Muhammad Ali vs Richard Dunn 24.5.1976 - WBA & WBC World Heavyweight Championship

[@incognito9533]

Wow not seen this fight since the night it happened when i was a nine year old ...Ali was all us school kids hero but as a Brit i wanted Dunn to beat him and I'm proud of his bravery and courage to keep going forward against the greatest sportsman possibly ever ....RIP champ and keep floating like a butterfly 🦋

[@ZEBRAjinx]

Bought 100k dollars worth of tickets so others around the world can watch. 😭i love this man. And i never even met him

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Arguably Ali's last great fight. He looked as good as he did in the Thrilla in Manila. After this came the 3rd fight with Norton, where he escaped by the skin of his teeth (many people believe Norton won), a lackluster win over Evangelista, then a near disaster against Shavers (though Shavers says Ali won). Ali easily could have retired after this, let Norton fight Young for the title, no one alive would have thought less of him, and it would have helped his health a great deal. Then again. Ali's the greatest, no matter what he did. Bigger than boxing, as Foreman said. Bigger than sports, really.

[@eliq9862]

I can’t laugh harder. Ali winding up his punch at the end as the camera pans off him takes my air 😂

[@imperiousrex1873]

I'm so glad to say that I actually met this great man in 1991.

[@hakkoumbourdjila2114]

الفن النبيل

[@Earthaluigikidcompany]

*FOURTH* *WALL* *BREAK*

[@jonglewongle3438]

Congratulations for meeting Richard Dunn.

[@imperiousrex1873]

@@jonglewongle3438 Sorry more clearer. The one and only GOAT.

[@seltaeb3302]

Which one?

[@setiandromeda6091]

Those were very solid punches ad Dunn really showed great indomitability.such punches may cause lots of damage Ali is the greatest of all time

[@Jahspecs1]

Both men are men of high character.

[@amarjamai1135]

Algirieen mit

[@endeckerBM]

The referee called it perfectly. No doubting Dunn's toughness and heart, but the only question was how much more damage would be inflicted on him before the fight stopped. The fight stopped before Dunn did, and it's just as well.

[@stubo4960]

Watched a documentary and Richard Dunn was talking about his fight with Ali, he was full of admiration for Ali and said one of the best nights of his life,regardless of what people are saying he fought well and should be proud of his effort good for him

[@seltaeb3302]

Bugner never got beyond the ropes, at least Richard chased him, tho George Foreman looked like Speedy Gonzalez compared to Richard. Like a brick.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Good points. Not to state the obvious, but if he hadn't fought Ali, and showed this much courage, very few people likely would ever know much anything about him.

[@michaelcraig9449]

This Dunn guy had tons of courage, not much skill but tons of courage. He fought better than a lot of other guys, even better than many black guys that Ali boxed over the years.

[@seltaeb3302]

He's a Brit, Henry Cooper! Bugner was South African tho respect he went the distance twice & taught Ali rope-a-dope!

[@jimpooley2672]

@@seltaeb3302 Bugner said Dunn did not deserve to be in the ring with Ali - Ali said Dunn hit and hurt him more in this fight than Bugner did in 30 rounds

[@kizitomakokha1769]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jolldoes1515]

Dunn at the bar “ You want a piece of me I stood up to Mohamed Ali !

[@flexkeabetsweletshabo5892]

Years.

[@orhanorhan5115]

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[@orhanorhan5115]

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[@chipschannel9494]

What a “JAW”

[@sh3aibamoulaqsyba777]

اللهم ارحم محمد علي ....rest in peace ....loving you forever.. yu r the greatest for all ...ther is no boxer to compare whith you

[@Dave-ti2ue]

The southpaw killer: a straight right hand. Champ sure proved it in this fight.

[@johnedwardday3255]

Well done Richard you had courage like Henry Cooper lion heart British

[@racksshack1201]

Ali was having fun with him.. doing the windmill hahaha such a showman.

[@thamer6073]

Muhammad Ali boxing legend

[@xchindit]

The big para did real good, fair play to Ali for not hurting him more than necessary

[@seltaeb3302]

He could have KO him first round but had TV & advertising to think about. Great for Dunn who should have used his talents as a bricky first to build a wall!

[@davidmitchell3039]

Credit to Richard Dunn. He came to fight and that he did.He got knocked down several times but got up to continue fighting.Although out classed, he gave it his all.

[@guarinmontecinos8082]

Z

[@carltonbanks5470]

Why everytime Ali fights a white dude, bunch of mfs in the comments be like "credit to (insert white boxer) he had so much heart" 🤣😅

[@dretety1]

Racist idiot.

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

​@@carltonbanks5470because the white dudes he fought were usually pretty good.

[@ingo11100]

Einmalig! Danke für Fun und gutes Boxen.

[@kraigwilliams9820]

Muhammad Ali defended his undisputed World heavyweight championship all over the world. No champion has ever done that.

[@ronaldslater4703]

When Ali hit him in the fourth and Dunn fell to his knees with his hands in the air, Dunn looked like he was praying to the boxing gods to stop this beatdown. Then he tried to hit Ali with a jab from his knees...😂😂😂. I'll give him credit for holding up as long as he did.

[@caroltaylor8009]

True 😅

[@torinowens6103]

The Peoples Champ!!! R.I.P. the Greatest of all Time. 1love

[@seltaeb3302]

Nice words to say about Richard. Awwww..

[@rachidbenali1026]

Allah yarhamek y'a Mohamed Ali grand champion au paradis inchaallah

[@tomspeed2000]

12:11, 13:10, 13:42 he was totally Defenseless but ali didn’t hit him in those positions

[@mlalikwabiswalo7804]

Ali did not want to destroy that guy that's why he did not throw a punch when the guy was falling down

[@glenking877]

A gutsy never say die attitude from the game Dunn. Not many laid into Ali like that and lasted long.

[@jimpooley2672]

Joe Bugner said Dunn didn't deserve to be in the ring with Ali - Ali said Dunn hit and hurt him more in those few rounds than Bugner did in 30 - reckon Dunn won round 2 and was maybe ahead at that point (1st even) - great fighting spirit and courage

[@gordonpeden6234]

@@jimpooley2672 Joe Bugner the "Great White Chump" Dunn Turned up for a fight, I think Ali was unpleasantly surprised.

[@matt6565]

14:20 The way he bobbles around, he looks like Charlie Chaplin

[@colinbrigham8253]

Richard ,was like many boxers totally outclassed by Ali 🤗

[@IssacBobsapp]

Despite the fact that Ali by his own admission, never really trained for any fight except for his three title fights

[@hsanmars6543]

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[@Cubroncs03]

@@IssacBobsapp "By his own admission"... something of a conflict of interests, don't ya think? Ali trained his ass off, don't let his own bravado fool you. The years after his exile attest to his constant sparring to get back into shape (dude was like 30 pounds overweight when he came back, he clearly "trained" to get back into shape and it took him some time to do so as his first few fights were beyond tough for him, like Benavena making him go 15)

[@arisman9176]

Lo

[@MaccaveliPL]

@@IssacBobsapp that's a bunch of bullshit.

[@JohnMartin-oh6bf]

‘See how he keeps pumpin that jab into your eye............you got guts to get back into the ring with him kid.’

[@gojekjakartadriver1436]

Jurus Engkol plektor dikeluarin juga,,hahayy...emang is the best Muhammad Ali....

[@danitadavis7093]

excellent viewing! oh oh, 5 times! get some integrity DUNN, give in..the ALI WINDUP! coming at 'cha!

[@Jamesdylandean]

I have never been a fan of boxing, but now have plenty of time to look into things that I have ignored in the past. I have watched several fights of Ali with a variety of opponents and have come to some probably very obvious conclusions. He does not hit hard, but stingingly. He punishes the eyes of the opponent. He moves extremely well. He can take repeated punches well and can shake off the occasional heavy hit. He likes to wear the opponent down with stinging blows and letting the opponent punch themselves out. He may be the best pure boxer that the heavyweight division has ever seen. He is very smart in his craft and manages difficult moments quite well. If he could hit harder he would be undeniably the best ever. He may be anyway. Would have liked to see him versus Marciano and Tyson to seal the deal.

[@ItsBenRoyboy]

Great assessment

[@kcash6359]

For someone who has never been a fan of boxing, you did pretty well. Of course, most of what you said is common knowledge among boxing fans. As for who's the best, it's Ali. Marciano didn't have anything close to the competition Ali did. Ali fought some of the hardest hitting and best heavyweights of all-time. Rocky could hit hard with either hand and was always is great condition, but Ali's speed would've been too much. Ali could also hit pretty hard too. He was 6'3 & 215+ lbs, so he was a big heavyweight. He had long reach and of course, he was very fast. As for Tyson, he not only hit hard, but also had extremely fast hands. His defense was superb as well. Tyson had two weaknesses. He had trouble, at times, with good fighters who were big. Tyson also counted on intimidation of his opponents to give him a huge edge. After he lost to Douglas, some of that aura started to fade. Ali would never have been intimidated and certainly would've controlled any pre-fight routines. I think Ali would've been so far in Tyson's head, Ali's voice would come through Tyson's lips. Tyson would've been frustrated soon into the fight and he wouldn't have lasted long after that. Ali dominated the 60s & 70s heavyweights. In the Golden Age of the Heavyweight Division (70s), with some of the best heavyweights ever, he fought and beat them all. He ruled. No other heavyweight can make that claim. There are few fighters who ruled over any division, for that long, against the best fighters in the history of that division.

[@Jamesdylandean]

@@kcash6359 [James Dylan Dean] I bow to your superior knowledge. What is obvious to the average fan are newly found convictions to a late time viewing observer. I didn't mean to infer that I was some kind of boxing authority, just reflecting my impressions by watching some boxers matches lately.

[@kcash6359]

@@Jamesdylandean I certainly didn't mean to be insulting and I apologize if my post came off that way. It's always great to see new fight fans and your post was observant and intuitive. You hit all the points right on and that was very impressive. Most of my post was my opinion, but there are plenty of others who think Marciano or Tyson would beat Ali. Boxing fans debate and argue as much or more than baseball fans. I hope you enjoy watching these videos. I used to box and have been watching fights for decades. I still rarely blink during a round and constantly playback a punch, combination or a fighter's movement. All these years and I am still learning. Hope we get to talk again.

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

Ali has nothing to prove to Marciano and Tyson. One mainly fought 40 year olds and the other never beat a prime great fighter. Joe Louis is the only one who can contest Ali's spot for number 1.

[@samson9098]

Beautiful

[@Wadaryu1000]

Ali the Greatest ever vs an extremely hard and determined man!

[@blasemessina3711]

Fastest Heavyweight Ever!!!!

[@emadhashimi1278]

The champion of hearts

[@johnboateng5178]

A

[@shoukatali7870]

Great legend boxer in world both .but Muhammad Ali was greatest champion in world Allah place him in jannet AMEEN we love so much . ..and Richard Dunn is from my home twon Bradford UK we love him RIP......so respect ....from Bradford ....UK.....

[@stephenlaw9886]

Boxing skill ,not religion

[@木下和男-x8o]

タイソンやフォアマンの様な圧倒的なパンチ力は無いけど、弱った相手に必要以上の攻撃しないスポーツマンシップとファンを楽しませるショウ的な動きは彼ならでは。

[@harrisnina6448]

3 star show! watch that windmill!

[@76WestSports]

Thank you for the upload. Much appreciated. I believe Ali is the greatest although Larry Holmes is my favorite. I am responding to this fight mainly because there are many Ali fans who keep blaming Larry Holmes for the Holmes vs. Ali fiasco in 1980. You have some misinformed and emotional fans who have wished death on Holmes and lived their revenge through Tyson who defeated Holmes. In reality, the Holmes vs. Ali fight could have been prevented had Ali defended his title on this date against Larry Holmes instead of Dunn. Holmes was undefeated at this point with about 21 fights. Thank you for your time.

[@SKa-tt9nm]

What was Larry supposed to do, lay down? Ali should have thanked Larry that he didn’t kill him.

[@76WestSports]

@@SKa-tt9nm Exactly. Holmes tried to hold back the best he could. He did not attack Ali like he did Leon Spinks or Marvis Frazier. Holmes could have really hurt Ali.

[@omarZZQQ]

@@SKa-tt9nm lol you must be kiddin

[@omarZZQQ]

@@76WestSports Ali was sick at that time and had Parkinson's disease. Even if Ali insisted. Holes should not have accepted the fight.

[@emzid5105]

@@omarZZQQ Do you realise your comment my friend. So for you, your comment is exactly the same as the Ali fans who worship him as a superman and a perfect dude in every way : Holmes is the one to blame for this fight. i'll never uderstannd...

[@barrysheridan3056]

Ali greatest ever❤

[@mickydub3]

Dunn was the underdog before the fight even happened and he knew that . But he came to win . He lost that"s Boxing

[@torstenkaltenbach8170]

✊👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 der King Mohamed Ali ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@Jamesdylandean]

[James Dylan Dean] I was not offended, I just wanted to clarify a couple of things. And I didn't mean to say the Tyson on Marciano would have necessarily beaten Ali, just that it would have been interesting to see their contrasting skill sets in action. Blessings on your day.

[@ashleynelson5767]

Richard Dunn sport centre is now a graded building that people keep burning down

[@jonglewongle3438]

There was a promotional thing about all this, to take the show on the road. They'd stage bouts all around the world, but then they'd set the bouts for insane hours at these venues so as to have TV prime time back in the States. 3.30 AM in the middle of the night in Munich. That's about 9.30 AM or 10.30 AM in Australia, that's okay for Australians, except that its work and school hours. For the USA eastern seaboard that is mid-evening prime time of about 7.30 PM or 8.30 PM, at about 7 hours behind western Europe.

[@hamdanjantan399]

Dunn was like : " Now i want Shavers, or Frazier or Foreman or Holmes for my next fight!!!!!"

[@engjellaliaj8136]

2

[@filippomarchini8757]

Well he had Bugner who got back his european title in a few.

[@muawiasuleiman5368]

How great Muhammad Ali is?

[@luckyrahman1417]

Bravo M. Ali......

[@charlesdaniels2603]

Ali was dropping him like a bad habit

[@josuezacariaz9832]

Ali... O box vitorioso do espetáculo.!

[@jimtruscott5670]

All credit to Dunn for courage under fire.

[@roberthayes9842]

Good ol Richard Dunn, brave man

[@jackmeough6338]

My grandad fought in the 30s and had the same manager, George Biddles, as Richard Dunn, fighting here 40 years later. None of Biddles' fighters retired wealthy. He was a miniature Don King.

[@GeorgeSPAMTindle]

George Biddles didn't get wealthy either. The taxman took 92% of the purse for the Ali v Dunn fight. Jack Solemans was closer to being the Don King character in those days, and he knew how to avoid the taxman.

[@ksp1278]

He was just playing with him like a cat plays with a mouse before eating it

[@donnn-ow4rj]

Sad that it was the last ever knock downs and stoppage ali ever had.

[@clubberlang589]

donnn 0666 because he was not even a ranked contender, wasn’t worthy to be in the be in same ring as Ali

[@donnn-ow4rj]

@@clubberlang589 true. British and European level at most.

[@kevinmunday5782]

Actually Ali and Dunne became great Friends, Dunne a tough Yorkshireman cried talking about Ali, after the Greatest passed away

[@antoniorossi2793]

Muhammad Ali champion dei champion

[@nanasukana1700]

Muhammad Ali Best of The Best 💪💪💪👍👍👍

[@andreaskandelhardt3300]

Fuck Ali....holding holding and holding fuck

[@trevinhickman9022]

Ali is a pretty dancer

[@rogercobbs4297]

Dunn reminds me of watching movie Rocky

[@pm2819]

Dunn The Movie😎

[@abomarsyr103]

the guy felt down maybe more than any other in any boxing matches

[@jimpooley2672]

And got up

[@geoffreykeenan5914]

@@jimpooley2672 well said

[@reginaldjackson4173]

I remember this fight. Dunn stated he would take Ali in 8. He was wrong.

[@peterparsons7141]

“ it’s not funny..but”….. no it’s hilarious!

[@CC-ff7ft]

Imo the last fight were Ali looked like his old self before Norton 3 , Shavers & 4 more fights that sould of never been passed by the medical board to give Ali a license, but money won over and The Great Ali was left the way he was,also Ali wanted it, sad.

[@ferityuksel417]

nur içinde uyu

[@essamhegazy230]

الله يرحمه ويغفر له ويسكنه فسيح جناته. أعظم ملاكم في التاريخ

[@spaciousgrace3816]

Ali didn’t fight to knock people out

[@bennyadler5882]

Dunn a good solid workman, though limited by his chin. Joe Bugner showed his disdain for Dunn (after retiring) coming back and stopping Dunn for the 3 titles via 1st round KO, as did George Chavalo a few year earlier over George Jerome (Canadian title).

[@christophersavill4785]

Lack of respect from Ali after last knockdown

[@abduljaleelwilliamson679]

Did he say defending his title for the 16th time those boxers were warriors of their sport, their motto was we’ll fight anyone belt or no belt!!! And they didn’t care about having a loss on their record.

[@wrestling.plus.]

Ali big👊🤲

[@renesapo5129]

17:41　imitation of Tatsuyoshi.

[@christiancharles309]

I'm pretty! You're not that pretty! - reporter to Clay/Ali

[@christiancharles309]

I shook up the World- Cassius Clay

[@syedosama4265]

MOHAMMAD ALI 🌹

[@dirrckroberts5424]

Ali the greats last great year 76'

[@SKa-tt9nm]

6:36 “He didn’t mean it, Bob. Ali is one of the cleanest boxers out there” Yep, except for the part where he got his glove cut so he could survive the knockdown vs. Cooper, spent 29 rounds holding joe Frazier behind his neck and had the ropes loosened vs. George Foreman.

[@johnnysmithington3749]

Ur so funny man, the ropes were never loose. When Foreman lost he claimed THAT the ROPES were LOOSE as an excuse so he won’t look bad losing to someone he thought he would destroy, and It wasn’t Muhammad Ali’s idea to get his gloves cut during the bout with Henry cooper it was Angelo Dundee’s AKA his trainer and how much time did he save? Maximum 10 seconds? Minimum 4 seconds? And he never held Frazier’s neck for that long and if he did that for that long whats the problem? That means he’s allowed to do that. Only in the thrilla in Manila he put his hand on Frazier’s neck and the ref told him it wasn’t allowed. Go learn shit before saying shit

[@SKa-tt9nm]

Squidward Tentacles since you made no actual boxing-related points that are worth addressing (10 seconds is a lifetime in boxing, so yes, 10 seconds mattered), here’s the attention you were looking for: Your stupidity makes your mother cry every day. Goodbye, junior.

[@johnnysmithington3749]

@@SKa-tt9nm this dude is even funnier now, he ignores all the RIGHT points I made and just targets the one thats a bit incorrect. Your stupidity makes your mother cry everyday. Goodbye junior

[@shazmaster]

@@johnnysmithington3749 yeah man home boy goes around and spreads his dumbass negativity. U made some good points my good sir. And actually ANGELO DUNDEE tried tightening the ropes as much as he could as the ropes were too big for the ring. @S K doesnt realize that every single heavy puncher Ali fought he won against... even with parkinsons. Liston, Foreman, and Shavers, all are arguably top 3 heavyweight punchers of all times.

[@SKa-tt9nm]

@@shazmaster when did I say that? Point me precisely to the point where I said Ali *lost* against heavy punchers. The man had a chin. And he was a winner. But he won dirty. Reading comprehension clearly not your strong suit, my good sir.

[@realdiamondshow]

Ali could easily have KO'd Dunn in under 1 round.

[@dagrote1]

Ali truly loved the sport. It wasn't enough for him to win. He always wanted to win with style. In this fight, he could have finished off Dunn by following up on the blows that wobbled him, but something in him held him back. Hitting a defenseless opponent would have been ugly.

[@philemonmatloga8147]

Did he say for the 16th time? i mean thats like i two year...RIP champ

[@peterfield745]

total Title defenses including the 60's

[@zenithcalheiro2419]

Ali é. O. Rei.

[@anwaraliofficial3586]

very nice علی

[@AhmedHassan-ed5ue]

Unbelievable

[@dexterbernard2701]

Richard Dunn was the "Real Rocky" not Chuck Wepner and of course Creed is Ali.

[@realdiamondshow]

Dunn was easily beaten...Ali carried him for several rounds. Joe Bugner demonstrated how easily Dunn could be stopped...by crushing him in under one round.

[@gordonpeden6234]

Thought the same thing myself.👍

[@a-bovea-ve-rage]

❤️

[@gordonpeden6234]

The biased commentary still pisses me off some 46 years later. At the end of the fight Dunn asked for a rematch, Ali said OK. But never did, Say what you like about Ali he wasn't stupid. Before the fight these two moronic commentators called Dunn, "Bum of the month." He wasn't.

[@kingswafwan4140]

Ali

[@milesmiles737]

Dunn v Ali great fight.

[@garymclaughin]

Pretty courageous fight, I know Frazier knocked him down. He was small but built like a brick.

[@nickslade3978]

Frazier was roughly the same size and strength as Mike Tyson

[@davecollins9075]

Richard Dunn paratrooper. I'd feel safe if he was by my side.

[@KaiserBlade]

Unless Ali showed up.

[@davecollins9075]

@@KaiserBlade you obviously don't know how paras fight.

[@garywalkersr2386]

He came to fight but he got his ass kicked lol 🤣😂 lol 🥊👍

[@gordonpeden6234]

At least he turned up for the fight. Unlike some "Armchair quarterbacks??"

[@aarondigby9859]

@:13 Ali bought $100k worth of tickets for servicemen in Germany, even after all the flack he took for not being or avoiding the draft, look what the government did to Joe Louis after Louis went to the service and donated all his earnings to military charities the IRS came after Joe and took all his money, wouldn't even help pay for Joe's funeral. Schmelling had to or help pay for Joe's funeral. Ali the greatest.

[@Paul1963music]

Que hermosa epoca, la mejor epoca que vivi en la argentina 👍

[@babulah8447]

Mildenberger gave Ali "all that he could handle"... Where do these announcers get their lines? Ali knocked Mildenberger out in the 12th. He was in control the entire fight.

[@shazmaster]

no he wasnt he gave ali trouble first 3 or 4 rounds... but once Ali figured him out game over

[@frederickrapp5396]

Ali should have retired after the 3rd Frazier fight in the fall of 1975. He hung around way too long primarily for pecuniary reasons. This fight between Ali and Richard Dunn should never have happened.

[@yourpodcastbuddy]

Shoudve retired after Frazier 1 thats when he began to show signs of brain damage

[@Customer22374rt]

@@yourpodcastbuddy you knew nothing about boxing , he showed signs in 77 you spidery punk

[@yourpodcastbuddy]

@@Customer22374rt lol, have some respect and quit calling me names u insecure punk do ur research his doctor said his speech began to slow after " fight of the century"

[@Customer22374rt]

@@yourpodcastbuddy i did and there nothing , his doctor said that after shavers fight in 77 , we all saw Ali talking from 71 till 77 never once his speech was affected .

[@gman100]

Un-Dunn.

[@MANUT-DALANE_GUSTI]

12:59 WHO IS A HUMAN OR A TYPE OF UNDER EYE LEVEL ???

[@randensudarto5877]

y

[@cripkresss1222]

😆😆😆 rolling2 him hands

[@seltaeb3302]

Ali v Dunn or in football terms Liverpool v Wimbledon FAC win, yes he won just being there. Ali could have won this in round 1 easily but he strung it out for a few rounds for TV & advertising, then the coup de gras was swiftly dealt, timber! Crash! & goodnight Vienna.

[@mansour5714]

الله اكبر

[@aprilaries1223]

That is the ACCUPUNCH thought to Ali by an american taekwondo Jhoon Goo Rhee

[@billthestinker]

Dunn was way too small and not a big puncher to give Ali any trouble, exactly why!! Dunn was given an opportunity