Harvey 'Cody' Jones 'KO's Cassius Clay in Sparring Session'

[gilgamesh]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM7OS19Bt3s

[BoxBuzz]

KO'd him? I heard he killed him.

The whole "Paul is Dead" rumor?

That was actually put in place to take the heat off the fact that Ali...not Paul had actually shucked the mortal coil.

[ThatOne]

Harvey 'Cody' Jones

February 1964

A the 'Fifth Street Gym' in Miami Beach,

Harvey Cody Jones dropped Cassius Clay with a lightning left-hook, flush on the point of
the chin, and sent Cassius onto the lower rope strand.

Cassius was actually out, and nobody had ever seen that before.

Cody Jones, a muscular 6' 2" 205 lb. left-hooking specialist, considered to have one
of the quickest left-hook of all the sparring partners out there, left his stamp dented
in Cassius' chin.



Angelo Dundee,
"Cody Jones has a much quicker left-hook than Sonny Liston. If Cassius can avoid Cody's
left-hook, than he will have no problem avoiding Sonny's left."

{July 24, 1965} Cassius Clay - Harvey 'Cody' Jones

If that really occurred it's interesting. May I please have the source so I can do further independent investigation.

Thank you in advance.

[ThatOne]

Photo

I cannot post the photo, as it protected by Copyright Law.

Can you please pm it to me. After I view it I promise to destroy it and attest to the rest of the members on this august board its veracity.

Duce, where would you be without my usually gentlemanly wit and good humor?

[ThatOne]

February 7, 1964

5th Street Gym

* Cassius Clay................{218 lbs.}
* Harvey 'Cody' Jones......{208 lbs.}

There's a great SI article about Ali back in the day that mention's Ali's unbelievable hand speed that was measurable and not a matter of opinion. Cody Jones is mentioned in the article.

[ThatOne]

At the 5th Street Gym,

They charged $1.00 per person to watch Cassius Clay spar.

Usually 150 would attend per session. Sometimes '3-Sessions' per day.

The money went to the sparring partners.

Cassius trained hard at the 5th Street Gym.

Sonny did not, at the Surfside Community Center.

Note; As early as December 1963, plans were already being discussed, about where the
'lucrative rematch' was going to be held.

I used to go by there when I lived in North Miami Beach. You know they reopened it.

And...



The "Battling Bellman" Loves Miami

Dear Miami,

It's been almost fifty years since I left Alabama and headed south, but I am in love with you as much now as I was when I first arrived. You see, in my younger days, I was a fighter -- a pretty good one in fact -- and that's what drew me to your sunny skies. The year was 1964 and all of the day's top prize fighters were training in here. I knew this was where I needed to be to hone my skills, to prepare to take on the best in the world.

When I started my workouts at Angelo Dundee's Fifth Street Gym, I was 22. I'm 71 now and I still climb into that same ring as often as possible.

Throughout my years as a fighter, I was able to take on some of the most famous names in boxing, including former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Olympic gold medalist George Foreman. In 1969 at the Auditorium in Miami Beach, Mr. Foreman and I went ten rounds -- the most any fighter had gone with him to date.

Even though he beat me, he vowed he would never fight me again.

I took a job as a house man at the famed Fontainebleau Miami Beach in 1965 because it allowed me to continue my rigorous training. I've now spent over 45years at the Fontainebleau, having worked my way up from a houseman and furniture mover to become a bellman, which I still am today.

In its heyday, the Fontainebleau was the place to be. Movie stars and musicians occupied every corner of the hotel. Muhammad Ali stayed here and I worked directly with Frank Sinatra whenever he visited. Years after our fight, I ran into Mr. Foreman, who was staying at the Fontainebleau with his youngest son. He proclaimed once again he would never give me that rematch.

Today, the Fontainebleau continues to be one of the most sought-after resorts in the world and I'm so proud to be forever a part of this family.

Most of all Miami, I love you for introducing me to the love of my life for the past forty five years, my wife Margia. It doesn't seem so long ago when she was selling popcorn at the local Martin Theater, which I visited every day, buying the popcorn she sold in hopes she would accept my dinner invitation. Luckily for me, my persistence paid off and, almost half a century later, we've never been happier.

Miami, you helped me start my boxing career, you were the place I met the woman I was lucky enough to make my wife and you gave me the chance to be a part of your history. For that I will always be thankful.





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[BoxBuzz]

February 7, 1964

5th Street Gym

* Cassius Clay................{218 lbs.}
* Harvey 'Cody' Jones......{208 lbs.}

There's a great SI article about Ali back in the day that mention's Ali's unbelievable hand speed that was measurable and not a matter of opinion. Cody Jones is mentioned in the article.

Did they refer to Cody's reflexes in that assessment?

[BoxBuzz]

I never said you did. I was Just wondering if the article happened to mention the caliber of talent that was surrounding him.

This story may be true. Of course, there may be many lies therein and most of it may not have happened, but nevertheless, I suspect it's all true.

[Controversial]

I've read the Jones gave Clay a hard time in sparring, catching him with hooks but never read he knocked him out, is there a link to this? He was also sparring with Dave Bailey at the time.

Clay was floored by James Ellis in sparring for the Chuvalo fight.

[BoxBuzz]

So.....he got his attention.....and while he was "out" he delivered a compliment to Cody?

The story takes us down the rabbit hole.....once again.......(Not a reference to Floyd)

[BoxBuzz]

I'm just reading Illiad....always reading.

[BoxBuzz]

Yes, it is.

We can trade books, when you're done with your Dr Seuss Novel.