US EditionFormer British heavyweight Joe Bugner, who twice took on Muhammad Ali, dies aged 75
Joe Bugner fought 83 professional bouts over 32 years, winning 69, including 41 knockouts, and was the only boxer to go the distance with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier without being stopped.
- Joe Bugner has died at the age of 75 in his care home in Brisbane, Australia, as confirmed by the British Boxing Board of Control.
- Throughout his career, Bugner fought 83 professional matches, including bouts against Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
- Promoter Frank Warren expressed sadness over Bugner's death, noting his significant boxing achievements and calling him a great man who will be missed.
- Bugner was born in Hungary and moved to the UK in 1956 after his family fled the Soviet invasion, ultimately becoming a two-time British champion and European titleholder.
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The legendary boxer Joe Bugner, known for confronting titans such as Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in the 1970s, died at the age of 75 in a nursing home in Brisbane, Australia. According to reports, he had been fighting dementia for some time. The news was officially confirmed by the British Boxing Control Board (BBBoC), which issued a statement expressing condolences to the family of the former European champion. Bugner was born as József Kreul …
Boxing legend ‘Aussie Joe’ Bugner, known for taking on Muhammad Ali, dies aged 75
Former heavyweight boxer Joe Bugner is being remembered as a formidable fighter, but also for his kindness and humility. At his professional peak in the 1970s, the Hungarian-born boxer, who lived more than half his life on the Gold Coast, fought Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier during a remarkable 32-year professional career.
Joe Bugner has died at the age of 75. As a heavyweight, he twice fought Muhammad Ali. The British Boxing Board of Control announced that the Briton died on a spring
Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Bugner, who twice fought Muhammad Ali, dies aged 75
Joe Bugner, the former British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight boxing champion, who has died aged 75, was in his prime a magnificent physical specimen who rarely fully utilised the tools and know-how at his disposal.
Joe Bugner, a heavyweight boxer who took Ali and Frazier the distance, dies
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Joe Bugner, a heavyweight who took boxing greats Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier the distance in fights in the 1970s, has died. He was 75. The death of the Hungary-born Bugner, who was also a British citizen, was announced Monday by the British Boxing Board of Control, which said he died at his care home in Brisbane, Australia. Bugner struggled to gain affection in Britain after sending national treasure Henry Cooper into reti…
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