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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.

Professional boxing record

 * align="center" colspan=8|40 Wins (27 knockouts, 13 decisions), 14 Losses (8 knockouts, 6 decision), 1 Draw
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 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
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 * Loss
 * 40-14-1
 * align=left|🇦🇺 Joe Bugner
 * PTS
 * 15
 * 16/03/1971
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Empire Pool, London, United Kingdom
 * align=left|For Commonwealth, British and European Heavyweight titles.
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 * Win
 * 40-13-1
 * align=left|🇪🇸 José Manuel Urtain
 * TKO
 * 9 (15)
 * 10/11/1970
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Empire Pool, London, United Kingdom
 * align=left|For EBU Heavyweight title.
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 * Win
 * 39-13-1
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Jack Bodell
 * PTS
 * 15
 * 24/03/1970
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Empire Pool, London, United Kingdom
 * align=left|For British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles.
 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 38-13-1
 * align=left|🇮🇹 Piero Tomasoni
 * KO
 * 5 (15)
 * 13/03/1969
 * align=left|🇮🇹 Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio, Italy
 * align=left|For EBU Heavyweight title.
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 * Win
 * 37-13-1
 * align=left|🇩🇪 Karl Mildenberger
 * DQ
 * 8 (15)
 * 18/09/1968
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Empire Pool, London, United Kingdom
 * align=left|For EBU Heavyweight title. Mildenberger disqualified for illegal use of the head
 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 36-13-1
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Billy Walker
 * TKO
 * 6 (15)
 * 07/11/1967
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Empire Pool, London, United Kingdom
 * align=left|For British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles.
 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 35-13-1
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Jack Bodell
 * TKO
 * 2 (15)
 * 13/06/1967
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
 * align=left|For British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles.
 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 34-13-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Boston Jacobs
 * PTS
 * 10
 * 17/04/1967
 * align=left|🇬🇧 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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