On March 24, 1975, Muhammad Ali (45-2, 32 KOs), the undisputed heavyweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against fellow American challenger, Chuck Wepner (31-9-2, 12 KOs).
Muhammad Ali is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round KO victory over George Foreman, 4 months and 24 days ago. Chuck Wepner is on a 8-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate, with his last fight being a 11th round TKO win over Terry Hinke, 6 months and 21 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Muhammad Ali at 99-1 winning odds. Chuck Wepner really doesn't have much to present against Ali.
Muhammad Ali stopped Chuck Wepner via TKO in the final round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Ali improves his record to 46-2 (33 KOs), while Wepner adds a loss to his record at 31-10-2.