Cassius Clay vs Billy Daniels - May 19, 1962 - Round 1, 5 & 7

Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) vs Billy Daniels
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Cassius Clay fights highy regarded, undefeated fighter, Billy Daniels.
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Their records at the time:
Cassius Clay: 13-0
Billy Daniels: 16-0

[@sinbadelbedour6122]

It is always a pleasure to see Ali fights Very elegant and graceful moves...like an artist finishing a beautiful drawing on a canvas

[@jadezee6316]

Ali was a beautiful sight to behold...in these early years of his career...

[@garrison6863]

If he had not had the dispute with the draft, I doubt anyone would have beaten Ali. He was just too fast afoot and with his hands. Also, notice the difference in his build here and then later. He was much thicker later around the chest and shoulders. He was really like a gazelle here. So fast and graceful and smooth. Almost like a welterweight.

[@duprez2]

Yeah his body fat percentage went up as he grew older and his legs were heavier too. He could no longer stick and quickly move out of punching range for 15 rounds as a result.

[@elhadiechehab55]

garrison 68

[@renegonza4327]

Heavyweight that moves like flyweight , amazing boxer in boxing history

[@mannaimohamed9185]

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[@jbfonfrias9133]

Very cool. Never saw these highlights vs Daniels - vintage Ali with that graceful footwork & rapid pinching speed. A big Ali fan since 1964 - he was the reason I became a boxing fan - still am ! Rest in Peace Champ !

[@stanmoney8470]

Ali ability to make you miss a punch was unreal!!!!

[@warrenrosen2326]

He also had a good chin. Daniels landed a solid right that would have floored many fighters.

[@aarondigby9859]

@@warrenrosen2326 Cat like reflexes.

[@col4022]

Blinding speed, psychic like reactions, supreme movement but THE most impressive thing is that guy had some grace!!

[@zmiru]

Col4022 Totally! Not sure this clip highlights that very well. There are better fights in this period

[@steve4158]

With Ali's superior jab and able to avoid punches, I think he would have defeated Marciano if both were in their prime. Marciano was 5'10 1/2 with a 68' reach. Ali was 6'3 with a 78' reach. But this is speculation on my part. However I think he would have won.

[@jakemcclintock8696]

Daniels looked good at the beginning, a good opponent for Ali, but started to tire and swing wildly in the later rounds, it would seem because he'd been hurt by Ali around the eyes, especially the left one. That's why the fight was stopped.

[@Gigantor60]

Poetry in motion

[@reverse3590]

Mohammad Ali The Holder Of Supersonic Punch . Greatest Of All Time RIP Champ

[@doubanjiang]

it's crazy how hella good Ali was in his prime.

[@mamakarim2570]

Ur

[@doubanjiang]

phục êwê nah Tyson never could handle tall, faster fighters. See George Foreman. The Tyson of his day.

[@doubanjiang]

phục êwê 🤣🤣🤣what a maroon!

[@scottsimmons5350]

His name was Clay. Always was, always will be. He was just a bum who could take a punch

[@doubanjiang]

@@scottsimmons5350 your hood is showing klan boy.

[@kuntrytuff]

Marvelous display of rhythm by Ali just beautiful!

[@phildouglas9086]

kuntrytuff Ali? There was no "Ali" in this video.. Are you blind, or simply stupid.

[@nunziolauretta853]

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[@phildouglas9086]

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[@i.be.g.3411]

He had tremendous speed and ability before his time off and return to the ring, but he got hit way too much. Simple hits that a returning more mature Ali would dodge. He may have lost speed, but the later Ali was a better fighter.

[@jadezee6316]

not sure i agree with this stoppage...didnt appear from the film daniels was not protecting himself..nor was the announcer making a big point of the cut....though i do agree Ali would have punished the guy had it continued....still..that is not the way you ref these fights...i might be wrong.....but this is the least i have ever seen a fighter bothered from a cut...that was stopped by the ref

[@Jerrylewis12here]

billy was the updated louis watch that match and watch a full joe match see if you can see the comparisons Don't look at the punch tech cause it doesn't matter look at the body movement stance and fluidity Bill added lateral,wasn't as lost,didn't over extend as much,didn't have to stop to punch almost

[@drlock978]

This announcer sounds exactly like the man who announced the Hindenburg disaster.

[@jesusontiveroz7051]

Don Dunfee

[@arabsstock]

R.I.P

[@sardartariq7195]

Ali has no so much power to one punch knockout but his defence through blocking other punch and taking punch moving back ward to minimise impact has make him greatest as well his thin legs stamina...

[@uncjim]

I watched this fight live and at the time thought Billy got robbed. In retrospect, I didn't realize what a sharp shooter the young Ali was. The jab and straight right hands were a thing of beauty and pretty much overwhelmed Billy. The thunderous rights that Billy landed was what Don Dunphy (and I) were influenced by, but the vast number of punches landed by Clay was the story, along with what would become his legendary ability to take a punch.

[@kevio6868]

Thanks for that sir

[@zmiru]

uncjim Wow. You were privileged to see a young Ali. You were at the fight?? Based on the 3 rds shown here I didn’t see Ali’s dominance. Was he clever enough to know that his opponents cut would just get worse, therefore no need to risk anything more?

[@uncjim]

zmiru No..I saw it on T.V. He was never a big puncher, but wore his opponents down with combinations.

[@zmiru]

uncjim Agreed. I have been binging on a lot of his early fights in the last weeks. Thats my take away. Ali seemed to be indestructible. And he could just outlast his opponents, allied to his reach, great speed of hands and as you say his combinations. But I have been impressed most of all by Ali’s ability to take any sort of punch or punishment. It’s unreal.

[@zmiru]

uncjim One more thing. At this stage in his career was Ali already a big deal? This fight seemed kinda low key.

[@gotchurebeacons-gaming9023]

Wow...heavyweights were so light back then...186lbs & 189lbs

[@lendrury2771]

Daniels looks about 6ft 5 inches tall

[@garystone3476]

"I guess he knows what he's doing." Yeah, I guess.

[@kelvinprince6752]

Young Cassius clay Boxing skills

[@vincentrobinson9645]

Ali avoided getting hit with most of Daniels punches, although some did get in. Even then Ali did what he knew to do, using his greatness and ring savvy to win fights.

[@BoyMonsterTheReal1]

They said Ali had no defenses, but his speed was his defense.

[@giuseppegumina5576]

Alì Number One ❤

[@derrickpowell9234]

Billy was 16-0 right here and ended up 23-22.. damn that’s just unheard of

[@richardmccormick859]

A slow footed fighter with decent pop wasn't going to be that good. He wasn't no more then a journeyman for the rising stars. 😂

[@alifahmy4580]

الله يرحمك ي محمد على كلاى ويجعلك ف الفردوس الاعلى ف الجنة

[@robertaldridge2636]

His name was rabbit William Aldridge

[@arieszodiakboxing6669]

Daniels neeed to get those hands up,Ali was way too fast ...

[@kevio6868]

It's tough when tired

[@robertaldridge2636]

Has anybody out there ever box Cassius Clay back in the days of the year 61 or 62

[@brandocommando5878]

Cassius Clay was undefeated

[@kevio6868]

They all lost

[@LeviJohansen]

@frank47hammer Well, he did end up with more victories than defeats. 23 W's 22 L's 4 D's

[@kevio6868]

He only won 7 out of the next 26? After 16-0 into this fight??

[@wetsocks450]

is the fight speed up?

[@franciscocaparrosbascunana6066]

Un fuera de serie único parece un peso lligero..

[@mashudahmed2976]

Throughout the boxing career M.Ali is maintaining Float like butterfly and sting like bee.

[@donnie450]

Interesting that it was 99 degrees on May 19, 1962 in New York.

[@antonioceccarelli1222]

ALÌ ALÌ ALI👏👏👏👍💕💗

[@reol1000]

Mohammed ali ❤

[@sugarlanskee8]

The cut was not bothering Daniels, whose corner was enraged by this outcome. Many more oddities were to occur.

[@kevio6868]

Boxing has its fixes.....Ali would have eventually ko'd him. To many punches, too fast

[@mashudahmed2976]

M.Ali is a amusing player in boxing not a killer in the boxing ring. He plays for win with the enjoyment of the audience.

[@robertstdon9280]

This is boxing not like fighters today .holding grabbing .

[@jaysilverheals4445]

which ali ended up doing.

[@richardmccormick859]

No way slow footed Daniels was going to best A young dynamic Clay✌✌✌✌✌

[@ascendediam]

billy was the updated louis watch that match and watch a full joe match see if you can see the comparisons Don't look at the punch tech cause it doesn't matter look at the body movement stance and fluidity

[@manuelsanmiguel5867]

Fly liky butterfly sting like a bee.🦋🐝🎭😴

[@eliasmontilla1492]

Must people nowadays love Ali. But according with this video and what we can hear on it by those days it was different. Everytime Billy Daniels hit Ali audience applaudes but on the contraire, when Ali hit Daniels total silence.

[@sherrillraymond7595]

Sounds like a Floyd Mayweather fight

[@kikoayari1962]

Billy Danial is taller than Ali when Casuis was christian .Noir et blanc.hhhh.Ali is so precise.

[@dwcromartie9280]

16-0 vs 13-0 whoa who set these contenders up againist this stiff of competition

[@robertaldridge2636]

My dad did back in 1962 from Louisville he went 5 rounds partner partner

[@kevio6868]

Cool! Who was you Pop?

[@miftahulhidayah2661]

Khususon ila ruhi bapak Muhammad Ali... Al - Fatihah...

[@user-ir8gb7bb1o]

Касиус Клей 1. Величайший. За ним идут Форман. Тайсон Льюис Они Тоже Великие. Но Он Величайший. Форман тоже Величайший.

[@shaukatali-dy1sv]

What a great man ali

[@Lava1964]

A 23-22 career record is okay--if you're a baseball pitcher. Not so good if you hope to be a serious boxing contender.

[@user-mg3mj5xy8g]

관중의 기분도 헤아릴 줄 아는 최고의 복서였음.

[@hernandayolearyallda]

Why are rounds 2,3,4,6 missing?

[@rickrick5041]

hernandayolearyallda Because athletes have greatly improved since then. Back then the bouts were only 6 rounds or less but with improved nutrition and training methods they are bigger and can go 12 rounds today.

[@brucescott4261]

@@rickrick5041 ...This was a ten-round bout.

[@rickrick5041]

Bruce Scott We count 6 rounds like I was sayin. Today it could be 12

[@brucescott4261]

@@rickrick5041 ...Despite what "we" called it, this bout was scheduled for ten rounds.

[@rickrick5041]

@@brucescott4261 We gotta go by what we see not what we think

[@miftahulhidayah2661]

Allohuma sholi 'ala muhammad... For my mother... For muhammad ali... Al - fatihah...

[@ellenvillebluedevil2359]

crowd was Pro Daniels

[@fayyazhassan2362]

Ali was king of the ring

[@runthomas]

i love ali and think of him as the greatest boxer of all time...although roy jones can box better but not as gracefully....anyway ali was winning this fight clearly ..... he nearly got knocked down a couple times in round 3...but ali was and still would have won....although i think the stoppage was not required and probably influenced by the mob. the guy was still proper in the fight after round 7

[@pgs2179]

Regardless of what size his opponents were, Ali was never afraid, and he won, the VAST MAJORITY !!, of bouts that he had, spanning 2 Decades, or so, and, even though Howard Cosell, drove me mad at xs, what he said, when Ali turned 50, was 💯 PC CORRECT!!, and true, he said, "no matter what the odds were, u never wavered Mohammad, and, I love u Champ, Happy birthday too u my friend", or, words too that effect folks, The man had a, "computer boxing brain" and I'm 💯 PC certain of that, And, of ALL of the fights he had, ESPECIALLY!!!, the, w,w, televised ones, were , in "my humble opinion" an honor, and a God darned human privilege too watch and too behold, And, of ALL of the fights he fought, at least to me, vs Foreman in Africa, stands out in my mind the most!!, And, I'll never forget my late, and great father, who was, and still is!!, Known by anyone, and everyone, who ever knew Him, in his entire life,as a "wizard", he was a farmer for over 20 yrs, who literally started with the shirt on his back, and became, a millionare, in today's money', until my HEARTLESS "MOTHER", left and, almost broke him,😪, AND, my youngest sister was only 4, and I was 9, with 2 other, elder siblings, but!!, Mum just left, and, dad had too raise us 4 kids!!,😪, So, after he paid out, $200.000, to mum, in 1970!!, +!! $65.000, for half of the value, of the 30 acre's, our home in town was, on, jjjust outside of, our home towns limits, On the best soil, in the district!!, According to the dept of Agriculture, because, he had too sell!!!, his, 3500, acre, Farm, where he grew, 4 state championship wheat crops, in the late 60s!!, but, because he HAD!!!, To sell his farm, he bought us, the 30 acres, in town!!, And, thx too a "crooked lawyer", mum had, whom, dad also paid for his, "services,,", and mums "lawyer",, ALSO, demanded,!!!, Dad, ALSO!!, pay mum 50PC, of, OUR HOME/land, IN TOWN Even though, Dad's lawyer, and the judge!!,said she had, no lawful right too!!, Anyway, dad HAD too buy us kids, thee, or our, house and land, in the town!!, And,he didn't even contest it, as, he just wanted everything "settled, + to get mum out of, his life!!, "Ff .once mum d been finally, FARR MORE!!, Than paid out!!😡, Dad became the Engineer, at the local Abbatoirs,!!🙂 And, if he couldn't repair something, and Anything!!, No one else could fix it either!!, Ff .in 1974, the same yr, color tv!! Became available in the, or our district, and, because Dad promises us a, brand new, color tv!!🙂, He bought the 1st color tv,. That was sold, in the local district!!, ANYWAY!!, When the, "Rumble in the jungle", was getting close, dad invited, 24 friends up too watch the fight,!! As, many of them, didn't even own a black and white tv set!!!, But!!, 45 PPL/visitors turned up!!😳, Too watch the bout!! And, for a man who, it VERRRRY rarely gambled!!, Dad had $500, on Ali, at 6 too 1, just too win!!, the Fight,!!!, And, another $250, at 10 too 1, for the ko!!!!, Hence, he stood too win,$5.500!!!, IfFFF!!, Ali knocked or, tko'd foreman!!!, And, just before the Rumble began, dad's best friend, Said, albeit in jest, "FOR SUCH A BRILLIANT MAN🤔 I'M SURE URE, NOT!!, SO SMART IN WAYS AL!!!😳,BUT!!, DAD SIMPLY REPLIED, "BIG GEORGE, HASN'T EVER FOUGHT ALI YET!!!,🤔 AND, WHEN BIG GEORGE WAS TIRING, IN THE DYING SECONDS OF THE 8TH ROUND,,!!!, Dad yelled out!!!, "HERE HE COMES!!!, THEN, no sooner had dad said exactly that !!😳, and, Ali, just went BANG BANG BANG BANG BBBBANG!!!, AND THEN!!!, Our lounge room erupted!!!🙂 And, every single one of the, or dads visitor's,!!!, Shook Dad's hand!!!, 🙂Even, though, 33 of them .. backed big George!!, Then, dad went down town, too the betting agent!!, AND!!!, Told US all!!!, too wait HERE please!!!???, And he came back,!!!, WITH his $5500 WAD!!, of cash, and the local publican, or Hotelier,, who was setting up a 27 gallon keg!!!, of, ice cold beer!!!, Everyone had A ball!!, And, dad asked everyone too pls raise their beer and wine glasses, and he toasted Ali!!!!, That was 49 yrs ago folk's!!🙂yet, I remember it!!!, like it was last week!!!,🙂 and, not just because he was my wonderful father!!, NO ONE' DESERVED IT MORE THAN DAD DID,!!,🙂 all the best to u All, and your loved ones folks, kind regards, Pete.

[@ascendediam]

billy was the updated louis watch that match and watch a full joe match see if you can see the comparisons Don't look at the punch tech cause it doesn't matter look at the body movement stance and fluidity

[@jrg8782]

Ali was 20 in 1962

[@raygsbrelcik5578]

In my humble opinion, Ali could've been even BETTER if he would have been able to box with his hands UP! Granted, that was his "Style," granted---he was adept at "bobbing, slip- ping, and weaving," but he STILL left his head out in the op- en WAY too much---and got HIT!

[@RileyRampant]

He put his gloves up when he was in range - I think the gloves down gave his jab and right a lot more snap. Plusses and minuses. If he didn't have the jaw and chin he did, that wouldn't have worked.

[@raygsbrelcik5578]

@@RileyRampant Ali did, in fact---have a good jaw/chin, as you say, because he got hit alot...especially later in his career.

[@rhaoutiakrache1288]

Muhammad ali Allah irahmou

[@paulhaig2467]

Dubious stoppage .

[@bluekeet]

i tried rope a dope in sparring against a straight puncher and i got beat up badly. Only works for guys who throw hooks to body.

[@rickrick5041]

bluekeet I sparred a lot with a golden gloves champion. He was lighter than me but kept his hands up, elbows in and chin down. He didn’t lie on the ropes but moved around. I hit him but on his gloves, arms and elbows. There was almost no opening to go for except kidneys which I tried once in a while. Lol In the meantime he’d hit me with jabs and sometimes hooks, right hands and uppercuts. He was a lightweight and I hit harder if I ever hit him but his punches would sting. So it was like rope a dope

[@gheffz]

I don't think he did.

[@wjpollock]

@primeboxers _ Not very good when you realise he was 16-0 going into this fight.

[@phildirt3]

Mediocre career, but he had some skills

[@jamespython5147]

Daniels won this one for sure!

[@fredcranwell2069]

The referee wasn't bothered by the cuts until I looked like Daniels might hurt Glau or even win the fight. It was late in the round when the referee stopped the fight. I remember because I was there.

[@jeddahport33]

His name mohammed ali clay

[@user-fq9xx5mj8c]

عام ٦٢ كان اسمه كاسيوس كلاي...و ليس محمد علي كلاي

[@davidbrown4607]

Nypdk

[@dominicpiscopo7915]

Yeah right run run run Ali just keep running....but i threw more punches yeah n missed mostly all of them

[@erikvin1036]

His names Ali. Not Clay

[@ALi_AL_Arabi]

Mouhamade Ali

[@multihull40]

Would love to see a version of this fight in ‘normal speed’...

[@multihull40]

@@da_srb_detroit7361 ...Good one? when they speed it up it looks fake and totally unnatural.

[@da_srb_detroit7361]

+Retro Stupid idiot... Maybe I just thought that you were talking, and being playfully sarcastic, about the 'normal speed' of Muhammad Ali's (latter rounds) fast "fuselage" attacks on his opponents, knucklehead.

[@multihull40]

@@da_srb_detroit7361 ..sorry you’re so sensitive, don’t be. The video has been sped up twit. Mr Ali needs no fake video effects to show off his speed and accuracy. Speeding it up makes it that bit harder to appreciate his accuracy as well. Settle sunshine.

[@da_srb_detroit7361]

+Retro Man, sorry you're an idiot, don't be. There were no "fake video effects", twat. How the heck was the video "sped up" when the commentator was CLEARLY talking in real time during Ali's NORMAL speed? Don't be so ignorant, lil' guy.

[@YesIagreeBut]

@@multihull40 I think that Detroit dude was just originally making a friendly comment with you when he said good one. First you misunderstood him. And now you're just kicking more dust into the air with your further replies.

[@jeffreykaufmann4625]

Boring

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[@brucescott4261]

Jeffrey Kaufmann ...Why did you waste your time watching it?

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