Editing Cleveland Williams (section)

==Recovery and return to boxing==
The injury, surgeries and subsequent convalescence caused Williams to lose over 60 pounds (27&nbsp;kg), and over 17 months of his career. He regained his weight and strength by tossing 80-pound (36&nbsp;kg) bales of hay daily on a cattle ranch till he had regained his fighting weight and physique. On February 8, 1966, Williams received a standing ovation from the Houston crowd as he returned to the ring, and knocked out Ben Black in the first round.<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/15/sports/cleveland-williams-66-loser-to-ali-for-title-dies.html|title=Cleveland Williams, 66, Loser to Ali for Title, Dies|newspaper=The New York Times|date=15 September 1999|last1=Goldstein|first1=Richard}}</ref>

Williams competed for the heavyweight championship against [[Muhammad Ali]] on November 14, 1966, but was badly outclassed, and was knocked down twice in the third round ending the match. Williams retired from boxing after the 1966 Championship defeat, but later made a comeback. Although able to defeat journeymen fighters, he suffered several knockout losses before retiring permanently in 1972.