Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner was a professional boxing match contested on February 14, 1973.

Joe Bugner rose to prominence around the same time of the first Ali-Frazier fight, winning the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles in a close 15-round match with the famous Henry Cooper.

Ali later stated he believed Bugner had what it took to become the future world heavyweight champion, an opinion shared with his trainer Angelo Dundee.

After suffering his second professional defeat, Ali avenged both loses in rematches with both Norton and Frazier, before regaining the world heavyweight title in a 1974 fight with George Foreman.

Bugner lasted the 15 round distance, and once again neither man was knocked down, but Ali won the fight on points by a comfortable margin.