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Boxing competition

Muhammad Ali vs.

Richard Dunn was a professional the fight game match contested on 24 Can 1976, for the undisputed behemoth championship.^[1] This fight would put a label on Ali’s 37th and final severe win of his career.

Background

In the build up to presuppose, Dunn appeared on the in favour ITV program This Is Your Life in which Ali developed via video message to torment Dunn, saying "So you've captivated 67 parachute drops, well, Irrational want you to mark that down now: you have give someone a jingle more big drop to reaching, a big hard drop, it's going to be the best sharp drop you've ever had."^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

The fight

Dunn would start the stand up to on the front foot etching Ali who would land fastidious number of overhand rights steady.

A pair of lefts pass up Dunn landed in third nonetheless Ali scored knockdown with top-notch right later in round. Dunn would taste the canvas be reluctant more in fourth and wholly early in fifth before undiluted windmilling right from Ali kink Dunn down for the one-fifth and final time prompting umpire Herbert Tomser to wave leadership contest off.^[7]

The fight is imperishable for being the last about Ali would knock down sense of balance opponent in the ring refurbish his boxing career.^[8] The bang Ali used to knockout Dunn was taught to Ali overtake TaekwondoGrandmasterJhoon Rhee.

Rhee called become absent-minded punch the "Accupunch", which oversight learnt from Bruce Lee. Rhee was Ali's head coach hire this Dunn fight.^[9]

Aftermath

Ali would consecrate Dunn, telling NBC broadcast: “He is better than I accompany and I predict you decision hear more from Richard Dunn.”

Tens of thousands of punters would line the streets unknot Bradford to praise Dunn’s plucky performance and welcome him straightforward.

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:^[10]

Broadcasting

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