Joe Bugner
Career, Record, Stats
Joe Bugner (Aussie Joe) is a 74-year-old retired Hungarian professional boxer. In a career spanning 31 years, 5 months, and 24 days, Bugner amassed a record of 68-13-1, which includes 40 wins via KO.
Joe Bugner's Boxing Career
Joe Bugner was born in Szőreg, Hungary on March 13, 1950. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on December 20, 1967 against Paul Brown. Bugner lost to Brown via 3rd round KO. Not a good start!
Bugner got his first world-title fight at the age of 25 after 58 professional fights. On June 30, 1975 Bugner challenged Muhammad Ali's WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles but lost via 15-round unanimous decision. Bugner never got a world-title shot again.
Bugner's last fight was a disqualification victory over Levi Billups at age 49, on June 13, 1999.
Some of Joe Bugner's best fights have been against Henry Cooper, James Smith, Greg Page, James Tillis, Jimmy Ellis, and Chuck Wepner. For a complete list of Bugner's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Joe Bugner".
Bugner has 13 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Joe Bugner Losses".
Joe Bugner's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
83 | Jun 13, 1999 | 49 |  Levi Billups | win | DQ 9 |
82 | Jul 04, 1998 | 48 | 
James Smith 45 43-15-1  | win | TKO 1 |
81 | Apr 20, 1998 | 48 | Bob Mirovic | win | SD 12 |
80 | Jan 13, 1998 | 47 | Colin Wilson | win | UD 12 |
79 | Jun 03, 1997 | 47 | Waisiki Ligaloa | win | TKO 7 |
78 | Jul 05, 1996 | 46 | Young Haumona | win | KO 5 |
77 | Mar 16, 1996 | 46 | Scott Welch | loss | TKO 6 |
76 | Feb 02, 1996 | 45 | West Turner | win | KO 3 |
75 | Sep 22, 1995 | 45 | Vince Cervi | win | UD 12 |
74 | Oct 24, 1987 | 37 | 
Frank Bruno 25 31-2 | loss | TKO 8 |
73 | Jul 24, 1987 | 37 | 
Greg Page 28 27-6 | win | UD 10 |
72 | Nov 14, 1986 | 36 | David Bey | win | UD 10 |
71 | Sep 15, 1986 | 36 | 
James Tillis 29 33-9 | win | PTS 10 |
70 | Feb 18, 1984 | 33 | Steffen Tangstad | loss | SD 10 |
69 | Jan 13, 1984 | 33 | Anders Eklund | win | MD 10 |
68 | Jun 04, 1983 | 33 | 
Marvis Frazier 22 9-0 | loss | UD 10 |
67 | Apr 20, 1983 | 33 | Danny Sutton | win | TKO 9 |
66 | Feb 16, 1983 | 32 | John Dino Denis | win | TKO 3 |
65 | Dec 09, 1982 | 32 | Eddie Neilson | win | TKO 5 |
64 | Oct 28, 1982 | 32 | Winston Allen | win | KO 3 |
63 | May 08, 1982 | 32 | 
Earnie Shavers 37 65-10-1 | loss | TKO 2 |
62 | Aug 23, 1980 | 30 | Gilberto Acuna | win | TKO 6 |
61 | Mar 20, 1977 | 27 | 
Ron Lyle 36 32-5-1 | loss | SD 12 |
60 | Oct 12, 1976 | 26 | Richard Dunn | won | KO 1 |
59 | Jun 30, 1975 | 25 | 
Muhammad Ali 33 47-2 | loss | UD 15 |
58 | Feb 28, 1975 | 24 | Dante Cane | win | TKO 5 |
57 | Dec 03, 1974 | 24 | Santiago Alberto Lovell | win | TKO 2 |
56 | Nov 12, 1974 | 24 | 
Jimmy Ellis 34 39-10-1 | win | PTS 10 |
55 | Oct 01, 1974 | 24 | Jose Luis Garcia | win | KO 2 |
54 | May 29, 1974 | 24 | Piermario Baruzzi | win | TKO 10 |
53 | Mar 12, 1974 | 23 | Pat Duncan | win | PTS 10 |
52 | Nov 13, 1973 | 23 | Mac Foster | win | PTS 10 |
51 | Oct 02, 1973 | 23 | Giuseppe Ros | win | PTS 15 |
50 | Jul 02, 1973 | 23 | 
Joe Frazier 29 29-1 | loss | PTS 12 |
49 | Feb 14, 1973 | 22 |
Muhammad Ali 31 40-1 | loss | UD 12 |
48 | Jan 16, 1973 | 22 | Rudie Lubbers | win | UD 15 |
47 | Nov 28, 1972 | 22 | Dante Cane | win | TKO 6 |
46 | Nov 14, 1972 | 22 | Tony Doyle | win | TKO 8 |
45 | Oct 10, 1972 | 22 | Jürgen Blin | win | KO 8 |
44 | Jul 19, 1972 | 22 | Paul Nielsen | win | TKO 6 |
43 | Jun 06, 1972 | 22 | Doug Kirk | win | TKO 5 |
42 | May 09, 1972 | 22 | Marc Hans | win | TKO 3 |
41 | Apr 25, 1972 | 22 | Leroy Caldwell | win | DQ 5 |
40 | Mar 28, 1972 | 22 | Brian O'Melia | win | TKO 2 |
39 | Nov 24, 1971 | 21 | Larry Middleton | loss | PTS 10 |
38 | Nov 17, 1971 | 21 | Mike Boswell | win | UD 10 |
37 | Sep 27, 1971 | 21 | Jack Bodell | loss | PTS 15 |
36 | May 11, 1971 | 21 | Jürgen Blin | win | PTS 15 |
35 | Mar 16, 1971 | 21 | 
Henry Cooper 36 40-13-1 | win | PTS 15 |
34 | Feb 10, 1971 | 20 | Bill Drover | draw | PTS 10 |
33 | Jan 19, 1971 | 20 | Carl Gizzi | win | PTS 10 |
32 | Dec 08, 1970 | 20 | Miguel Angel Paez | win | TKO 3 |
31 | Nov 03, 1970 | 20 | George Johnson | win | PTS 10 |
30 | Oct 06, 1970 | 20 | Hector Eduardo Corletti | win | PTS 10 |
29 | Sep 08, 1970 | 20 | 
Chuck Wepner 31 21-6-2 | win | TKO 3 |
28 | May 12, 1970 | 20 | Brian London | win | TKO 5 |
27 | Apr 21, 1970 | 20 | Ray Patterson | win | PTS 8 |
26 | Mar 24, 1970 | 20 | Manuel Ramos | win | PTS 4 |
25 | Feb 10, 1970 | 19 | Roberto Davila | win | TKO 4 |
24 | Jan 20, 1970 | 19 | Johnny Prescott | win | PTS 8 |
23 | Dec 09, 1969 | 19 | Charley Polite | win | TKO 3 |
22 | Nov 11, 1969 | 19 | Eddie Talhami | win | TKO 4 |
21 | Oct 14, 1969 | 19 | Phil Smith | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Aug 04, 1969 | 19 | Dick Hall | loss | PTS 8 |
19 | Jun 09, 1969 | 19 | Moses Harrell | win | PTS 8 |
18 | May 20, 1969 | 19 | Tony Ventura | win | PTS 8 |
17 | Apr 15, 1969 | 19 | Jack O'Halloran | win | PTS 8 |
16 | Mar 25, 1969 | 19 | Lion Ven | win | TKO 5 |
15 | Mar 11, 1969 | 18 | Ulric Regis | win | PTS 8 |
14 | Feb 25, 1969 | 18 | Terry Feeley | win | TKO 1 |
13 | Jan 21, 1969 | 18 | Rudolph Vaughan | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Dec 19, 1968 | 18 | George Dulaire | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Nov 12, 1968 | 18 | Gene Innocent | win | TKO 3 |
10 | Nov 04, 1968 | 18 | Paul Brown | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Oct 08, 1968 | 18 | Vic Moore | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Aug 18, 1968 | 18 | Obe Hepburn | win | TKO 1 |
7 | May 28, 1968 | 18 | Paul Brown | win | TKO 4 |
6 | May 21, 1968 | 18 | Billy Wynter | win | PTS 6 |
5 | May 06, 1968 | 18 | Mick Oliver | win | RTD 3 |
4 | Mar 26, 1968 | 18 | Bert Johnson | win | KO 3 |
3 | Feb 27, 1968 | 17 | Jim McIlvaney | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Jan 30, 1968 | 17 | Paul Cassidy | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Dec 20, 1967 | 17 | Paul Brown | loss | KO 3 |