
CASSIUS CLAY/DONNIE FLEEMAN
Miami Beach Auditorium, FL
February 21, 1961
Clay won a 7th round TKO
About Donnie Fleeman
Born July 12, 1932
Died February 2, 2012
Hometown: Midlothian, TX
Career record: 35 wins (23 KO), 12 defeats, 1 draw
The Clay/Fleeman fight was third on the bill on February 21, 1961, and Fleeman had broken ribs, but he went into the ring with Clay anyway. A veteran of 45 fights, Fleeman was the 2 to 1 favorite to win this match-up. But, it wasn't to be, as Clay won with a TKO in the seventh round.
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