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British heavyweight Richard Dunn on facing Muhammad Ali in 1976

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Richard Dunn says facing Muhammad Ali was phenomenal

Muhammad Ali finished his boxing career with 56 victories and five defeats.

One of those wins was against Britain's Richard Dunn, who was living in Bradford when the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself: a night in the ring with Ali at Munich's Olympiahalle on May 24, 1976.

There was no great upset, with Ali knocking down the Yorkshireman twice in the fifth and windmilling his right arm in forewarning of another mighty punch before referee Herbert Tomser stopped the fight.

It was to prove Ali's last fight in Europe, with commentators on the night hailing an "old fashioned club kind of a fight", saying the American "came out for a war and he got a war from the Englishman".

Following Ali's death on Friday, Dunn has opened up to Sky Sports News HQ about his memorable night in Germany in the ring with Ali.

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