Joe Bugner (69-13-1, 41) was born in Szőreg, Hungary on March 13, 1950. At the age of 17 years on December 20, 1967, he made his professional boxing debut against Paul Brown, losing the fight via 3rd-round KO.
Bugner's last fight was a 9-round disqualification win against Levi Billups at age 49 on June 13, 1999. He retired with a 6-fight winning streak.
Some of Joe Bugner's best fights have been against Rudie Lubbers, Jürgen Blin, James Smith, Greg Page, Richard Dunn, Chuck Wepner and Ron Lyle.
Bugner has 13 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
83 | Jun 13, 1999 49 years, 3 months 69-13-1 (41) | Levi Billups | 9 | DQ | WIN | |
82  | Jul 4, 1998 48 years, 3 months 68-13-1 (41) | 45 years, 3 months 43-15-1 (31) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
81 | Apr 20, 1998 48 years, 1 months 67-13-1 (40) | Bob Mirovic | HW | 12 | SD | WIN |
80 | Jan 13, 1998 47 years, 10 months 66-13-1 (40) | Colin Wilson | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
79 | Jun 3, 1997 47 years, 2 months 65-13-1 (40) | Waisiki Ligaloa | HW | 7 | TKO | WIN |
78 | Jul 5, 1996 46 years, 3 months 64-13-1 (39) | Young Haumona | HW | 5 | KO | WIN |
77 | Mar 16, 1996 46 years 63-13-1 (38) | Scott Welch | HW | 6 | TKO | LOSS |
76 | Feb 2, 1996 45 years, 10 months 63-12-1 (38) | West Turner | 3 | KO | WIN | |
75 | Sep 22, 1995 45 years, 6 months 62-12-1 (37) | Vince Cervi | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
74  | Oct 24, 1987 37 years, 7 months 61-12-1 (37) | 25 years, 11 months 31-2 (30) | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
73  | Jul 24, 1987 37 years, 4 months 61-11-1 (37) | 28 years, 8 months 27-6 (20) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
72 | Nov 14, 1986 36 years, 8 months 60-11-1 (37) | David Bey | 10 | UD | WIN | |
71  | Sep 15, 1986 36 years, 6 months 59-11-1 (37) | 29 years, 2 months 33-9 (25) | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
70 | Feb 18, 1984 33 years, 11 months 58-11-1 (37) | Steffen Tangstad | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
69 | Jan 13, 1984 33 years, 10 months 58-10-1 (37) | Anders Eklund | 10 | MD | WIN | |
68  | Jun 4, 1983 33 years, 2 months 57-10-1 (37) | 22 years, 8 months 9-0 (6) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
67 | Apr 20, 1983 33 years, 1 months 57-9-1 (37) | Danny Sutton | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
66 | Feb 16, 1983 32 years, 11 months 56-9-1 (36) | John Dino Denis | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
65 | Dec 9, 1982 32 years, 8 months 55-9-1 (35) | Eddie Neilson | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
64 | Oct 28, 1982 32 years, 7 months 54-9-1 (34) | Winston Allen | 3 | KO | WIN | |
63  | May 8, 1982 32 years, 1 months 53-9-1 (33) | 37 years, 8 months 65-10-1 (61) | 2 | TKO | LOSS | |
62 | Aug 23, 1980 30 years, 5 months 53-8-1 (33) | Gilberto Acuna | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
61  | Mar 20, 1977 27 years 52-8-1 (32) | 36 years, 1 months 32-5-1 (23) | 12 | SD | LOSS | |
60  | Oct 12, 1976 26 years, 6 months 52-7-1 (32) | 31 years, 8 months 33-10 (16) | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
59  | Jun 30, 1975 25 years, 3 months 51-7-1 (31) | 33 years, 5 months 47-2 (34) | HW | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
58 | Feb 28, 1975 24 years, 11 months 51-6-1 (31) | Dante Cane | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN |
57 | Dec 3, 1974 24 years, 8 months 50-6-1 (30) | Santiago Alberto Lovell | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
56  | Nov 12, 1974 24 years, 7 months 49-6-1 (29) | 34 years, 8 months 39-10-1 (23) | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
55 | Oct 1, 1974 24 years, 6 months 48-6-1 (29) | Jose Luis Garcia | 2 | KO | WIN | |
54 | May 29, 1974 24 years, 2 months 47-6-1 (28) | Piermario Baruzzi | HW | 10 | TKO | WIN |
53 | Mar 12, 1974 23 years, 11 months 46-6-1 (27) | Pat Duncan | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
52  | Nov 13, 1973 23 years, 8 months 45-6-1 (27) | 31 years, 4 months 30-3 (30) | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
51 | Oct 2, 1973 23 years, 6 months 44-6-1 (27) | Giuseppe Ros | HW | 15 | PTS | WIN |
50  | Jul 2, 1973 23 years, 3 months 43-6-1 (27) | 29 years, 5 months 29-1 (25) | 12 | PTS | LOSS | |
49 | Feb 14, 1973 22 years, 11 months 43-5-1 (27) | 31 years 40-1 (31) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
48  | Jan 16, 1973 22 years, 10 months 43-4-1 (27) | 27 years, 4 months 21-0 (11) | HW | 15 | UD | WIN |
47 | Nov 28, 1972 22 years, 8 months 42-4-1 (27) | Dante Cane | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
46 | Nov 14, 1972 22 years, 8 months 41-4-1 (26) | Tony Doyle | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
45  | Oct 10, 1972 22 years, 6 months 40-4-1 (25) | 29 years, 6 months 29-10-6 (7) | HW | 8 | KO | WIN |
44 | Jul 19, 1972 22 years, 4 months 39-4-1 (24) | Paul Nielsen | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Jun 6, 1972 22 years, 2 months 38-4-1 (23) | Doug Kirk | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | May 9, 1972 22 years, 1 months 37-4-1 (22) | Marc Hans | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
41 | Apr 25, 1972 22 years, 1 months 36-4-1 (21) | Leroy Caldwell | 5 | DQ | WIN | |
40 | Mar 28, 1972 22 years 35-4-1 (21) | Brian O'Melia | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | Nov 24, 1971 21 years, 8 months 34-4-1 (20) | Larry Middleton | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
38 | Nov 17, 1971 21 years, 8 months 34-3-1 (20) | Mike Boswell | 10 | UD | WIN | |
37 | Sep 27, 1971 21 years, 6 months 33-3-1 (20) | Jack Bodell | HW | 15 | PTS | LOSS |
36 | May 11, 1971 21 years, 1 months 33-2-1 (20) | 28 years, 1 months 26-8-6 (5) | HW | 15 | PTS | WIN |
35  | Mar 16, 1971 21 years 32-2-1 (20) | 36 years, 10 months 40-13-1 (27) | HW | 15 | PTS | WIN |
34 | Feb 10, 1971 20 years, 10 months 31-2-1 (20) | Bill Drover | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
33 | Jan 19, 1971 20 years, 10 months 31-2 (20) | Carl Gizzi | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
32 | Dec 8, 1970 20 years, 8 months 30-2 (20) | Miguel Angel Paez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Nov 3, 1970 20 years, 7 months 29-2 (19) | George Johnson | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
30 | Oct 6, 1970 20 years, 6 months 28-2 (19) | Hector Eduardo Corletti | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
29  | Sep 8, 1970 20 years, 5 months 27-2 (19) | 31 years, 6 months 21-6-2 (7) | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
28  | May 12, 1970 20 years, 1 months 26-2 (18) | 35 years, 10 months 37-19-1 (26) | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | Apr 21, 1970 20 years, 1 months 25-2 (17) | Ray Patterson | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
26 | Mar 24, 1970 20 years 24-2 (17) | Manuel Ramos | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
25 | Feb 10, 1970 19 years, 10 months 23-2 (17) | Roberto Davila | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Jan 20, 1970 19 years, 10 months 22-2 (16) | Johnny Prescott | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
23 | Dec 9, 1969 19 years, 8 months 21-2 (16) | Charley Polite | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Nov 11, 1969 19 years, 7 months 20-2 (15) | Eddie Talhami | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Oct 14, 1969 19 years, 7 months 19-2 (14) | Phil Smith | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Aug 4, 1969 19 years, 4 months 18-2 (13) | Dick Hall | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
19 | Jun 9, 1969 19 years, 2 months 18-1 (13) | Moses Harrell | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
18 | May 20, 1969 19 years, 2 months 17-1 (13) | Tony Ventura | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
17 | Apr 15, 1969 19 years, 1 months 16-1 (13) | Jack O'Halloran | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
16 | Mar 25, 1969 19 years 15-1 (13) | Lion Ven | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Mar 11, 1969 18 years, 11 months 14-1 (12) | Ulric Regis | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
14 | Feb 25, 1969 18 years, 11 months 13-1 (12) | Terry Feeley | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Jan 21, 1969 18 years, 10 months 12-1 (11) | Rudolph Vaughan | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Dec 19, 1968 18 years, 9 months 11-1 (10) | George Dulaire | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Nov 12, 1968 18 years, 7 months 10-1 (9) | Gene Innocent | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Nov 4, 1968 18 years, 7 months 9-1 (8) | Paul Brown | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Oct 8, 1968 18 years, 6 months 8-1 (7) | Vic Moore | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Aug 18, 1968 18 years, 5 months 7-1 (6) | Obe Hepburn | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | May 28, 1968 18 years, 2 months 6-1 (5) | Paul Brown | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | May 21, 1968 18 years, 2 months 5-1 (4) | Billy Wynter | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | May 6, 1968 18 years, 1 months 4-1 (4) | Mick Oliver | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
4 | Mar 26, 1968 18 years 3-1 (3) | Bert Johnson | 3 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Feb 27, 1968 17 years, 11 months 2-1 (2) | Jim McIlvaney | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Jan 30, 1968 17 years, 10 months 1-1 (1) | Paul Cassidy | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Dec 20, 1967 17 years, 9 months 0-1 (0) | Paul Brown | 3 | KO | LOSS |
