Bunce Diary: A brief (and ridiculous) history of the WBF heavyweight title

Bunce Diary: A brief (and ridiculous) history of the WBF heavyweight title

By Steve Bunce JOE BUGNER became a world heavyweight champion in 1998 after separating James Bonecrusher Smith’s shoulder with a powerful right cross in Australia. At 48 years and 110 days, Bugner claimed the World Boxing Federation belt, his first heavyweight title since losing to Muhammad Ali in 1975. Despite the unusual circumstances of the … Read more