Muhammad Ali vs. Rudie Lubbers

Boxing competition

Muhammad Ali and Rudie Lubbers fought a twelve-round boxing match on October 20, 1973, at Gelora Senayan Main Stadium (now at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium), Jakarta, Indonesia. Ali dominated the fight and won the bout through a unanimous decision on points.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The Ali-Lubbers fight is notable for the interview Ali gave to Reg Gutteridge during the interval between rounds of the televised bout with Gutteridge leaning through the ropes of the ring.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] This is believed to be the only interview of its kind.^[9]

References

^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ Joe Ryan (2003). Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s: The Great Fighters and Rivalries. McFarland & Company. pp. 130–1.
^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 254. ISBN 978-0-671-68892-9.
^ "Ali leaves lasting legacy in Indonesia". Jakarta Times. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^ "Ali Batters Lubbers To Win Decision". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 21 October 1973. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ "Reg Gutteridge: Commentator known as ITV's 'Voice of Boxing'". Independent. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ "Reg Gutteridge". The Guardian. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ "Reg Gutteridge". The Telegraph. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Farewell the Voice of Boxing". BBC. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

Muhammad Ali

Fights

Media

Docu films and series	Whicker's World (1967 episode) a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970) Facing Ali (2009) When Ali Came to Ireland (2012) The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013) I Am Ali (2014) Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century (2019 episode) What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019) Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021) Muhammad Ali (2021 series)