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Irish boxer (1947–2021)
Daniel McAlinden (1 June 1947 – 8 March 2021)Aston Villa football ground.
[2] Nicknamed "Dangerous Dan", he was managed by George Middleton who had managed
Randolph Turpin when he was world middleweight champion in 1951.
[3]
McAlinden was born in
New York, New York, McAlinden outpointed Ali's brother,
Rahaman , undefeated in seven fights, after six rounds in a contest for rising boxers.
[6] McAlinden was at one time considered a potential opponent for world champion
George Foreman 's first title defence. However, in 1973 his form dipped and he eventually lost his title in 1975 to
Bunny Johnson in nine rounds. He attempted to win back the title in 1975 against champion Richard Dunn but lost in round two. He fought on until 1981. In total he had 45 fights with a 31–12–2 record, winning 28 by knockout.
In 2010 it was reported that McAlinden was suffering from cancer of the tongue.[2]
Professional boxing record
31 Wins (28 knockouts, 3 decisions), 12 Losses (8 knockouts, 4 decisions), 2 Draws [1]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Loss
8–8
Denton Ruddock
TKO
5
30 March 1981
Referee stopped the bout at 1:57 of the fifth round.
Loss
20–21–8
Tony Moore
PTS
8
14 December 1980
Burlington Hotel, Dublin
78–80.
Win
10–21–6
David Fry
TKO
6
22 September 1980
Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast
Loss
9–3–3
George Scott
PTS
8
20 November 1979
Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast
77.5–79.5.
Loss
12–3
Tommy Kiely
TKO
6
22 May 1978
Mayfair, London
Loss
8–1
Neil Malpass
TKO
3
19 September 1977
Mayfair, London
Win
1–2
Sean McKenna
TKO
2
26 July 1977
Templemore Sports Complex, Derry
BBBofC
Northern Ireland Heavyweight Title.
Win
12–2
Terry O'Connor
TKO
1
7 April 1977
Dudley Town Hall, Dudley
Loss
13–6–2
Tony Moore
TKO
4
30 November 1976
Dudley Civic Hall, Dudley
Win
16–9–1
Eddie Fenton
TKO
4
14 July 1976
Wolverhampton
Loss
30–9
Richard Dunn
KO
2
4 November 1975
Wembley, London
BBBofC
British/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles.
Win
6–6
Rodell Dupree
KO
3
14 October 1975
Kensington, London
Win
11–2–1
Hartmut Sasse
KO
5
3 June 1975
Kensington, London
Win
--
Richie Yates
KO
3
29 April 1975
Kensington, London
Loss
38–6
Bunny Johnson
KO
9
13 January 1975
Mayfair, London
BBBofC
British/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles.
Loss
29–5–1
Pat Duncan
PTS
10
15 January 1974
Kensington, London
97.5–99.
Win
14–12
Vernon McIntosh
KO
4
11 December 1973
Kensington, London
Win
16–11
Tony Ventura
TKO
1
13 November 1973
Wembley, London
Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the first round.
Loss
13–3
Morris Jackson
TKO
3
14 May 1973
Mayfair, London
Win
3–2
Willie Moore
KO
5
12 December 1972
Villa Park , Birmingham
Win
58–12
Jack Bodell
KO
2
27 June 1972
Villa Park , Birmingham
BBBofC
British/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles. Bodell knocked out at 1:31 of the second round.
Loss
18–1–1
Larry Middleton
TKO
8
13 March 1972
King's Hall , Manchester
Win
12–1
Chuck Olivera
KO
7
9 December 1971
Wolverhampton Civic Hall , Wolverhampton
Win
10–11
Dick Gosha
TKO
9
8 November 1971
Mayfair, London
Win
30–8–3
Bill Drover
KO
4
13 September 1971
Mayfair, London
Win
22–23
Roberto Davila
TKO
5
9 June 1971
Southend
Win
31–9
Carl Gizzi
PTS
10
28 April 1971
Solihull Civic Hall , Solihull
Win
7–0
Rahaman Ali
PTS
6
8 March 1971
Madison Square Garden , New York City
Draw
10–5–2
Tommy Hicks
PTS
10
24 February 1971
Mayfair, London
Win
15–31–5
Lou Bailey
PTS
8
19 January 1971
Ulster Hall , Belfast
Draw
23–10–4
Ray Patterson
PTS
10
3 December 1970
Wolverhampton Civic Hall , Wolverhampton
Win
9–4–2
Tommy Hicks
TKO
7
12 November 1970
Southend
Win
13–11–4
Moses Harrell
TKO
1
12 October 1970
Mayfair, London
Loss
18–8–2
Jack O'Halloran
PTS
8
6 July 1970
Mayfair, London
,
Win
2–5
JD McCauley
KO
1
19 May 1970
Southend
Win
4–2–2
Edmund Stewart
TKO
2
27 April 1970
Mayfair, London
,
Win
7–3
Sylvester Dullaire
KO
4
17 March 1970
Wolverhampton
Win
12–24–3
Billy Wynter
TKO
3
5 March 1970
Southend
Win
6–8–2
Tommy Clark
TKO
5
23 February 1970
Mayfair, London
,
Win
6–13–6
Henri Ferjules
KO
2
12 January 1970
Mayfair, London
,
Win
10–3–1
Phil Smith
TKO
3
17 November 1969
Great International Sporting Club, Nottingham
Win
7–12–2
Obe Hepburn
TKO
4
15 September 1969
Mayfair, London
Win
11–5–3
Dennis Avoth
TKO
1
7 July 1969
Mayfair, London
Win
2–1
John Cullen
TKO
2
7 July 1969
Mayfair, London
Win
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Richard Dunn
KO
1
7 July 1969
Mayfair, London
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