Jürgen Blin

Jürgen Blin (1943- ) was a German boxer who on December 26, 1971 was knocked out in the seventh round by Muhammad Ali. Blin's record in the ring was 31-11-6 with nine knockouts. Blin was greatly admired by German boxing fans for his toughness and stamina in the ring. He was briefly heavyweight champion of Germany after beating Gerhard Zech (he had two draws with him previously). Blin lost a decision to Joe Bugner when he fought for the European heavyweight title. His greatest triumph in the ring was when he beat Jose Urtain for the European championship in 1972 [ [http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=009387 Jurgen Blin record] at boxrec.com] . In 2002, Blin collaborated with author Stephen Brunt on a book called "Facing Ali". He said that fighting Ali was the greatest honor of his life.Fact|date=February 2007

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