Why did Ali leave the ring after the 2nd Bugner fight before the decision was announced?

Ali was annoyed by Bugner's tactics? He had absolutely zero right to be after the stunt he pulled, falsely claiming Bugner called him the N word (don't like using that word even if it's filtered).

 

His given reason was just that "it was too hot in there to wait around". It was a sweltering day in Malaysia, made worse by the TV lights under a plastic canopy. Everyone there was suffering - even some of the reporters at ringside were feeling faint.

 

This is probably the answer. Just too warm to stand around and talk.

 

Bugner loved Ali. I He left because of the heat.

 

In his third title defense within 100 days, Ali endured the moist 90‐degree heat of a midmorning sun in this tropical metropolis before about 10,000 spectators in outdoor Merdeka Stadium. Even before the decision was announced, the champion left the ring, then he required about 15 minutes before appearing at a news conference.

“Tired,” said Ali. “Too hot. The heat was bad. But we both had to fight in it.”

https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/01/...keeps-title-champion-decides-to-continue.html

 

I agree. The Young-Foreman bout in comparison to Bugner-Ali "the tv lights had created more heat at ringside than in any recent bout except for the Ali-Joe Bugner title match in Kuala Lumpur that was seared by the tropical son"

 

Wasn’t it Ali that always made it a race and religion issue. There’s no evidence that Bugner ever used racist language against anyone.

 

Yes I’ve heard that too. Ali didn’t have to do that. Imagine being labelled a racist just to sell a fight. Anyway it was slightly unusual for Ali to leave the ring like that. Maybe it was safety reasons. Didn’t Bugner say some crackpot bad threaten to shoot him. Any it was strange. No doubt Ali had his reasons.

 

And Ali was very fond of Bugner. I agree that it was because of the heat.

 

We're getting our fights mixed up. Ali asked Wepner to call him the N word to bolster the gate. Chuck said he couldn't do that because he had Black friends and sparring partners. Chuck also bought his wife a negligee and told her she would be sleeping with the champ tonight. She asked him what room would Muhammad be in.