On June 30, 1975, Muhammad Ali (47-2, 34 KOs), the undisputed heavyweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against Hungarian challenger, Joe Bugner (51-6-1, 31 KOs).
Muhammad Ali is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Ron Lyle, 1 month and 14 days ago. Joe Bugner is on a 8-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Dante Cane, 4 months and 2 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Muhammad Ali at 99-1 winning odds. Joe Bugner really doesn't have much to present against Ali.
Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Bugner via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Ali improves his record to 48-2, while Bugner adds a loss to his record at 51-7-1.