Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones
| Date | March 13, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Clay won in 10 rounds by unanimous decision | |||||||||||||||||||
Cassius Clay (soon Muhammad Ali) and Doug Jones fought a ten-round boxing match at Madison Square Garden in New York City, on March 13, 1963. Clay won the bout on points through a close but unanimous decision.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Viewership and revenue
The fight was Madison Square Garden's first boxing sellout in 13 years,[7] grossing a live gate of $304,943 ($3,034,846 inflation adjusted). The fight purses were $90,000 ($895,696 inflation adjusted) for Clay and $75,000 for Jones.[8]
The fight had a closed-circuit theatre television broadcast, which drew 150,000 pay-per-view buys,[9] including 9,000 in Texas[10] and 1,500 at Syria Mosque.[11] The fight grossed $500,000 ($4,976,087 inflation adjusted) in closed-circuit television revenue. In addition, the fight also had a pay-per-view home television broadcast in Toronto and Hartford, Connecticut.[7] The fight's combined live gate and closed-circuit revenue was $804,943 ($8,010,933 inflation adjusted).
References
- ^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 51–3.
- ^ Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. pp. 68–76.
- ^ "Muhammad Ali: The Dream". Time. 22 March 1963. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "A Comeuppance for the Cocksure Cassius". Sports Illustrated. 25 March 1963. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ Michael Ezra (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. pp. 52–4.
- ^ a b "Clay-Jones Fight First Garden Sellout in 13 Yrs". Traverse City Record-Eagle. March 13, 1963.
- ^ "Narrow Win Over Jones Jars Poetry Out Of Clay". Tucson Daily Citizen. March 14, 1963.
- ^ "Invitation To Murder: Cassius May Get A Crack At Liston This Summer". The Courier-Journal. March 14, 1963.
- ^ "Cassius Clay Outpoints Doug Jones For Decision: Clay Still Wants Liston in Six Months For Title". Brownwood Bulletin. March 14, 1963.
- ^ "Fight Telecast On at Mosque (Cassius Clay Ticket Ad)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 13, 1963.
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