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Muhammad Ali after a fight in Louisville, 1966

Posted on June 4, 2016 | in Uncategorized | by
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali shown as he was leaving Freedom Hall in Louisville after a 6-round charity exhibition fight with Doug Jones October 27, 1966. UPI called it "humiliating" for Jones, who had hoped a good showing might get him a rematch. In 1963 Jones  lost a 10-round decision to the young Cassius Clay in a sold-out Madison Square Garden. Published in the Lexington Herald October 30, 1966. Herald-Leader Archive Photo

Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali as he was leaving Freedom Hall in Louisville on Oct. 27, 1966, after a six-round charity exhibition fight with Doug Jones. UPI called it “humiliating” for Jones, who had hoped a good showing might get him a rematch. In 1963, Jones lost a 10-round decision to the young Cassius Clay in a sold-out Madison Square Garden. Ali, “the greatest of all time,” died June 3, 2016. Here some other Ali photos we have previously posted from our archives on this blog. Published in the Lexington Herald on Oct. 30, 1966. Herald-Leader Archive Photo

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