown of Louisville, and the Louisville crowd has the audacity to boo him at the end of the bout. Apalling. Granted, this wasnt the most exciting fight - the heat clearly having an effect on both men. But the crowd should have applauded the fact that Ali, just 8 fights into his pro career, was already able to defeat a quality fighter like Alonzo Johnson.

[@onlyjoetee]

He was really really good even at 19...

[@Taharkah]

No Kidding Stainless Steel... 😊

[@victorianomartinez7283]

Ami siempre me a gustado el boxeo, y ahora con más razón, porqué me hace recordar mis viejos tiempo

[@CommKommando]

How are people gonna sit there sweating fanning themselves and boo when the guys fighting start acting tired? lol People have always been ridiculous

[@garyheiden3120]

a reminder of how bad the reception was back in the day. you had to know how to play w your antenna.

[@nikitadavis8286]

True story Alonzo Johnson is my great uncle I didn’t know until I met his brother AARON Johnson (my grandfather) in Chicago for the first time last year my grandfather Aaron is 93 now his house was filled with pictures of Alonzo on the walls

[@mashudahmed4680]

M.Ali has added unique value in boxing

[@helpmenow7]

White shoes ali sure look flashy in 1961

[@cleavisbutkus9373]

Alonzo Johnson is my great uncle. He and my wife go camping, and ride horses.

[@TemperTemper...]

This must be shown on a 1956 Philco with poor vertical hold.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Yes!...My dad had one of those!...11" screen, and the vertical hold always was a threat to give trouble! But in the mid 1950s, that was cool!

[@djstoneyice4112]

Alonzo Johnson is my wifes grandfather at 82 years old today with a six pack and still rides a Harley

[@bobharris77]

+Dj stoney ice Strange, the announcer said he had 20 wins and 7 losses but he finished his career at 22 and 19, with no draws. Did something happen to him?

[@davidthompson8227]

+Robert Harris WATCH MY MATE: GO TO: ALI SHUFFLE BY DEV. He's like you, he loves Ali. Pass it on please, if you like it, or leave a comment. Thanks.

[@carmengarcialavado3227]

David Thompson porno

[@cassiusuchiha5371]

Dj stoney ice Are you lying?

[@syedagil3572]

Cassius Duggal 2

[@herkes2953]

Türk kardeşlerim, sıfırdan Alinin zirveye çıkışını izlemeye, geçmişin atmosferine dönmeye başladım, varmı benim gibi başlayan gelin bir sarılalım :D

[@RadicalCaveman]

48-45 and 48-47? What were those judges smoking?

[@jamesmonroe6]

Good information/ history

[@marcelogularte4349]

Cassius clay, the best.

[@lmivha3275]

Muhhamed Ali, the greatest.

[@goldwolf0606]

What’s my name!!!

[@reverendmississippi]

i was fortunate wnough ri be born in tgid sea

[@curbozerboomer1773]

You wonder if Dunphey saw the future greatness in Ali? The quickness and foot movement is there. His punches seemed to lack the later power that he grew into. Ali weighed 192....a few years later, his best weight was around 212-215. Ali in this fight, did not seem like a guy who would put on 20 lbs, but he did, and used it to his advantage. He literally grew into his greatness.

[@68majortom]

3 Knock Downs and not one Standing Count plus Johnson in that last Rounds was leading with the Head no warning whatsoever idk what that Ref was up to?

[@josephblow5946]

That was a young Alonzo Johnson, before he was involved in the 5 man exhibition match against George Foreman in the 70's.

[@matthewstephens6848]

He's a great man for sure! Great technician too.

[@ramonguerra7167]

Fue y sera el mas grande gracias Muhamad por lo que le entregaste al boxeo Mundial...

[@fayensu]

48 to 47? What fight was he watching?

[@brianjones35]

How do you adjust the tracking on a smartphone like the ol VHS players?😋

[@fryhyh]

He was only 20 years old, looked quite skinny his body hadn’t even finished developing and he was dominating

[@GeraldCheves]

Johnson's strategy was to tie him up and don't get hit with combinations

[@emenem6131]

they actually played this on espn classics with half of the video missing? 😊 I was born in 73 and lived in the country....we didn't get cable tv til 82 I think it was. so I remember channel 10 was the only channel that was clear for the most part but you could bet using rabbit ears that a fight, a big game, or your favorite show would roll with interference soon as you started watching. 😊😊 that's THE ONLY THING I DONT MISS ABOUT THE GOOD OLE DAYS. float like a butterfly.....

[@keithkuhn9365]

ALI IS AWESOME SHOWMAN + GREAT BOXER. KK

[@keithkuhn9365]

HE REALLY WAS . KEITH KUHN

[@danneumann3274]

Alonzo Johnson is My grandson. Im very proud

[@nanaimosteve5952]

Ahhh the days of the vertical hold knob.

[@genericgeorge]

Young Ali - a work in progress

[@alaza61]

Exactly...by 1966 he was unbelievable.

[@onlyjoetee]

wm young he was unbelievable here at 19..

[@alaza61]

onlyjoetee​ Never denied that. I said as a grown ass man....he was unbelievable...almost unstoppable.

[@jasonwyatt881]

wm young allmost Unstoppable he was Unstoppable

[@alaza61]

Jason Wyatt No you want to argue? If we can both agree that he was awesome at that time in his career...let's not have a discussion at all.

[@j.dragon651]

I kept trying to adjust the vertical hold button.

[@sharvilkala192]

People who've seen these fights might understand why Mike Tyson is so popular today. Not because he was better than Ali. There's no way he was. But because he was way more exciting and this would have been a 1st round knockout.

[@mcrosa33]

Tyson is a man from a different error in boxing 🥊 …. If you had been there live for Ali he would be your #1

[@sharvilkala192]

@@mcrosa33 I'm sure. He was a great fighter. The most popular sports athlete of all time.

[@mcrosa33]

@@sharvilkala192 Tyson is a man in his own category though and I am truly fascinated by him !

[@sharvilkala192]

@@mcrosa33 both are legends but Ali's legacy can't be disputed. It'll stand the test of time

[@kalthom]

من الماتشات الجميلة لكلاي❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@LAPesos]

RIP Ali....!!!

[@active.7universal]

Alonzo is my uncle's dad's friends best bud from way back

[@quickerthanlight8735]

Ali was just walking in the park, beating another chump lol

[@dingletun]

That ref really did not want to count those knockdowns 😅

[@doutorkarlos6629]

Ali the best ever.

[@ddilink]

Do judges all sit on the same side of the ring, or are they seated in different quadrants with different perspectives? Anybody know?

[@goldbug7127]

Three judges on different sides. A judge can't, or shouldn't count a punch they don't see. They only count legal punches. Three punches are worth one point. The winner of the round gets ten points. So, if that boxer is four punches ahead, the other gets eight points for that round. Sometimes the ref was a judge, too. Long time ago.

[@houndhouze94radio88]

Ref on that bulls**** 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Clear Knockdown! But they keep goin to Ali's body and the closer you try to get at his body, your getting hit like 4 - 8 punches. Yea you'll slow him down a bit after 4 rounds but all them punches you took in the early fight, you gotta know your getting hit waaay more if the fight goes the distance.

[@ECWnWWF]

I remember this fight, everyone was on their i-phones ; twitter blew up when the decision came in and Floyd Mayweather was still undefeated

[@eduardomartinezlara874]

21sq

[@3D6Space]

I am loving a complete re-watching of old Ali fights after I learned that Ali and James Brown both claimed they got their flamboyant persona from Gorgeous George the wrestler. I never heard of this guy, and I just realize that I need to re-watch some old JB videos too! lol - what a fun piece of trivia! PS - it's not Clay "aka" Ali vs Johnson 1961... it's Clay "LKA" (later known as) Ali vs Johnson 1961, because in 1961, clay was just clay. Get it right the first time, like Clay did when he became Ali and the GG of boxing!!! Note that the name change kicked in at age 22, in 1964, after he took the title.

[@monsieur2593]

Wrong. He is Muhammad Ali. The second he called himself Muhammad Ali, it means that's the name you use when you refer to him. If you call him clay, you refer to him with a name who don't refer to him anymore. So you must call him Muhammad Ali. Nobody in his entourage will call him Clay. If her mother call him Muhammad Ali, you call him like that too. Cassius Clay doesn't refer to him anymore. The name refers to a person, and the person is the same after or before the name change, so you use his name for the same person, which is Muhammad Ali

[@scotttyson8661]

Wow, I didn't know that Carmon Bicillo was ever in Clay's corner. CLAY HAD ONE GREAT TEAMOF BOXING INSTRUCTORS...WOW

[@netarcheruto]

correction , they clearly said angelo dundee had worked in carmen basilio's corner a few times. Never said he was in Muhammed's(clay) corner. U must b related 2mike tyson lol

[@dexterbernard2701]

Being the son of a television repairman by trade, we had an aerial antenna and all of the other gadgets to give us a very clear, uninterrupted picture. This interference is driving me nuts!

[@robotnik77]

This was recorded from TV July 28, 2008. I saw the blurb underneath the video that said "McCann left the game after a collision with Victorino". Googled it. Before HD, I used a disc recording machine called a Go-Video (I loved it, though it was buggy). This uploader probably used something similar. Now I need to find out how to do it with HD TV. Any ideas on how to make disks from a DVR for home use?

[@bengosha4369]

Very good

[@victoriamartinelli2004]

unbelievable that he was a heavyweight at this time. you dont see heavyweights this thin now a days he looks like he could be a middleweight or at best a light heavyweight. but yet he still won.

[@christopherduffy1703]

Right! Light heavy maybe.

[@holbeincrane4130]

Wasn't he a light heavy weight?

[@DavidJsmith-dk5tf]

He won gold at Rome, at Light heavy, ofcourse.

[@michaelcraig9449]

That is one reason he was so much faster and had better endurance and movement. The heavyweights now are all boring and clumsy, not in great shape, just strong but clumsy.

[@arnoldmagqaza7860]

Different diet and supplements today allows that Ali too would of been bigger if he was from this era

[@jimsteele6823]

Those looked like knockdowns to me on all three occasions. When you get hit and your glove hits the canvass, thats a knockdown.

[@nathanmedina2809]

They were in their late teens in this video.

[@warrendoris9669]

Nathan Medina. No dude .Ali was 19. the clincher. was 26 .

[@delpage1]

Ali still hadn't finished filling out yet. They did a good job bringing him up. He's in there with a guy who looks like a light heavy too. Still not quite ready for the big dudes like Liston and Cleveland Williams.