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Re: Surviving Opponents of Muhammad Ali
Posted: 22 Jun 2016, 17:56
by Caractacus
BoxBuzz wrote:That would take some inventorying there.
Yes it would probably , So ?
Re: Surviving Opponents of Muhammad Ali
Posted: 10 Oct 2018, 04:35
by scorpio83
Since the passing of Doug Jones, Al "Blue" Lewis and Karl Mildenberger, there are 18 surviving opponents of Muhammad Ali with one exception of Jimmy Robinson, whose whereabouts is unknown. He would have been the oldest at 93 if he was alive.
Brian London (Born: June 19, 1934)
Alonzo Johnson (Born: November 6, 1934)
Alex Miteff (Born: March 25, 1935)
George Logan (Born: August 19, 1936)
Billy Daniels and George Chuvalo (Born: September 12, 1937)
Chuck Wepner (Born: February 26, 1939)
Don Warner (Born: August 26, 1939)
Juergen Blin (Born: April 7, 1943)
Earnie Shavers (Born: August 31, 1944 (According to his autobiography, "Welcome to the Big Time" or 1945)
Richard Dunn (Born: January 19, 1945)
Rudi Lubbers (Born: August 17, 1945)
Jean-Pierre Coopman (Born: July 11, 1946)
George Foreman (Born: January 10, 1949)
Larry Holmes (Born: November 3, 1949)
Joe Bugner (Born: March 13, 1950)
Leon Spinks (Born: July 13, 1953)
Alfredo Evangelista (Born: December 3, 1954)
Re: Surviving Opponents of Muhammad Ali
Posted: 10 Oct 2018, 05:22
by wouter
scorpio83 wrote: ↑10 Oct 2018, 04:35
Since the passing of Doug Jones, Al "Blue" Lewis and Karl Mildenberger, there are 18 surviving opponents of Muhammad Ali with one exception of Jimmy Robinson, whose whereabouts is unknown. He would have been the oldest at 93 if he was alive.
Brian London (Born: June 19, 1934)
Alonzo Johnson (Born: November 6, 1934)
Alex Miteff (Born: March 25, 1935)
George Logan (Born: August 19, 1936)
Billy Daniels and George Chuvalo (Born: September 12, 1937)
Chuck Wepner (Born: February 26, 1939)
Don Warner (Born: August 26, 1939)
Juergen Blin (Born: April 7, 1943)
Earnie Shavers (Born: August 31, 1944 (According to his autobiography, "Welcome to the Big Time" or 1945)
Richard Dunn (Born: January 19, 1945)
Rudi Lubbers (Born: August 17, 1945)
Jean-Pierre Coopman (Born: July 11, 1946)
George Foreman (Born: January 10, 1949)
Larry Holmes (Born: November 3, 1949)
Joe Bugner (Born: March 13, 1950)
Leon Spinks (Born: July 13, 1953)
Alfredo Evangelista (Born: December 3, 1954)
Billy Daniels passed away last year.
Re: Surviving Opponents of Muhammad Ali
Posted: 10 Oct 2018, 12:46
by Caractacus
I think it would be interesting if someone here compiled a listing in which order/year/month
his opponents had passed away
( if it probably hasn't been done already).
Re: Surviving Opponents of Muhammad Ali
Posted: 10 Oct 2018, 15:33
by scorpio83
wouter wrote: ↑10 Oct 2018, 05:22
scorpio83 wrote: ↑10 Oct 2018, 04:35
Since the passing of Doug Jones, Al "Blue" Lewis and Karl Mildenberger, there are 18 surviving opponents of Muhammad Ali with one exception of Jimmy Robinson, whose whereabouts is unknown. He would have been the oldest at 93 if he was alive.
Brian London (Born: June 19, 1934)
Alonzo Johnson (Born: November 6, 1934)
Alex Miteff (Born: March 25, 1935)
George Logan (Born: August 19, 1936)
Billy Daniels and George Chuvalo (Born: September 12, 1937)
Chuck Wepner (Born: February 26, 1939)
Don Warner (Born: August 26, 1939)
Juergen Blin (Born: April 7, 1943)
Earnie Shavers (Born: August 31, 1944 (According to his autobiography, "Welcome to the Big Time" or 1945)
Richard Dunn (Born: January 19, 1945)
Rudi Lubbers (Born: August 17, 1945)
Jean-Pierre Coopman (Born: July 11, 1946)
George Foreman (Born: January 10, 1949)
Larry Holmes (Born: November 3, 1949)
Joe Bugner (Born: March 13, 1950)
Leon Spinks (Born: July 13, 1953)
Alfredo Evangelista (Born: December 3, 1954)
Billy Daniels passed away last year.
I forgot Wouter, but thanks anyway. Doug Jones, Billy Daniels, Al "Blue" Lewis and Karl Mildenberger are now no longer with us. Now they are 17 surviving opponents of Muhammad Ali.
Brian London (Born: June 19, 1934)
Alonzo Johnson (Born: November 6, 1934)
Alex Miteff (Born: March 25, 1935)
George Logan (Born: August 19, 1936)
George Chuvalo (Born: September 12, 1937)
Chuck Wepner (Born: February 26, 1939)
Don Warner (Born: August 26, 1939)
Juergen Blin (Born: April 7, 1943)
Earnie Shavers (Born: August 31, 1944 (According to his autobiography, "Welcome to the Big Time" or 1945)
Richard Dunn (Born: January 19, 1945)
Rudi Lubbers (Born: August 17, 1945)
Jean-Pierre Coopman (Born: July 11, 1946)
George Foreman (Born: January 10, 1949)
Larry Holmes (Born: November 3, 1949)
Joe Bugner (Born: March 13, 1950)
Leon Spinks (Born: July 13, 1953)
Alfredo Evangelista (Born: December 3, 1954)
Re: Surviving Opponents of Muhammad Ali
Posted: 13 Sep 2026, 07:49
by scorpio83
Since the passing of George Foreman, Earnie Shavers, Joe Bugner, Leon Spinks, Brian London, Alonzo Johnson, Alex Miteff, Juergen Blin, Billy Daniels and recently George Chuvalo, there are 8 surviving opponents of Muhammad Ali.
George Logan (Born: August 19, 1936)
Chuck Wepner (Born: February 26, 1939)
Don Warner (Born: August 26, 1939)
Richard Dunn (Born: January 19, 1945)
Rudi Lubbers (Born: August 17, 1945)
Jean-Pierre Coopman (Born: July 11, 1946)
Larry Holmes (Born: November 3, 1949)(Oldest living former World Heavyweight Champion)
Alfredo Evangelista (Born: December 3, 1954)
Re: Surviving Opponents of Muhammad Ali
Posted: 13 Sep 2026, 17:22
by overhand_right
Out of interest, how do you know that Don Warner is alive?
Without meaning to sound cold hearted, his dob, location, choice of profession and lack of info post retirement all lead me to think: long dead.