Muhammad Ali vs. Jean-Pierre Coopman was a professional boxing match contested on February 20, 1976, for the undisputed heavyweight championship.

[2][3][4][5][6][7] The bout took place in Puerto Rico at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum and was televised in the United States live on CBS to an audience of over 40 million viewers.

In his orange robe with a small black lion over the left breast, Coopman sat on the stool in his corner and appeared to enjoy Ali's attempted psych.

[citation needed] Through four rounds, Ali was fighting in a flatfoot stance, peppering Coopman with flurries of punches.

The referee and the two judges, Ismael Fernandez and Roberto Ranirez, each had rewarded Ali a 10–9 advantage in points in each of the first four rounds.