A Friendship Etched in Stone: Muhammad Ali and Tunney Hunsaker Part II By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, fought his first professional bout in Louisville, Kentucky, winning a six-round decision over Sheriff Tunney Hunsaker. Ali would go on to become the three-time heavyweight champion of the world. […]
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Police Chief Tunney Hunsaker, Muhammad Ali’s Worst Fight
RCM Historical Boxing: Police Chief Tunney Hunsaker, Muhammad Ali’s Worst Fight By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The late former three-times world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, in view of this reporter fought his worst professional fight on October 29, 1960, in Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky, when he fought his […]



