Richard Dunn (boxer) Richard Dunn (boxer) Richard Dunn (born 19 January 1945 in Halifax) Is an English former heavyweight boxer, who fought Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1976. Dunn was defeated by many top boxers of the time, losing to Muhammad Ali, Joe Bugner, Jimmy Young and Kallie Knoetze. However, he did defeat some professional fighters such as Johnny Griffin, Neville Meade, Bunny Johnson and Danny McAlinden. A southpaw, Dunn's professional career began with a win over Cardiff fighter Del Phillips in a heavyweight eliminator competition in Mayfair, London in July 1969. His second fight was on the same day
Neil Simpson (boxer) his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e. light heavyweight to , i.e. heavyweight. Neil Simpson (boxer) Neil "Simmo" Simpson () born in London, now based in Coventry, is an English professional light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Midlands Area light heavyweight title, BBBofC British light heavyweight title, British Masters Cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the International Boxing Organization (IBO) Inter-Continental light heavyweight title against Darren Corbett, European Boxing Union (EBU) light heavyweight title against Yawe Davis, World Boxing Union (WBU) light