On February 6, 1967, Muhammad Ali (27-0, 22 KOs), the heavyweight WBC and The Ring champion, and Ernie Terrell (39-4, 18 KOs), the heavyweight WBA champion, fight for the undisputed heavyweight world championship.
Muhammad Ali is coming in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Cleveland Williams, 2 months and 23 days ago. Ernie Terrell is on a 15-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Doug Jones, 7 months and 9 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Muhammad Ali at 99-1 winning odds. Ernie Terrell really doesn't have much to present against Ali.
Muhammad Ali defeated Ernie Terrell via unanimous decision and wins the WBC, The Ring, and WBA heavyweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion. Ali improves his record to 28-0, while Terrell adds a loss to his record at 39-5.