Marcel Clay

Marcel Clay 1973

Name: Marcel Clay
Alias: Freddie Jones
Hometown: Opa-Locka, Florida, USA
Height: 188cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Career Review

• Former Opa-Locka, Florida police officer.
• He looked-like a young Muhammad Ali.
• Real name was Freddie Johnson.
• It was reported that he was born in the Bahamas and raised in South Florida.
• Fought for the Mendoza Group.
• His stablemates included Vinnie Curto, Angel Estevez,and James Scott.
• Clay was reported to be undefeated at 12-0 when he fought Dennis Riggs for the Florida State Middleweight Title. Clay was reported as undefeated in both the Miami Herald and The Ring Magazine.
• It's possible his first two bouts listed on boxrec are really fights for Miami, Florida middleweight Freddie Johnson, and not Marcel Clay.
• In the early 1980s, Clay worked as a trainer for the amateur boxing program in Miami, Florida.
• He stood almost 6 feet 2inches and weighed 160 pounds.
• Also fought as a Lightheavyweight.
• Was knockedout in one round by future World Lightheavyweight Champion Mike Rossman on national television.
• Was knockedout by future World Lightmiddleweight Champion Elisha Obed.
• Was a boxer/puncher.