Clays olympic Nemesis in an epic olympic battle.
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00:00This is the Olympic Trials, the Light Heavyweight Finals of 1960.
00:09We see Cassius Clay, who in 1960 had won the National AAU Light Heavyweight Championship,
00:14taking on Alan Hudson, Pan-American Games Light Heavyweight Champion and All-Army Heavyweight Title Holder.
00:2118-year-old Cassius Clay is up against one of the toughest opponents he has ever faced.
00:26Hudson has been wading through all opposition by scoring knockouts.
00:35Hudson punches from all angles and moves into Clay, forcing Clay to back away.
00:39Hudson hits Clay with a vicious left hook, and Clay has scored for one of the rare few times in his career.
00:50Now it's Clay on the attack.
00:52Clay can hurt you with either hand, and has learned a lot with over 200 amateur fights to his credit.
00:58Hudson's powerful punches have hurt Clay, but now Clay sends home the right with Hudson backing away.
01:03Hudson is down!
01:08Hudson wants to continue, but the referee stops the fight and awards the victory to Cassius Clay.
01:13But game, Alan Hudson, out on his feet, wants to continue.
01:17Hudson falls to the canvas without a punch being thrown.
01:19Now, the referee, exercising good judgment, sees how dizzy Hudson is.
01:24Hudson still wants to continue, but cooler heads prevail, and Cassius Clay wins a big one over Alan Hudson.
01:31Clay went on to win the Olympic Light Heavyweight Title in Rome.
01:34He turned professional in October 1960.
01:36And in 1964, Cassius Clay amazed the boxing world by defeating Sonny Liston for the Heavyweight Championship of the World.
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