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==Professional boxing record== {{BoxingRecordSummary |draws=1 |ko-wins=41 |ko-losses=4 |dec-wins=26 |dec-losses=9 |dq-wins=2 }} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |- |83 |{{yes2}}Win |69-13-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Levi Billups |DQ |9 |13 Jun 1999 |align=left|Broadbeach, Australia | |- |82 |{{yes2}}Win |68-13-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[James "Bonecrusher" Smith|James Smith]] |TKO |1 |4 Jul 1998 |align=left|Carrara, Australia |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [[World Boxing Federation (organization)|WBF (Federation)]] heavyweight title}} |- |81 |{{yes2}}Win |67-13-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Bob Mirovic]] |SD |12 |20 Apr 1998 |align=left|Carrara, Australia |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained Australian heavyweight title;<br />Won vacant PABA heavyweight title}} |- |80 |{{yes2}}Win |66-13-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Colin Wilson |UD |12 |13 Jan 1998 |align=left|Broadbeach, Australia |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won Australian heavyweight title}} |- |79 |{{yes2}}Win |65-13-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Waisiki Ligaloa |TKO |7 |3 Jun 1997 |align=left|Southport, Australia |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained PABA heavyweight title}} |- |78 |{{yes2}}Win |64-13-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Young Haumona |KO |5 |5 Jul 1996 |align=left|Carrara, Australia |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [[Pan Asian Boxing Association|PABA]] heavyweight title}} |- |77 |{{no2}}Loss |63-13-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Scott Welch]] |TKO |6 |16 Mar 1996 |align=left|[[Berlin]], [[Germany]] |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For vacant [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] Inter-Continental heavyweight title}} |- |76 |{{yes2}}Win |63-12-1 |style="text-align:left;"|West Turner |KO |3 |2 Feb 1996 |align=left|[[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], Australia | |- |75 |{{yes2}}Win |62-12-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Vince Cervi |UD |12 |22 Sep 1995 |align=left|[[Carrara, Queensland|Carrara]], Australia |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[List of Australian heavyweight boxing champions|Australian heavyweight title]]}} |- |74 |{{no2}}Loss |61-12-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Frank Bruno]] |TKO |8 |24 Oct 1987 |align=left|[[White Hart Lane]], London | |- |73 |{{yes2}}Win |61-11-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Greg Page (boxer)|Greg Page]] |UD |10 |24 Jul 1987 |align=left|Sydney, Australia | |- |72 |{{yes2}}Win |60-11-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[David Bey]] |UD |10 |14 Nov 1986 |align=left|Sydney, Australia | |- |71 |{{yes2}}Win |59-11-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[James Tillis]] |PTS |10 |15 Sep 1986 |align=left|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]] | |- |70 |{{no2}}Loss |58-11-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Steffen Tangstad]] |SD |10 |18 Feb 1984 |align=left|Copenhagen, Denmark | |- |69 |{{yes2}}Win |58-10-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Anders Eklund (boxer)|Anders Eklund]] |MD |10 |13 Jan 1984 |align=left|[[Randers]], Denmark | |- |68 |{{no2}}Loss |57-10-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Marvis Frazier]] |UD |10 |4 Jun 1983 |align=left|[[Atlantic City]], [[New Jersey]] | |- |67 |{{yes2}}Win |57-9-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Danny Sutton |TKO |9 |20 Apr 1983 |align=left|[[Muswell Hill]], London | |- |66 |{{yes2}}Win |56-9-1 |style="text-align:left;"|John Dino Denis |TKO |3 |16 Feb 1983 |align=left|[[Wood Green]], London | |- |65 |{{yes2}}Win |55-9-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Eddie Neilson |TKO |5 |9 Dec 1982 |align=left|Bloomsbury, London | |- |64 |{{yes2}}Win |54-9-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Winston Allen |KO |3 |28 Oct 1982 |align=left|[[Bloomsbury]], London | |- |63 |{{no2}}Loss |53-9-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Earnie Shavers]] |TKO |2 |8 May 1982 |align=left|[[Reunion Arena]], [[Dallas]] | |- |62 |{{yes2}}Win |53-8-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Gilberto Acuna |TKO |6 |23 Aug 1980 |align=left|[[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], California | |- |61 |{{no2}}Loss |52-8-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Ron Lyle]] |SD |12 |20 Mar 1977 |align=left|[[Caesars Palace]], [[Nevada]] | |- |60 |{{yes2}}Won |52-7-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Richard Dunn (boxer)|Richard Dunn]] |KO |1 |12 Oct 1976 |align=left|Wembley, London |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won European, British, and Commonwealth heavyweight titles}} |- |59 |{{no2}}Loss |51-7-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Muhammad Ali]] |UD |15 |[[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner II|1 Jul 1975]]<!-- This is often reported as happening on June 30 because it was still June 30 in much of the world when the fight started on July 1 in Malaysia --><ref>{{cite web |title=ESPN Classic – Muhammad Ali's ring record |url=https://www.espn.com/classic/s/Ali_record.html |website=www.espn.com |access-date=6 July 2021}}</ref> |align=left|[[Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For, [[List of WBA world champions#Heavyweight|WBA]], [[List of WBC world champions#Heavyweight|WBC]], and [[List of The Ring world champions#Heavyweight|''The Ring'' heavyweight titles]]}} |- |58 |{{yes2}}Win |51-6-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Dante Cane |TKO |5 |28 Feb 1975 |align=left|[[Bologna]], [[Italy]] |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained European heavyweight title}} |- |57 |{{yes2}}Win |50-6-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Santiago Alberto Lovell |TKO |2 |3 Dec 1974 |align=left|Royal [[Albert Hall]], London | |- |56 |{{yes2}}Win |49-6-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Jimmy Ellis (boxer)|Jimmy Ellis]] |PTS |10 |12 Nov 1974 |align=left|Wembley, London | |- |55 |{{yes2}}Win |48-6-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Jose Luis Garcia |KO |2 |1 Oct 1974 |align=left|Wembley, London | |- |54 |{{yes2}}Win |47-6-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Piermario Baruzzi |TKO |10 |29 May 1974 |align=left|[[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]] |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained European heavyweight title}} |- |53 |{{yes2}}Win |46-6-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Pat Duncan |PTS |10 |12 Mar 1974 |align=left|Wembley, London | |- |52 |{{yes2}}Win |45-6-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Mac Foster |PTS |10 |13 Nov 1973 |align=left|Wembley, London | |- |51 |{{yes2}}Win |44-6-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Giuseppe Ros |PTS |15 |2 Oct 1973 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained European heavyweight title}} |- |50 |{{no2}}Loss |43-6-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Frazier]] |PTS |12 |2 Jul 1973 |align=left|[[Earls Court]], London | |- |49 |{{no2}}Loss |43-5-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Muhammad Ali]] |UD |12 |[[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner|14 Feb 1973]] |align=left|[[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] | |- |48 |{{yes2}}Win |43-4-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Rudie Lubbers]] |UD |15 |16 Jan 1973 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained European heavyweight title}} |- |47 |{{yes2}}Win |42-4-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Dante Cane |TKO |6 |28 Nov 1972 |align=left|Ice Rink, Nottingham | |- |46 |{{yes2}}Win |41-4-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Tony Doyle |TKO |8 |14 Nov 1972 |align=left|Wembley, London | |- |45 |{{yes2}}Win |40-4-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Jürgen Blin]] |KO |8 |10 Oct 1972 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won European heavyweight title}} |- |44 |{{yes2}}Win |39-4-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Paul Nielsen |TKO |6 |[[Muhammad Ali vs. Al Lewis|19 Jul 1972]] |align=left|[[Croke Park]], [[Dublin]] | |- |43 |{{yes2}}Win |38-4-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Doug Kirk |TKO |5 |6 Jun 1972 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |42 |{{yes2}}Win |37-4-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Marc Hans |TKO |3 |9 May 1972 |align=left|Wembley, London | |- |41 |{{yes2}}Win |36-4-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Leroy Caldwell |DQ |5 |25 Apr 1972 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |40 |{{yes2}}Win |35-4-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Brian O'Melia |TKO |2 |28 Mar 1972 |align=left|Wembley, London | |- |39 |{{no2}}Loss |34-4-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Larry Middleton |PTS |10 |24 Nov 1971 |align=left|Ice Rink, Nottingham | |- |38 |{{yes2}}Win |34-3-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Mike Boswell |UD |10 |17 Nov 1971 |align=left|[[Houston]], [[Texas]] | |- |37 |{{no2}}Loss |33-3-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Jack Bodell]] |PTS |15 |27 Sep 1971 |align=left|Wembley, London |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost European, British, and Commonwealth heavyweight titles}} |- |36 |{{yes2}}Win |33-2-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Jürgen Blin]] |PTS |15 |11 May 1971 |align=left|Wembley, London |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained European heavyweight title}} |- |35 |{{yes2}}Win |32-2-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Henry Cooper (boxer)|Henry Cooper]] |PTS |15 |16 Mar 1971 |align=left|Wembley, London |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of European Boxing Union champions#Heavyweight|European]], [[list of British heavyweight boxing champions|British]], and [[list of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions#Heavyweight|Commonwealth heavyweight titles]]}} |- |34 |style="background: #B0C4DE"|Draw |31-2-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Bill Drover |PTS |10 |10 Feb 1971 |align=left|Bethnal Green, London | |- |33 |{{yes2}}Win |31-2 |style="text-align:left;"|Carl Gizzi |PTS |10 |19 Jan 1971 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |32 |{{yes2}}Win |30-2 |style="text-align:left;"|Miguel Angel Paez |TKO |3 |8 Dec 1970 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |31 |{{yes2}}Win |29-2 |style="text-align:left;"|George Johnson |PTS |10 |3 Nov 1970 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |30 |{{yes2}}Win |28-2 |style="text-align:left;"|Hector Eduardo Corletti |PTS |10 |6 Oct 1970 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |29 |{{yes2}}Win |27-2 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Chuck Wepner]] |TKO |3 |8 Sep 1970 |align=left|Wembley, London | |- |28 |{{yes2}}Win |26-2 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Brian London]] |TKO |5 |12 May 1970 |align=left|Wembley, London | |- |27 |{{yes2}}Win |25-2 |style="text-align:left;"|Ray Patterson |PTS |8 |21 Apr 1970 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |26 |{{yes2}}Win |24-2 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Manuel Ramos (boxer)|Manuel Ramos]] |PTS |4 |23 Mar 1970 |align=left|Wembley, London | |- |25 |{{yes2}}Win |23-2 |style="text-align:left;"|Roberto Davila |TKO |4 |10 Feb 1970 |align=left|Picadilly, London | |- |24 |{{yes2}}Win |22-2 |style="text-align:left;"|Johnny Prescott |PTS |8 |20 Jan 1970 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |23 |{{yes2}}Win |21-2 |style="text-align:left;"|Charley Polite |TKO |3 |9 Dec 1969 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |22 |{{yes2}}Win |20-2 |style="text-align:left;"|Eddie Talhami |TKO |4 |11 Nov 1969 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |21 |{{yes2}}Win |19-2 |style="text-align:left;"|Phil Smith |TKO |2 |14 Oct 1969 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |20 |{{no2}}Loss |18-2 |style="text-align:left;"|Dick Hall |PTS |8 |4 Aug 1969 |align=left|Hotel Piccadilly, Manchester | |- |19 |{{yes2}}Win |18-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Moses Harrell |PTS |8 |9 Jun 1969 |align=left|[[Belle Vue, Manchester|Belle Vue]], [[Manchester]] | |- |18 |{{yes2}}Win |17-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Tony Ventura |PTS |8 |20 May 1969 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |17 |{{yes2}}Win |16-1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Jack O'Halloran]] |PTS |8 |15 Apr 1969 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |16 |{{yes2}}Win |15-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Lion Ven |TKO |5 |25 Mar 1969 |align=left|Wembley, London | |- |15 |{{yes2}}Win |14-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Ulric Regis |PTS |8 |11 Mar 1969 |align=left|Shoreditch, London | |- |14 |{{yes2}}Win |13-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Terry Feeley |TKO |1 |25 Feb 1969 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |13 |{{yes2}}Win |12-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Rudolph Vaughan |TKO |2 |21 Jan 1969 |align=left|[[Kensington]], London | |- |12 |{{yes2}}Win |11-1 |style="text-align:left;"|George Dulaire |TKO |4 |19 Dec 1968 |align=left|Bethnal Green, London | |- |11 |{{yes2}}Win |10-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Gene Innocent |TKO |3 |12 Nov 1968 |align=left|Wembley, London | |- |10 |{{yes2}}Win |9-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Paul Brown |TKO |3 |4 Nov 1968 |align=left|[[Connaught Rooms]], London | |- |9 |{{yes2}}Win |8-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Vic Moore |TKO |1 |8 Oct 1968 |align=left|Royal Albert Hall, London | |- |8 |{{yes2}}Win |7-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Obe Hepburn |TKO |1 |18 Aug 1968 |align=left|[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]], London | |- |7 |{{yes2}}Win |6-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Paul Brown |TKO |4 |28 May 1968 |align=left|[[Royal Albert Hall]], London | |- |6 |{{yes2}}Win |5-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Billy Wynter |PTS |6 |21 May 1968 |align=left|Bethnal Green, London | |- |5 |{{yes2}}Win |4-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Mick Oliver |RTD |3 |6 May 1968 |align=left|Mayfair, London | |- |4 |{{yes2}}Win |3-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Bert Johnson |KO |3 |26 Mar 1968 |align=left|Bethnal Green, London | |- |3 |{{yes2}}Win |2-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Jim McIlvaney |TKO |2 |27 Feb 1968 |align=left|Bethnal Green, London | |- |2 |{{yes2}}Win |1-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Paul Cassidy |TKO |2 |30 Jan 1968 |align=left|[[Bethnal Green]], London | |- |1 |{{no2}}Loss |0-1 |style="text-align:left;"|Paul Brown |KO |3 |20 Dec 1967 |align=left|[[Mayfair]], [[London]] | {{s-end}}
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