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Muhammad Ali vs Richard Dunn — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Muhammad Ali

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Richard Dunn

Muhammad Ali (56-5) and Richard Dunn (33-12) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Ali

56

Wins37 KO · 66%

5

Losses

0

Draws61 tracked bouts

Dunn

33

Wins16 KO · 48%

12

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ali leads 1–0

Muhammad Ali and Richard Dunn have met 1 time; Ali leads 1–0.

Muhammad Ali and Richard Dunn have met 1 time; Ali leads 1–0.
Met1976May 24Series
Muhammad AliFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Richard DunnFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Ali 7 · Dunn 1 of 8 measurable rows
AliDunn
Record
56-5 (edge)33-12
Win %0–100%
91.8% (edge)
73.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
16
KO rate0–100%
66.07% (edge)
48.48%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
66% (edge)
48%
Times stopped†max 11
1 (edge)
11
Title reignsmax 9
9 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.5
2.9
5.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61
61
45

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

HeightLevel
Muhammad Ali: 6′3″
Richard Dunn: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Muhammad Ali: 78″
Richard Dunn: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Muhammad Ali: Died aged 74
Richard Dunn: 81
Stance
Muhammad Ali: Orthodox
Richard Dunn: Southpaw

Muhammad Ali left, Richard Dunn right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Muhammad Ali56 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

Muhammad Ali: 56 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (66%) and 19 on the cards (34%). Counted from 61 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 66%19 on the cards 34%

Richard Dunn33 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Richard Dunn: 33 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (48%), 16 on the cards (48%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 48%16 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Muhammad Ali 61, Richard Dunn 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Ali better on 2

Ali

Opponent

Dunn

  • Muhammad Ali

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1975

    Win, UD

    1973

    BugnerAli better

    Richard Dunn

    Loss, KO

    1976

  • Muhammad Ali

    Win, UD

    1976

    YoungAli better

    Richard Dunn

    Loss, TKO 8

    1974

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Muhammad Ali has lost two straight, after one straight win. Ali last boxed on Dec 11, 1981.WLWLL

Shavers Sep 1977Spinks Feb 1978Spinks Sep 1978Holmes Oct 1980Berbick Dec 19812.9 tracked bouts per year

Richard Dunn last boxed on Sep 10, 1977 — 17,935 days ago. Dunn had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Krueger Nov 1975August Apr 1976Ali May 1976Bugner Oct 1976Knoetze Sep 19775.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Muhammad Ali and Richard Dunn ever fought each other?
Yes. Muhammad Ali and Richard Dunn met once on May 24, 1976, and Muhammad Ali won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WMay 24, 1976 · Ali · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ali or Dunn?
Muhammad Ali is 56-5 and Richard Dunn is 33-12. Muhammad Ali has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ali56–591.8%

Dunn33–1273.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ali or Dunn?
Muhammad Ali has 37 knockout wins and Richard Dunn has 16. Muhammad Ali has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ali3766.1%

Dunn1648.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ali and Dunn have any common opponents?
Muhammad Ali and Richard Dunn share 2 common opponents: Joe Bugner and Jimmy Young. Muhammad Ali fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Joe BugnerWL

Jimmy YoungWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ali and Dunn?
This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Muhammad Ali and 45 bouts tracked for Richard Dunn. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ali61bouts

Dunn45bouts

How They Win ↓

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