May 1962 'Cassius Is Hoping He Doesn't Get Clipped' Cassius Clay will be heading to New York, to take on 'The Barber' on May 19 at the St. Nicholas Arena Cassius, avoided an 'unlucky 13th bout', by defeating Don Warner in his last bout. Now at 13-0-0 (10 KO's), Cassius will be out of the confines of his home town of Louisville, and warm surroundings of his new home in Miami Beach. The 20 year-old is hoping he can into the ring, and out without getting clipped by Billy Daniels, who is a part-time 'Barber' in New York. Billy 'The Barber' Daniels, a 24 1/2 year-old - 6' 4" 190 lb. 'tooth-pick', with a record of 16-0-0 (7 KO's), is a New York resident. 'The Barber', is a regular at St. Nicholas Arena, as this will be his '9th-bout' here. This content is protected
Billy Daniels, was also a young Heavyweight prospect, who had looked good in several bouts, including a 10-Round Decision over former amateur star Jefferson Davis, and '2-wins' over tough veteran Claude Chapman. A common opponent, was Don Warner, who 'The Barber' clipped by a TKO 3, before Cassius Clay fought and defeated the Philly Heavyweight. Here, Billy is bopping Cassius' head with an overhand right. This content is protected
Cassis Clay was a 5-1 Betting-Favorite versus Billy Daniels. At the time, Cassius was ranked as the #9 Ring Magazine and #7 NBA Heavyweight. He was now considered a 'full-blown' Heavyweight at 196 lbs. Knockout (TKO's) wins over former Top 10 ranked Heavyweights, Alex Miteff and George Logan broke the mold of Cassius being regarded as a Light-Heavyweight impersonating a Heavyweight. The 'Cocky Cassius' predicted a 5th Round Knockout, and stated that he wanted 'big mouth' Cleveland Williams next. This content is protected
