U.S.A.: CASSIUS CLAY IN PRE-FIGHT WORKOUT: PREDICTS VICTORY OVER BONAVENA IN NINE ROUNDS

Record ID: 1079631

  • Title: U.S.A.: CASSIUS CLAY IN PRE-FIGHT WORKOUT: PREDICTS VICTORY OVER BONAVENA IN NINE ROUNDS
  • Date: 2nd December 1970
  • Summary: 1. GV Clay with sparring partner in ring, Clay fakes fall for newsmen 0.32 2. SV Spectators 0.34 3. CU Clay speaking 1.47 TRANSCRIPT (SEQ 3): CLAY: "I take a fall like that so all the critics and people who hope that one day they'll seem me down. I'm just giving them a little ida how it'all look. If i ever do, no-one will ever see it" REPORTER: "What were you attempting to do in your sparring?" CLAY: "Just in fight. I'm not going to be doing much moving in this fight." This fight might be 70 percent just flat-footed, just waiting for him. He's not fast at all. I get on my bicycle when I'm meeting a good fast man. How in nine? Because it'll take 3 or 4 rounds to just feel him out. About a round, two rounds to feel him out. And then tag 3rd or 4th round -- shake him up a little. Fifth round, just stick in and move. Sixth round -- tag him, make sure he's still shook up. Seventh round - talk to him. I've got a few things to tell him while I'm whipping him and talking to him . Eight round, tag him again. Let know he's got one more round to go. And ninth -- `he shall be mine, in round nine". Initials SAW/PW/MH SAW/PW/MH/1709 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 16th December 1970 13:00
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  • Location: New York, U.S.A.
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA916FC5VPKBCEPK2DR51YGUK47
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