50 years ago a scaffolder from Bradford took fought against perhaps the greatest boxer the world has ever seen.
Richard Dunn was one of only four Britons ever to step into the ring with Muhammad Ali.
In 1976 when he fought Ali, Dunn he was British and European Heavyweight Boxing champion . He went four rounds with the boxing legend in Munich before being knocked out in the fifth .
Richard Dunn received a hero’s welcome when he returned home to Bradford after the fight.
In this documentary we rewatch the fight with Dunn, hearing his memories of the clash, as well as looking back at how it was covered at the time.
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