Sparring partner Jimmy ellis watched as a young Cassius Clay worked out at Louisville&#39;s Columbia Gym. 

Cassius Clay and Jimmy Ellis at Columbia Gym.

Clay is 6-2 and 192 pounds. He is preparing to fight LaMar Clark, 5-11 1/2, weight 181. The two will fight on Wednesday, April 19, 1961. 

Photo by Robert Steinau, THE COURIER-JOURNAL
April 15, 1961

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