Joe Bugner dies

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  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I posted it on the lounge after finding out the news on the Classic, also posting here as I know some only use this, but also know of Joe Bugner.

    RIP.
     
    Devon, Sep 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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  2. sid

    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ar RIP big man.
     
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  3. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    He was treated unfairly by the public despite lasting twelve rounds vs Joe Frazier and giving Muhammad Ali a decent fight in their rematch, I saw the Ali rematch a few years ago expecting it to be a bore snoozer from the comments id read and articles in magazines like Ring Magazine.

    It was not Ali-Frazier by any means but Bugner got his licks in and put in a hearty effort. No one surely expected him t win!

    Richard Dunn got all the respect for putting up a gritty effort against Ali, getting up from all those knockdowns for more, and the British rightfully admired him for that but they did not admire Bugner as much. The irony is Bugner decimated Dunn in the first round!

    A true warrior who fought a who's who list during from the 1960s all the way up to the 1990s!
     
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  4. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    RIP
     
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  5. Shootlow

    Shootlow Member Full Member

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    The British public never really took to Joe, a lot say due to the win over Henry Cooper. Joe competed at the top level in a golden age of heavyweight boxing. He sadly suffered badly from Dementia in his final few years and had no recolection of his boxing career. Lets hope Cooper, Smokin Joe and Ali are up there talking about that golden age wirh him now. RIP Joe.
     
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  6. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    Rest in peace Mr Bugner, it not a bad legacy to have gone the distance with both Ali (twice) and Frazier once.

    Mr Bugner had the tools to have done more in the sport, however it was not to be.

    Sad end with dementia, but regrettably that horrid illness strikes both pugilists and non pugilists.

    Mr Bugner has taken the ten count and joined the gym in the sky.
     
    KernowWarrior, Sep 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    RIP. Very good fighter and a very tough man who was only stopped 4 times in 83 fights and even more impressive he was only stopped twice in his prime and one of those stoppage losses was in his pro debut and he only had 16 amateur fights so truth be told he was hardly in his prime then either.

    The only stoppage loss he suffered in his prime came at the hands of one of the consensus hardest punching HWs of all time in Earnie Shavers and that's even more noteworthy given the era he fought in and some of the fighters he shared a ring with.
     
    Serge, Sep 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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  8. gollumsluvslave

    gollumsluvslave Boxing Addict Full Member

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    RIP Big Joe :(
     
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  9. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    Rest in peace Joe.
     
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  10. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    What I liked about Joe is that he never cheated boxing fans. He always gave a solid effort and did what he could with the skills he had. I found it impressive that at the age of 36 he beat James Tillis, David Bey and Greg Page all by comfortable decision.

    Rest in peace, Joe.
     
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  11. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    RIP Aussie Joe,
    Bugner was a very famous figure in Australia. Very good heavyweight.
     
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  12. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    RIP Joe Bugner.

    Went the distance with both Ali (twice) and Frazier.

    Beating 'Enry Cooper made him about as popular as the man who shot Bambi. Tough for a guy who was only 20 odd at the time and should have been able to celebrate a memorable victory without the ridicule.

    When you factor in Bugner 2.0 or 'Aussie Joe' as he became, Bugner's career spanned from 1967-1999, an amazing 32 years.
     
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  13. Mr Applebee

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    RIP
     
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  14. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    RIP to the great man.
     
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  15. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    dementia sucks. My mother has early stages of it, age 75. Not a boxer or athlete.
     
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