Former heavyweight boxing champ Joe Bugner was born in Hungary and made his name in Britain, but only in Australia did he feel accepted, living more than half his life on the Gold Coast and fighting under the name 'Aussie Joe'.
Bugner, who has died in a Brisbane care home at the age of 75, won the Australian, British, European and Commonwealth belts, capping his career by becoming the oldest world heavyweight champion, albeit with one of the lower profile titles of the several on offer in the sport.
At his peak, he fought Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in back-to-back fights in 1973, and faced Ali again for his WBA and WBC world championships in 1975. He lost all three bouts on points, being the only man both fought but neither KO'd.
