Muhammad Ali vs. Al Lewis
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| Date | 19 July 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ali won by an 11th round TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Ali vs. Alvin Lewis was a professional boxing match contested in Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland on 19 July 1972.[1]
Killorglin-born circus strongman and publican, Michael "Butty" Sugrue, put up £300,000 to persuade Ali to face his former sparring partner Alvin Lewis at Croke Park.[2]
The fight
Aftermath
A 2012 Irish television documentary called When Ali Came to Ireland presented the story of Ali's visit to Ireland.
