Tunney Hunsaker R.I.P.
Posted: 28 Apr 2005, 08:15
Muhammad Ali's first ever professional opponent has died.
Rest In Peace.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=009362FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. -- Tunney Hunsaker, who lost to Muhammad Ali in the boxing great's first professional fight, has died at age 75.
Hunsaker died Monday at Willow Bay, an extended care home, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, according to Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home in Fayetteville.
Hunsaker was Fayetteville's police chief when he fought then-Cassius Clay at Louisville's Freedom Hall on Oct. 29, 1960. Hunsaker was a journeyman heavyweight who had fought more than 30 bouts. Clay was 18.
Rest In Peace.