Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn

Muhammad Ali and Richard Dunn fought a boxing match on May 24, 1976. Ali won the bout by knocking out Dunn in the fifth round. The fight is remembered for being the last time Ali would knock down any opponent in the ring in his boxing career.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Muhammad Ali vs Richard Dunn
DateMay 24, 1976
VenueOlympiahalle, Munich, Germany
Title(s) on the lineWBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Muhammad Ali United Kingdom Richard Dunn
Hometown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Ingelmunster, West Flanders, Belgium
Pre-fight record 51-2 33-9
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg) 207 lb (94 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion
Result
Ali won via fifth round TKO (2:05)

The punch Ali used to knockout Dunn was taught to Ali by Taekwondo Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee. Rhee called that punch the "Accupunch", he learnt it from Bruce Lee. Rhee was Ali's head coach for this Dunn fight.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Bradford's Richard Dunn recalls the night he took on Muhammad Ali and pays tribute to his 'charisma and style'". Telegraph & Argus. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Muhammad Ali beating me was the highlight of my life, says Richard Dunn". The Telegraph. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Dunn's memories of legends Ali and Frazier". The Scarborough News. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ^ Felix Dennis; Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. pp. 246–50.
  6. ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali:His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 323–6.
  7. ^ "Jhoon Rhee, Father of American Tae Kwon Do". www.jhoonrhee.com. Retrieved 2019-05-01.