Cleveland Williams vs. Alex Miteff

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Cleveland Williams 211 lbs beat Alex Miteff 208 lbs by TKO at 1:32 in round 5 of 10

  • Date: 1961-05-16
  • Location: Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, USA
  • Referee: Ernie Taylor

"Cleveland (Big Cat) Williams, who shattered the title hopes of 7th ranked Alex Miteff with a 5th round TKO, set up a howl today for a shot at champion Floyd Patterson. If Williams ever looked as though he deserved a shot at the title, it was Tuesday night. He took command of the fight from Miteff from the start, opened a bad cut over his left eye in the 2nd, floored him for eight counts in the 3rd and 4th, and was beating him badly when referee Ernie Taylor mercifully ended it 1:32 deep into the 5th." -United Press International

  • After this bout, Texas Boxing Enterprises, the promoter of the bout, sent Floyd Patterson an offer of $100,000 or an option of 40% of the gate to meet Cleveland Williams.
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