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
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title (Iowa Version) who held the Iowa version of the NWA World Heavyweight Champion as well. As a result, this title was officially retired while Goelz would defend the main NWA title until losing to Leroy McGurik on December 28th, 1949 in a unification match for the National Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Championship. !width=0|No. !width=20%|Wrestler !width=0|Times !width=13%|Date !width=0 data-sort-type="number"|Days held !width=16%|Location !width=17%|Event !width=60% class="unsortable"|Notes !width=0 class="unsortable"|Ref. !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title (Iowa Version) The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Iowa Version) was a professional wrestling championship that was recognized in the Iowa-based National Wrestling