Cassius Clay vs. Tunney Hunsaker was a professional boxing match contested on October 29, 1960.
It was the first professional bought contested by Muhammad Ali(who was then known as Cassius Clay).
[1][2] In his professional debut, 1960 Olympic light heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay fought Tunney Hunsaker in a six-round match.
[3] Hunsaker was a part-time boxer who was for many years a respected police officer in Fayetteville, West Virginia.
In a 1980 Sports Illustrated article, Hunsaker said he didn't agree with Ali's refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War, but that he still respected him greatly as a fighter and as a man.