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Al "Blue" Lewis
Al "Blue" Lewis
Born	Alvin Lewis; May 3, 1934 (age 90); Detroit, Michigan,U.S.
Nationality	American
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	36
Wins	30
Wins by KO	19
Losses	6
Draws	0
No contests	0

NOTES TO SELF

Date of birth is wrong- that's Henry Cooper's birthdate. Remember to fix that.

END OF NOTES

Al "Blue" Lewis was an African-American heavyweight boxer who fought Muhammed Ali in a non-title fight in 1972. The fight took place at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland and, as I find out more about him, I will add to this and hopefully produce a reasonable article.

Biography

Biographical details to go here. The only non-boxing things I have found out so far are that he was from Detroit and one reference to him having a criminal record. Turned pro in 1966.

Career highlights

Obviously the Ali fight is mentioned here. At 223.5 lbs at the time of the fight Lewis was one of the heaviest fighters to face Ali. The fight lasted until the 11th round of 12 when Ali won by TKO. Other notable opponents might be Cleveland Williams whom he defeated in Detroit in 1970, Oscar Bonavena against whom he lost by disqualification in 1971 and Jack O'Halloran, against whom he lost on points.

Life outside boxing

After retiring from boxing Lewis became a trainer in his home town of Detroit.

Awards and Honours

No idea about any of this- requires further research.

References

A book has been written about his fight with Ali in '72 by an Irish author. It appears from the reviews I've read of it that the final chapter is primarily about Lewis, with him talking about his life and career. This needs to be mentioned as well as possibly being a good source of biographical information about the guy- as there's very little to be found online.

External links

Category:American boxers Category:Heavyweights

Professional boxing record

40 Wins (27 knockouts, 13 decisions), 14 Losses (8 knockouts, 6 decision), 1 Draw^[1]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	40-14-1	Joe Bugner	PTS	15	16/03/1971	Empire Pool, London, United Kingdom	For Commonwealth, British and European Heavyweight titles.
Win	40-13-1	José Manuel Urtain	TKO	9 (15)	10/11/1970	Empire Pool, London, United Kingdom	For EBU Heavyweight title.
Win	39-13-1	Jack Bodell	PTS	15	24/03/1970	Empire Pool, London, United Kingdom	For British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles.
Win	38-13-1	Piero Tomasoni	KO	5 (15)	13/03/1969	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio, Italy	For EBU Heavyweight title.
Win	37-13-1	Karl Mildenberger	DQ	8 (15)	18/09/1968	Empire Pool, London, United Kingdom	For EBU Heavyweight title. Mildenberger disqualified for illegal use of the head
Win	36-13-1	Billy Walker	TKO	6 (15)	07/11/1967	Empire Pool, London, United Kingdom	For British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles.
Win	35-13-1	Jack Bodell	TKO	2 (15)	13/06/1967	Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom	For British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles.
Win	34-13-1	Boston Jacobs	PTS	10	17/04/1967	De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

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