Tunney Morgan Hunsaker (September 1, 1930 – April 27, 2005) was an American professional boxer who is best remembered as the first professional opponent of boxing great Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali. Outside of his boxing career, Hunsaker served many years as the Police Chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia.
Tunney Morgan Hunsaker (September 1, 1930 – April 27, 2005) was an American professional boxer who is best remembered as the first professional opponent...
The TunneyHunsaker Bridge (also known as the Fayette Station Bridge) is an historic truss bridge over the New River in New River Gorge, West Virginia...
professional debut on October 29, 1960, winning a six-round decision over TunneyHunsaker. From then until the end of 1963, Clay amassed a record of 19–0 with...
New River Gorge Bridge as seen from a small fixed-wing airplane. The TunneyHunsaker Bridge is also visible. Transport portal Engineering portal 50 State...
with Ali, and he was the cornerman in all but two of Ali's fights (TunneyHunsaker in 1960 and Jimmy Ellis in 1971). Dundee trained the young Cassius...
professional debut on October 29, 1960, winning a six-round decision over TunneyHunsaker. From then until the end of 1963, Clay amassed a record of 19–0 with...
denomination; and also graduated from Southern Nazarene University; TunneyHunsaker former police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia, the first opponent...
professional fight at Freedom Hall when he won a six-round decision over TunneyHunsaker.[citation needed] Freedom Hall was also one of the major stops on the...
Cassius Clay’s first professional fight on October 29, 1960 versus TunneyHunsaker at Fairgrounds Coliseum. In 1965, King and a group of investors which...
Massachusetts Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the eighth round. Win 15–8–1 TunneyHunsaker TKO 9 12/04/1960 Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts Referee stopped...
Gaskill Brothers Store shootout Tunney Morgan Hunsaker (1932–2005), West Virginia police chief, boxer Walter S. Hunsaker (1906–1988) Lt. Colonel, officer...
(later Muhammad Ali) made his professional boxing debut, defeating TunneyHunsaker (a 30-year-old prizefighter who was also the police chief of Fayetteville...
ice hockey player, former NHL player with the Toronto Maple Leafs. TunneyHunsaker, 75, American professional boxer, Muhammad Ali's first professional...
turned professional, Bruner arranged for TunneyHunsaker to be his first opponent. Bruner also worked Hunsaker's corner for the fight, which Ali won by...
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