Clay won the bout on points through a close but unanimous decision .
Cassius Clay ( soon Muhammad Ali ) and Doug Jones fought a ten - round boxing match at Madison Square Garden in New York City , on March 13 , 1963 .
Muhammad Ali won the bout on points through a close but unanimous decision .
Cassius Clay ( soon Muhammad Ali ) and Doug Jones fought a ten - round boxing match at Madison Square Garden in New York City , on March 13 , 1963 .