1972 'Big Fights' HEAVYWEIGHTS 01-15-72.....Joe Frazier HWC ..........TKO 4........Terry Daniels (World Title) 02-11-72.....Floyd Patterson #6 ......WUD 12......Oscar Bonavena #4 03-04-72.....Joe King Roman ..........WUD 10......Jose Ibar Urtain #8 04-01-72.....Muhammad Ali #1........WUD 15......Mac Foster #6 05-01-72.....Muhammad Ali #1........WUD 12......George Chuvalo (NABF) 05-09-72.....Jerry Quarry #2...........W Dec 10....Larry Middleton #7 05-25-72.....Joe Frazier HWC...........TKO 5.........Ron Stander (World Title) 06-09-72.....Jurgen Blin..................W Dec 15....Jose Ibar Urtain #10 (Europe Title) 06-27-72.....Muhammad Ali #1........TKO 7.........Jerry Quarry #2. (NABF) 07-10-72.....Ron Lyle......................TKO 2.........Vicente Rondon #7 (LHW) 08-09-72.....Jack O' Halloran...........WSD 12.......Henry Clark #10 (California) 09-20-72.....Muhammad Ali #1........TKO 7..........Floyd Patterson #3 (NABF) 10-10-72.....Joe Bugner ..................KO 8..........Jurgen Blin #8 (Europe Title) 10-23-72.....Ernie Terrell..................KO 6..........Jose Luis Garcia #3 11-21-72.....Muhammad Ali #1.........TKO 8.........Bob Foster LHC (NABF)
1973 'Big Fights' HEAVYWEIGHTS 01-22-73.....George Foreman #2.......TKO 2.........Joe Frazier HWC (World Title) 02-09-73.....Jerry Quarry .................WUD 12......Ron Lyle #3 02-14-73.....Muhammad Ali #1.........WUD 12......Joe Bugner #9 03-31-73.....Ken Norton #9...............WSD 12......Muhammad Ali #1 (NABF) 06-18-73.....Earnie Shavers...............KO 1..........Jimmy Ellis #5 06-23-73.....Chuck Wepner................W Dec 12...Ernie Terrell #7 07-02-73.....Joe Frazier #1................W Dec 12...Joe Bugner 09-01-73.....George Foreman HWC.....KO 1..........Joe King Roman (World Title) 09-10-73.....Muhammad Ali #3..........WUD 12.....Ken Norton #2 (NABF) 09-10-73.....Jeff Merritt.....................TKO 1........Ernie Terrell #8 11-17-73.....Ron Lyle #5...................Draw 10.....Gregorio Peralta 12-12-73.....Boone Kirkman..............WSD 10 .....Jimmy Ellis #9 12-14-73.....Jerry Quarry #4.............TKO 1.........Earnie Shavers #6
1974 'Big Fights' HEAVYWEIGHTS 01-28-74.....Muhammad Ali #1..........WUD 12.......Joe Frazier #2 (NABF) 03-04-74.....Henry Clark ..................TKO 1..........Jeff Merritt #10 03-19-74.....Ron Lyle #5...................WUD 12.......Oscar Bonavena #6 03-26-74.....George Foreman HWC.....TKO 2..........Ken Norton #4 (World Title) 04-08-74.....Al Memphis Jones............KO 3...........Boone Kirkman #7 05-21-74.....Oscar Bonavena #7.........W UD 12.....Larry Middleton #8 06-17-74.....Joe Frazier #2................TKO 5 ........Jerry Quarry #3 06-25-74.....Ken Norton #5................TKO 7.........Boone Kirkman #10 10-30-74.....Muhammad Ali #1...........KO 8...........George Foreman HWC (World Title)
Jeez, Ali fought 9 times in 3 years! With one of them winning back the crown to undisputed champion. You will never see that activity in this modern era.
Ali even fought more than that Al Blue Lewis and Rudi Lubbers, these 70's bouts are either some kind of title fight or a major contender battle. (from my own research)
1970 'Big Fights' HEAVYWEIGHTS 02-16-70.....Joe Frazier #1..............TKO 5..........Jimmy Ellis #3 (World Unification Title) 06-17-70.....Jerry Quarry #4 ...........TKO 6..........Mac Foster #1 08-04-70.....George Foreman #5......TKO 3..........George Chuvalo #3 10-26-70.....Muhammad Ali .............TKO 3..........Jerry Quarry #1 11-10-70.....Henry Cooper #9..........TKO 9 .........Jose Ibar Urtain #8 (Europe Title) 11-18-70.....Joe Frazier WHC............KO 2...........Bob Foster LHC (World Title) 11-18-70.....George Foreman #3......TKO 2 .........Boone Kirkman #10 12-07-70.....Muhammad Ali #1........TKO 15.........Oscar Bonavena #3 (Vacant NABF Title)
05-01-72.....Muhammad Ali #1........WUD 12......George Chuvalo (NABF) This was the first time that I saw an Ali fight on a Wide World of Sports replay at age 9.
I have a good book that outlines heavyweight boxing in the 70's: Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s: The Great Fighters and Rivalries https://amazon.com/gp/product/0786470747/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
1971 'Big Fights' HEAVYWEIGHTS 03-08-71.....Joe Frazier WHC.........WUD 15.........Muhammad Ali #1 (World Title) 03-16-71.....Joe Bugner ...............W Dec 15.......Henry Cooper #6 05-10-71.....Jimmy Ellis................WUD 10.........George Chuvalo #6 07-26-71.....Muhammad Ali #1......TKO 12..........Jimmy Ellis #7 (NABF) 09-27-71.....Jack Bodell................W Dec 15 ......Joe Bugner #6 (Europe Title) 11-16-71.....Jerry Quarry #3.........KO 1.............Jack Bodell #8 11-24-71.....Larry Middleton .........W Dec 10 ......Joe Bugner #10 12-17-71.....Jose Ibar Urtain ........TKO 2............Jack Bodell #9 (Europe Title)
Amazing how many guys actually fought each other pre 70s. So many great non title fights could be made today and we get nothing. Would love a Whyte v Ruiz matchup
1975 'Big Fights' HEAVYWEIGHTS 02-11-75.....Jimmy Young................WUD 10..........Ron Lyle #3 03-24-75.....Muhammad Ali HWC......TKO 15...........Chuck Wepner #9 (World Title) 03-24-75.....Ken Norton #4..............TKO 5............Jerry Quarry #5 (Vacant NABF Title) 05-16-75.....Muhammad Ali HWC......TKO 11...........Ron Lyle #8 (World Title) 06-30-75.....Muhammad Ali HWC......WUD 15..........Joe Bugner #3 (World Title) 09-13-75.....Ron Lyle #8..................KO 6..............Earnie Shavers #7 09-30-75.....Richard Dunn................W Dec 15 ......Bunny Johnson #5 (Europe Title) 10-01-75.....Muhammad Ali HWC......TKO 14...........Joe Frazier #2 (World Title) 12-12-75.....Duane Bobick #7..........TKO 4.............Randy Neumann #10
1976 'Big Fights' HEAVYWEIGHTS 01-24-76.....George Foreman #4........KO 5..........Ron Lyle #5 (Vacant NABF Title) 02-20-76.....Muhammad Ali HWC........KO 5..........Jean Pierre Coopmans (World Title) 04-30-76.....Muhammad Ali HWC........WUD 15.....Jimmy Young #3 (World Title) 05-24-76.....Muhammad Ali HWC........TKO 5.........Richard Dunn (World Title) 06-15-76.....George Foreman #2.........KO 5..........Joe Frazier #3 (NABF Title) 06-15-76.....Howard Smith.................WSD 15......Johnny Boudreaux #6 08-16-76.....Gerrie Coetzee................DQ 6...........Mike Schutte #10 09-28-76.....Muhammad Ali HWC........WUD 15 .....Ken Norton #2 (World Title) 10-02-76.....Duane Bobick #4.............TKO 6.........Chuck Wepner #9 11-06-76.....Jimmy Young #3.............WUD 12.......Ron Lyle #5
1977 'Big Fights' HEAVYWEIGHTS 03-17-77.....Jimmy Young #3..............WUD 12..........George Foreman #1 03-20-77.....Ron Lyle #9.....................WSD 12..........Joe Bugner #10 04-16-77.....Earnie Shavers #10..........KO 2...............Howard Smith #7 05-11-77.....Ken Norton #3.................TKO 1.............Duane Bobick #5 05-16-77.....Muhammad Ali HWC.........WUD 15...........Alfredo Evangelista (World Title) 09-15-77.....Ron Lyle #4.....................WMD 10..........Stan Ward #9 09-29-77.....Muhammad Ali HWC.........WUD 15..........Earnie Shavers #5 (World Title) 11-05-77.....Ken Norton #2.................WSD 15 .........Jimmy Young #1 (WBC Elimination) 11-18-77.....Leon Spinks.....................WUD 10..........Alfio Righetti #7 12-03-77.....Gerrie Coetzee.................KO 6..............Johnny Boudreaux #10