'Of all the names (Kent Greene) recalls, there are two most notable: Cassius Clay and Muhammad Ali,' writes rickkogan
Kent Greene, 83, holds a 1978 poster announcing his rematch with Muhammad Ali, at his home on Feb. 7, 2023, in Matteson. The rematch fight never happened. Greene defeated Ali - aka Cassius Clay - in the 1958 Chicago Golden Gloves.
That fight, a light heavyweight bout with the 6-foot, 175 pound Greene, nine pounds heavier than 6-foot 3 Clay, would be a landmark in both of their lives. A 1957 photo of Kent Greene at Joe Louis’ gym. He was 17 when the photo was taken. The following year, Greene defeated Cassius Clay in the 1958 Chicago Golden Gloves.
Greene had more amateur fights after defeating Clay and won the light heavyweight title in the Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament. He turned professional at age 20. “I was fighting three- and six-round bouts and getting paid $100 to $250,” he said. “I had a wife and baby and that wasn’t paying the bills.”
Ali and Greene would keep in touch and often see one another. Greene remarried and one day, he and his new wife Betty, an executive secretary, were sitting with Ali at his home. The champion was in the midst of his nearly four-year exile from boxing for refusing to be inducted into the Army. The conversation turned to boxing and Greene told Ali he was still interested in fighting.
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