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Tunney Morgan Hunsaker ( September 1, 1930 – April 27, 2005 ) was the police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia in 1960 when Hunsaker was Cassius Clay's ( now Muhammed Ali ) first opponent in a professional boxing bout.

After the fight Hunsaker said " Clay was as fast as lightning ...

I tried every trick I knew to throw at him off balance but he was just too good ".

In his autobiography, Ali said Hunsaker dealt him one of the hardest body blows he ever took in his career.

Ali and Hunsaker became good friends and stayed in touch over the years.

Hunsaker said he did not agree with Ali's decision to refuse military service, but praised him as a great humanitarian and athlete.