Muhammad Ali vs. Al Lewis
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| Date | 19 July 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ali won via 11th round TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Ali vs. Alvin Lewis was a professional boxing match contested on 19 July 1972.[1]
Background
[edit]Killorglin-born circus strongman and publican, Michael "Butty" Sugrue, put up £300,000 to persuade Ali to face his former sparring partner Alvin Lewis at Croke Park.[2]
The fight
[edit]Ali won the bout through a technical knockout in the 11th round.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Aftermath
[edit]A 2012 documentary called When Ali Came to Ireland presents the story of Ali's visit.
Undercard
[edit]Confirmed bouts:[12]
Broadcasting
[edit]| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 Mexico |
Telesistema Mexicano |
 Philippines |
ABS-CBN |
 United Kingdom |
BBC |
References
[edit]- ^ "Muhammad Ali vs. Alvin Lewis". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ New year's treat as Ali's Dublin date relived on the box Irish Examiner, 2012-12-17.
- ^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali:His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 242–3.
- ^ Felix Dennis; Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 192.
- ^ "When Ali thrilled Ireland: How 'the Greatest' shook up Dublin". BBC. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Legend of Ali-Lewis fight in Dublin grows with each year". ESPN. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Joe Ryan (2013). Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s:The Great Fighters and Rivalries. McFarland & Company. pp. 103–4.
- ^ "Ali at 70: the night 'The Greatest' togged off in Croke Park". TheJournal.ie. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Muhammad Ali in Ireland: Croker bout, hurling, and the wee Corkman". Irish Examiner. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Dave Hannigan (2002). The Big Fight: Muhammad Ali v. Al Blue Lewis. Random House UK.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".
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