First fight of Muhammad Ali (vs. Zigzy Pietrzykowski in 1960)

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) vs. Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (Zigzy Pietrzykowski) 1960 Olympics Rome. 18. August 1960 in Rome, Italy. 18-years old Muhammad Ali (back then still Cassius Clay) won the Olympic Gold Medal for the U.S. in 1960, see you also #Boxing To be exact: His official first professional fight is considered against Tunney Hunsaker on 29 October 1960. This is the first high quality video-recorded fight, where the movie material is available. If you have a complete video of earlier fights, please let me know in the comments. Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (4 October 1934 – 19 May 2014) was a Polish boxer. Three times he took part in the Olympic Games, every time winning a medal. He won a bronze medal at Melbourne 1956 in the light middleweight division, after losing in the semi-final to Hungarian László Papp. Four years later in Rome, he reached the final of the light heavyweight division, where he lost to fut
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