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![Patterson Knocks Out McNeeley, Retains Heavyweight Crown](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_40b902807dca4611aba86cbc1abf646e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_40b902807dca4611aba86cbc1abf646e~mv2.webp)
Dec 5, 2021
Patterson Knocks Out McNeeley, Retains Heavyweight Crown
Dec. 5, 1961 - In a savage brawl that produced nine knockdowns, Floyd Patterson retained his world heavyweight championship by knocking...
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![Boxing: Sonny Liston Destroys Albert Westphal, First-Round KO](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_a334b1a3eed54fea962fc2e25be4059a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_a334b1a3eed54fea962fc2e25be4059a~mv2.webp)
Dec 5, 2021
Boxing: Sonny Liston Destroys Albert Westphal, First-Round KO
Dec. 5, 1961 - In Philadelphia last night, heavyweight Sonny Liston knocked out Albert Westphal in the first round. A right-handed blow...
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![Benefit for Boxer Floyd Patterson's Old School](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_a9a270a6603a42b5addda92572064d68~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_a9a270a6603a42b5addda92572064d68~mv2.webp)
Nov 30, 2021
Benefit for Boxer Floyd Patterson's Old School
Nov. 30, 1961 - Dinner and a showing of the closed-circuit telecast of the Floyd Patterson-Tom McNeeley fight in Toronto and the Sonny...
![Cassius Clay Stops Besmanoff in the Seventh, Remains Undefeated](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_f5b4a65c9cf44c13b23d6dae58fa5b73~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_f5b4a65c9cf44c13b23d6dae58fa5b73~mv2.webp)
Nov 29, 2021
Cassius Clay Stops Besmanoff in the Seventh, Remains Undefeated
Nov. 29, 1961 - Cassius Clay stopped Willi Besmanoff in the seventh round tonight for his 10th consecutive victory since turning...
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![Patterson and Liston May Fight Next Year](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_20aa8bd266b24ba6a6c8de1acfbde87b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_317,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_20aa8bd266b24ba6a6c8de1acfbde87b~mv2.webp)
Nov 21, 2021
Patterson and Liston May Fight Next Year
Nov. 21, 1961 - Floyd Patterson (left) and Sonny Liston (right) will meet in a title match next year if each wins his next bout, boxing...
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![Archie Moore Scores TKO Win over Rademacher in Baltimore](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_f52e8bb11ff54e138dd6969a8c5c7484~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_f52e8bb11ff54e138dd6969a8c5c7484~mv2.webp)
Oct 23, 2021
Archie Moore Scores TKO Win over Rademacher in Baltimore
Oct. 23, 1961 - Archie Moore floored Pete Rademacher eight times and scored a sixth-round technical knockout tonight in their scheduled...
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![Eddie Machen Finishes Brian London in Five in Heavyweight Clash](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_e93bea5b662a458cb9d8bc77a6da702e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_e93bea5b662a458cb9d8bc77a6da702e~mv2.webp)
Oct 17, 2021
Eddie Machen Finishes Brian London in Five in Heavyweight Clash
Oct. 17, 1961 - In London tonight, Eddie Machen of Portland, Ore., scored a technical knockout over Brian London when the former British...
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![Heavyweights Patterson and McNeely to Fight in Toronto](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_6bff5bd9d50646e8b01c48d17141fc32~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_6bff5bd9d50646e8b01c48d17141fc32~mv2.webp)
Oct 16, 2021
Heavyweights Patterson and McNeely to Fight in Toronto
Oct. 16, 1961 - Floyd Patterson (left) and Tom McNeeley (right) of Arlington, Mass., signed contracts today for a heavyweight title...
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![Undefeated Heavyweight Cassius Clay Stops Miteff in Sixth](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_7c1f428e69d94dbd82ec243736aeffec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_7c1f428e69d94dbd82ec243736aeffec~mv2.webp)
Oct 8, 2021
Undefeated Heavyweight Cassius Clay Stops Miteff in Sixth
Oct. 8, 1961 - Cassius Clay, an unbeaten heavyweight, stopped Alex Miteff of Argentina in the sixth round of a schedule ten-rounder last...
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