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Muhammad Ali vs. Jürgen Blin
Date26 December 1971
VenueHallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Muhammad Ali West Germany Jürgen Blin
Nickname "The Greatest"
Hometown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Purse $200,000 $45,000
Pre-fight record 33–1 (26 KO) 27–9–6 (6 KO)
Age 29 years, 11 months 28 years, 8 months
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg) 198 lb (90 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition NABF heavyweight champion
Former undisputed heavyweight champion		 Former West German heavyweight champion
Result
Ali defeated Blin via 7th round KO

Muhammad Ali vs. Jürgen Blin was a professional boxing match contested on 26 December 1971.[1][2]

Background

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Blin entered the bout having had one win since he lost a split decision against european champion Joe Bugner.[3][4]

The fight

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Ali and Blin in action

Ali won the bout through a knockout in the seventh round, the first time Blin had ever been knocked out.[5][6][7][8][9]

Undercard

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Confirmed bouts:[10]

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
 Philippines ABS-CBN
 United Kingdom ITV

References

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  1. ^ "Muhammad Ali vs. Jurgen Blin". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Muhammad (Ali) Takes To the Mountain (Swiss)". New York Times. 24 December 1971. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "There's Ali, There's a Referee, And There's This Fellow Blin". New York Times. 25 December 1971. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Meine sieben Runden gegen Muhammad Ali". Der Spiegel. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ^ Stephen Brunt (2002). Facing Ali. The Lyons Press. pp. 134–6.
  7. ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 289–90, 457. ISBN 978-0-671-68892-9.
  8. ^ "Ali's Right Cross in 7th Halts Blin's Spirited Bid". New York Times. 27 December 1971. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Ali Posts Seventh Round Knockout Of Jurgen Blin". Bangor Daily News. 27 December 1971. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  10. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Muhammad Ali's bouts
26 December 1971 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Jürgen Blin's bouts
26 December 1971 		Succeeded by
vs. Charles Chase
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