Kaur Singh

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Neel Kamal & Bharat Khanna, April 28, 2023: The Times of India

Bathinda/Patiala: Olympian boxing legend Kaur Singh was the only Indian boxer to have fought the legendary Muhammad Ali in a four-round exhibition match on January 27, 1980, in Delhi during the latter's visit to India.

He not only represented India in the Olympics but also won six gold medals, including at the 1982 Asian Games, for which there was little reward. Even the cash prize of Rs 1 lakh announced for the Asiad win reached him after three decades. When he needed a stent in his heart in 2015, he only managed to get treatment by virtue of being an ex-soldier.

Apart from winning 6 gold medals in international events, Kaur Singh bagged the coveted Arju na Award in 1982 and Padma Shri the country’s fourth-highest civilian honour in 1983. He also won the Vishisht Seva Medal in 1988.