used to calling him another name. Ali took offense to this, and vowed he would punish Terrell. For his part, Ali further stoked the prefight ill-will by labeling Terrell "an Uncle Tom nigger who is going to get his ass whupped". Ali won by unanimous decision, reclaiming the undisputed championship. The Daily Telegraph wrote that the resulting fight was "the nastiest display of Ali's celebrated ring career", describing how he seized Terrell in a headlock and dragged Terrell's eye along the top rope, and declared, "The fight will be remembered for Ali's constant taunts of 'what's my name?' to an opponent he was apparently content not merely to defeat, but also to belittle and humiliate." The match is recounted in the film Ali. Terrell lost an upset 12-round decision to Thad Spencer later in 1967 in the WBA heavyweight tournament that was organized after Ali was stripped of his title in April 1967. He left the sport for three years following the loss, but returned in 1970, winning seven consecutive fights before losing to Chuck Wepner by decision. The Wepner decision was highly controversial; most who saw the fight thought Terrell had won. After losing to Jeff Merritt in his next fight by a 1st round technical knockout, Terrell retired. In 55 professional fights, Terrell earned a record of 46 wins (21 by knockout), nine losses and no draws. Later life After retiring from boxing he began a career as a record producer in Chicago. He ran unsuccessfully for alderman of Chicago's 34th ward in 1987. He finished second in the primary but lost to Lemuel Austin in a runoff. Death Terrell died at the age of 75 on December 16, 2014, in a hospital at Evergreen Park, Illinois, he had been afflicted in his final years with dementia. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago. Personal life Terrell married Maxine Sibley in 1974; the couple raised two children. Professional boxing record References Further reading External links 1939 births 2014 deaths African-American musicians Boxers from Mississippi Heavyweight boxers People from Belzoni, Mississippi Record producers from Mississippi World heavyweight boxing champions World Boxing Association champions American male boxers Deaths from dementia in Illinois Farragut Career Academy alumni 20th-century African-American people