Heavyweight boxer Joe Bugner dead at 75

Joe Bugner, a former heavyweight boxer who fought twice in Muhammad Ali in his profession, died.

Bugner was 75 years previous.

“It’s with nice unhappiness that the previous British, European Commonwealth Headweight Champion and World Candidate Joe Bugner have died in his care dwelling in Brisbane, Australia,” the British Boxing Board of Control confirmed on Monday.

“The British Boxing Board of Management passes on its condolences to Joe’s household.”

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The American boxer Muhammad Ali (L) and the British boxer Joe Bugner combating in a recreation. Ali gained the 12-round struggle in 1975. (Getty)

Bugner was a proficient boxer, however he was not within the good graten of these in his native Britain after he had despatched Henry Cooper, a boxing legend within the Commonwealth, in his retirement after he defeated him in 1971. The victory gave him the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles. Bugner didn’t maintain these belts after shedding them later in 1971.

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He went to Ali for the primary time in 1973 after they entered the ring in a non-title struggle in Las Vegas. Bugner was in a position to go the space in opposition to the boxing icon, though Ali would win the victory on factors.

Solely 5 months later, Bugner was within the ring in opposition to the legendary Joe Frazier, this time on a house flooring at Earl’s Courtroom in London. Identical to the struggle in opposition to Ali, Bugner was in a position to go the space, however he was brief when Frazier gained with factors.

The American boxer Muhammad Ali seems on the ring to speak to the British boxer Joe Bugner (left) after Bugner’s struggle with Santiago Alberto Lovell within the Royal Albert Corridor in London in December 1974. Bugner had defeated Lovell. (Night Customary/Hulton Archive/Getty photos)

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Essentially the most thrilling struggle, nonetheless, got here between Bugner and Ali in Kuala Lumpur in 1975, their second time combating one another. For a full crowd, Bugner and Ali went a full 15 rounds on the canvas, though the primary climate because the loser got here out by factors.

Bugner fought for 32 years and ended his profession in 1999 earlier than shifting to Australia. He spent the final years of his life in an assisted home after the prognosis of dementia.

Bugner was 69-14 about his 83 fights, 41 of which ended within the distance.

The British-Australian boxer Joe Bugner, born in Hungarian, rests his gloved fingers in opposition to the Ringside Rope, November 21, 1972. (Terry Disney/Day by day Specific/Hulton Archive/Getty photos)

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Bugner was a boxer born in Hungary who moved to Nice Britain as a refugee for kids within the midst of the Soviet invasion of 1956.

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