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In 1999, Ali was named the second greatest boxer in the history of combat sports, pound for pound by ESPN. He was only behind the welterweight and middleweight legend Sugar Ray Robinson. [5] In December 2007, ESPN placed Ali second in its choice of the greatest heavyweights of all time, behind Joe Louis. [6]
The fight became famous for Ali's introduction of the rope-a-dope tactic. [111] The fight was watched by a record estimated television audience of 1 billion viewers worldwide. [112] [113] It was the world's most-watched live television broadcast at the time. [114]
Muhammad Ali vs. Rudie Lubbers was a professional boxing match contested on October 20, 1973, at Gelora Senayan Main Stadium (now at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium), Jakarta, Indonesia. [ 1 ] Background
The 1975 title fight with Bugner was Ali's third title defense since 1974, and was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and remains the only world heavyweight championship fight hosted in the nation's history. Bugner lasted the 15 round distance, and once again neither man was knocked down, but Ali won the fight on points by a comfortable margin.
Ali had accumulated a bit of rust and lost a bit of speed from the years off, but was sharp throughout the match, using his jab to keep Quarry off balance and landing power shots consistently. Quarry grew bolder as the fight went on, and managed to land several shots on the former champion, but suffered a cut over the left eye in the third ...
Ali was recovering from a recent battle with the flu. [citation needed] Through four rounds, Ali was fighting in a flatfoot stance, peppering Coopman with flurries of punches. In the fifth, the champion started to dance, circling to his left, then to his right, and confusing Coopman with backhand jabs. Then Ali threw a big uppercut.
Despite the challenge, Ali and Inoki became good friends following the fight. Inoki started using Ali's theme music, "Ali Bombaye (Zaire Chant) I" (taken from Ali's 1977 biographical film), as his own signature tune, and borrowed the catchphrase "boma ye" from Ali's fans at the Rumble in the Jungle. Ali would continue to box for the next five ...
The 1975 title fight with Bugner was Ali's third title defense since 1974, and was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and remains the only world heavyweight championship fight hosted in the nation's history. Being held in June, the location of the fight was very hot, creating difficulties for both men. [2]