45-727: The Green Cross Code is a brand created by the National Road Safety Committee (now the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents , RoSPA) to raise awareness of pedestrian road safety in the United Kingdom. The multimedia Green Cross Code campaign began in 1970 and continues today. The Green Cross Code replaced the earlier Kerb Drill (below) pedestrian safety campaign; the Kerb Drill's military style ("Halt! Quick march!")
90-568: A TKO defeat in the 6th round. Bugner continued to fight on against far younger opponents. In 1996 he defeated the respectable Young Haumona for the Pacific and Australasian Heavyweight title, retained it against Waisiki Ligaloa in 1997, added the Australian title by defeating the tough Colin Wilson and defending both titles against Bob Mirovic in 1998. In 1998 Bugner's long-term tenacity finally gave him
135-552: A decision over future European champion Anders Eklund and a controversial loss to future world title challenger Steffen Tangstad . Bugner appeared to have done enough to win the Tangstad fight, however, like with the Frazier and Eklund bouts, he appeared unmotivated and uninterested throughout. In 1986 Bugner moved to Australia , where he adopted the nickname Aussie Joe after becoming an Australian citizen. In Australia, Bugner launched
180-412: A fairly successful comeback, earning good victories over world title contenders James Tillis and David Bey and an impressive victory over former WBA heavyweight champion Greg Page , gaining a world ranking in the process, after which he spoke of challenging reigning heavyweight champion Mike Tyson . However, there was great clamour for a fight with fellow Briton Frank Bruno . The bout was touted as
225-416: A procedure for pedestrians to cross streets safely, developed by Jocelyn Arthur Adair Pickard (1885–1962), a former Royal Engineer who became Director-General of RoSPA. The Kerb Drill encouraged pedestrians to look before they cross: At the kerb halt! Eyes right, Eyes left, Eyes right again. If the road is clear, Quick march—walk straight across. The repeated look to the right is to check again for
270-523: A robot companion known as the Green Cross Droid. His signature exclamation of surprise or disbelief is "Green Crosses!" and his slogan is "I won't be there when YOU cross the road, so always use the Green Cross Code". The first two adverts in the series had Prowse's voice dubbed by another actor due to his pronounced Bristol accent. In the third advert he appeared using his own voice. In 2014,
315-623: A vehicle in the closest lane. In countries that drive on the right-hand side of the road , "left" and "right" would need to be reversed. Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 454414511 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 06:53:09 GMT Joe Bugner József Kreul Bugner (born 13 March 1950)
360-451: A world crown, albeit a lightly regarded title - the WBF version of the heavyweight crown - by defeating former WBA World Heavyweight Champion James "Bonecrusher" Smith . At the age of 48 years and 110 days, it made him the oldest ever boxer to hold a minor championship belt . Bugner fought just once more. In June 1999, at the age of 49, he defeated the durable fringe contender Levi Billups, who
405-465: Is a Hungarian born British – Australian former professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division and actor. He holds triple nationality , originally being a citizen of Hungary and a naturalised citizen of both Australia and the United Kingdom . He unsuccessfully challenged Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight championship in 1975 , losing by a unanimous decision. As an actor, he
450-517: Is a short step-by-step procedure designed to enable pedestrians to cross UK roads safely. While the Code has undergone several changes over the years, the basic tenets ("Stop, Look, Listen, Think") have remained the same. The 2018 version of the Green Cross Code reads as follows: The Green Cross Man is a costumed superhero character created in England in mid-1970 as an aid to teaching children and young people
495-606: Is best known for his role in the 1994 action film Street Fighter alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia . Born in Szőreg , a southeastern suburb of Szeged in southern Hungary, Bugner and his family fled after the 1956 Soviet invasion and settled in Britain. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) with a prime weight of 225 pounds (102 kg), Bugner twice held the British and British Commonwealth heavyweight titles and
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#1732863188918540-703: The Hungarian Uprising of that year. Initially, he was one of about 80 refugees housed in the students' Hostel at Smedley's factory in Wisbech . They settled in the Huntingdonshire town of St Ives near the Fens . So, as local custom dictated, he was known as a Fen Tiger . Bugner excelled in sports at school and was the national junior discus champion in 1964. He lived and trained in Bedford during his early boxing years; he
585-495: The film industry . During the 1970s, he appeared in one of several PSAs themed Be Smart, Be Safe ; these dealt with instructing children on how to safely cross a road or a street. In 1979 Bugner featured in an Italian film, Io sto con gli ippopotami with Bud Spencer and Terence Hill , he worked with Bud Spencer in his films in the 1980s. He worked as the expert adviser on the Russell Crowe film, Cinderella Man , which
630-493: The 1990s, winning the Australian heavyweight title in 1995 and the lightly regarded World Boxing Federation (WBF) heavyweight championship in 1998 at the age of 48 against James "Bonecrusher" Smith . He retired for the last time in 1999 with a final record of 69–13–1, including 43 wins by knockout. Bugner and his family fled to the United Kingdom in the late 1950s because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary in 1956 after
675-484: The 45-year-old George Foreman 's recapture of the heavyweight title, Bugner made a final comeback in 1995, beating Vince Cervi to win the Australian heavyweight title, followed by a win over West Turner. Bugner then fought fellow Briton and world title contender Scott Welch for the WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Welch proved too young and fresh for the now 46-year-old Bugner, handing him
720-619: The Green Cross Code, and for promoting general road safety via television adverts. British weight-lifting champion David Prowse (1935–2020), who went on to portray Darth Vader in the film Star Wars (1977), played the character in a series of Public Information Films sponsored by the British Government 's Central Office of Information for the Department of the Environment . In one animated film from 1976 however, Peter Hawkins voiced
765-544: The Green Cross Man was revived, with Prowse playing the character in his 80th year, in two adverts produced for Road Safety Week in the United Kingdom. The new campaign was targeted at young adults alerting them to the danger of pedestrian accidents caused by distraction from using smartphones , and wearing headphones to listen to music whilst crossing roads. In 1976, actor Jon Pertwee , the Third Doctor (1970 to 1974) on
810-476: The biggest all-British heavyweight bout since Cooper Vs Bugner in 1971. The bout took place on 24 October 1987, and Bugner suffered an eighth-round TKO loss to the much younger and fresher world title contender for the Commonwealth championship in front of a huge crowd at White Hart Lane football stadium. Bugner promptly retired again following this defeat, only his third stoppage defeat in 20 years. Inspired by
855-417: The card of the lone official, Harry Gibbs . The British sporting public and press were deeply divided about the verdict. Many felt that Cooper deserved the decision due to his steady aggression. But Bugner fought effectively on the defence and often scored with his left jab, and in the opinion of many , was the rightful winner of the bout. The Times , among others, scored the fight in favour of Bugner. Still,
900-508: The character led to the creation in 1961 of the Tufty Club for children under five years of age. Under its auspices more than 30,000 Tufty books about road safety were issued to parents. At its peak there were nearly 25,000 branches of the Tufty Club throughout the UK, and by the early 1970s an estimated two million children were members. The movement continued into the 1980s. The Green Cross Code itself
945-424: The character. The original adverts were broadcast on British television from 1975 to 1990. In the adverts, the "Green Cross Man" has the power to teleport from his monitoring station known as "Green Cross Control" to any location where children are in need of pedestrian road safety instruction. He accomplishes this by use of a wristwatch-like "dematerialiser" device. On these missions he is sometimes accompanied by
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#1732863188918990-453: The decision, but only narrowly, and arguably only George Foreman and Muhammad Ali ever gave Frazier a harder fight. Many regard the Frazier bout as being Bugner's best career performance. After the Ali and Frazier fights, Bugner won eight bouts in a row, his most notable victories being over ex-WBA world heavyweight champion Jimmy Ellis , and Mac Foster . By the end of 1974, Bugner was rated among
1035-546: The edge." The advert was re-released for its 10th anniversary in 1993 with slightly different lyrics. Other UK celebrities who have appeared in "Green Cross Code" PSAs include boxer Joe Bugner , vocalist Les Gray of the Mud pop group, footballer Kevin Keegan , and singer Alvin Stardust . These adverts used the banner "Be Smart...Be Safe." Before the Green Cross Code, The Kerb Drill was
1080-434: The end of this, Bugner demonstrated much-improved ring ability and acquired enough experience that his manager began seeking matches against the world's best heavyweights. Bugner began 1973 by retaining his European belt with a victory over the capable Dutchman Rudie Lubbers . The 23-year-old Bugner then lost twelve-round decisions to Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier . Despite being clearly defeated, Bugner fought well and won
1125-607: The first round to reclaim the British, British Commonwealth and European championships. Onlookers state that they had never seen Bugner angry before and that while Dunn's supporters had waged a quite unsportsmanlike campaign against Bugner, if he had fought like that in his earlier career, he could have gone further. In 1977, Bugner lost a close twelve-round decision away from home to top contender Ron Lyle . The scores were 57–53 and 56–54 for Lyle against 55–54 for Bugner. After this bout, Bugner again retired, making only sporadic comebacks to
1170-400: The following year. While waiting to come of age, in 1971, he defeated Carl Gizzi and drew with Bill Drover just weeks later and weeks before facing Cooper. Bugner earned a reputation early in his professional years as a tough, durable but often exceptionally defensive and cautious boxer; he retained that image for the rest of his career. He was often criticised for lacking natural aggression in
1215-423: The hard-hitting top contender Earnie Shavers , but was stopped in the second round due to a badly cut eye. However, Bugner decided to continue his comeback, stopping the useful John Denis and fringe contender Danny Sutton, as well as domestic contenders Winston Allen and Eddie Neilson. In 1983, a subdued and unmotivated Bugner lost to Marvis Frazier , showing little ambition throughout the bout. He followed this with
1260-558: The media and public. In an interview during an April 2008 reunion with Henry Cooper, Bugner defended his tactics in the Ali fight as having been necessary due to the extreme temperature and humidity of the outside venue. Early in 1976, Bugner announced his retirement from boxing, stating that he no longer felt motivated to fight professionally. Within months however he returned to the ring, expressing disgust at Richard Dunn's performance against Ali and in October, he blasted out Richard Dunn in
1305-476: The older and vastly more experienced Dick Hall. He bounced back and rounded off the 1960s with three further stoppage victories. In 1970 Bugner emerged internationally as an outstanding young prospect and was world-rated by the end of the year. He won nine consecutive bouts that year, including victories over well-known boxers such as Chuck Wepner , Manuel Ramos , Johnny Prescott , Brian London , Eduardo Corletti , Charley Polite, and George Johnson . Bugner
1350-567: The outcome of the bout is regarded as one of the most controversial in British boxing history. Nonetheless, Bugner was now the British , British Commonwealth, and European champion, and for the first time, he was ranked among the world's top ten heavyweights. Bugner would remain in the world ratings for most of the 1970s. Bugner retained his European title with a decision over tough German heavyweight Jürgen Blin . However, later in 1971, Bugner surprisingly lost decisions to underdogs Jack Bodell and Larry Middleton; sandwiched between these losses
1395-459: The quality of his opponents if Bugner turned professional. He had a losing debut against Paul Brown on 20 December 1967 at the London Hilton , where he suffered a TKO in the third round. Showing gritty determination after his debut, the teenage Bugner went on to win a remarkable 18 consecutive fights in under two years during 1968 and 1969 (including 13 stoppage victories) before narrowly losing to
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1440-514: The respect of the boxing media and the public alike. After their bout, Ali declared that Bugner was capable of being world champion. Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee later echoed that sentiment. The fight with Frazier in July 1973 at Earls Court in London was deemed a classic. After being knocked down by a tremendous left hook in the tenth round, Bugner arose and staggered Frazier to close the round. Frazier took
1485-540: The ring over the next decades. Bugner returned to the ring for brief periods in the 1980s and 1990s but was never as effective as he had been during his prime due to his age and inactivity. After a three-year absence from the ring, Bugner returned in May 1980, knocking out fringe contender Gilberto Acuna, before promptly retiring again. In 1982, a ring-rusty Bugner (having had only one short fight in five years and weighing in some 25 lbs above his prime fighting weight) fought
1530-417: The ring. Some observers argued that Bugner's heart was never in boxing after an early opponent, Ulric Regis, died from brain injuries soon after being outpointed by Bugner at London 's Shoreditch Town Hall . Many said that Bugner never punched his full weight after that. In March 1971, Bugner met veteran Cooper and won a fifteen-round decision. Bugner won the bout by the slimmest of margins, 1/4 point, on
1575-460: The television series Doctor Who , appeared in a PIF for the Green Cross Code introducing the mnemonic "SPLINK", which stood for: The film was later updated to cartoon form, voiced by Derek Griffiths . In 1983, the television adverts employed a "Green Cross Code" rap based on the hit " The Message " by Grandmaster Flash . The original lyrics of "Don't push me cos I'm close to the edge" were replaced with "Don't step out when you're close to
1620-517: The top five heavyweight contenders in the world. Bugner challenged Muhammad Ali for the world championship in June 1975, the bout being held in Kuala Lumpur , with Ali winning a relatively one-sided fifteen-round decision. Bugner performed fairly well but maintained a strictly defensive posture throughout most of the fight, perhaps due to the blistering tropical heat, and as a result, he was widely scorned by
1665-418: The top ten British heavyweight boxers of all time. Bugner retired from boxing in 1976 but made sporadic comebacks over the next two decades with varying success. He moved to Australia in 1986, adopting the nickname "Aussie Joe," beating fighters such as Greg Page , David Bey , Anders Eklund and James Tillis before retiring again after a TKO loss to Frank Bruno in 1987. He made a final comeback during
1710-411: Was a film about the heavyweight boxer James J. Braddock . Bugner was dropped part way through the project, which prompted him to call Crowe, "a gutless worm and a f*****g girl". Bugner suffers from a serious back injury he sustained from training for fights in his middle years. He also has financial problems. These financial problems prompted him to re-enter the ring at such an advanced age. A benefit
1755-489: Was a regular at Bedford Boys Club under the training of Paul King and attended Goldington Road School in Bedford. Throughout his brief amateur career, Bugner competed sixteen times, winning thirteen matches. On the recommendation of his then-trainer and buddy, Andy Smith, he became a professional in 1967 (at the very young age of 17). Smith was unhappy with the choice of Bugner's opponents and believed that he could better control
1800-410: Was a three-time European heavyweight champion. He was ranked among the world's top ten heavyweights of the 1970s, fighting such opponents as Muhammad Ali , Joe Frazier , Ron Lyle , Jimmy Ellis , Manuel Ramos , Chuck Wepner , Earnie Shavers , Henry Cooper , Brian London , Mac Foster , Rudie Lubbers , Eduardo Corletti , Jurgen Blin and George Johnson . The Telegraph also ranked him among
1845-455: Was a victory over Mike Boswell. The Bodell fight was particularly costly, depriving Bugner of his British, British Commonwealth and European championships. Bugner's relative inexperience, his youth and lack of an extensive amateur background were the chief causes of these defeats. In 1972 Bugner won eight consecutive fights, including a knockout over Jürgen Blin for the European championship. By
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1890-498: Was deemed confusing to children by safety authorities. Prior to the introduction of the Green Cross campaign, a series of puppet animation public information films , featuring Tufty Fluffytail (narrated by Bernard Cribbins ) were in regular broadcast rotation across the UK. Tufty Fluffytail, a childlike red squirrel character, was created in 1953 by Elsie Mills to introduce clear and simple safety messages to children. The success of
1935-555: Was disqualified for low blows . His record for 83 professional fights is 69 wins (41 on knockouts), 13 Losses and 1 Draw. In an interview in 2004, Bugner said that the hardest puncher he had ever faced was Earnie Shavers and the biggest beating he took was from Ron Lyle . After moving to Australia, Bugner and his wife, Marlene, opened a vineyard. It failed in 1989, and he lost an estimated two million Australian dollars . He now lives in Brisbane, Queensland . Bugner has worked in
1980-533: Was held for Bugner in 2008 by Kevin Lueshing . In November 2009, Bugner replaced Camilla Dallerup on day 4 of the British TV show I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! . He left the show on day 16 after losing a bushtucker trial called 'Jungle Jail' to fellow celebrity Stuart Manning . Bugner has three children, James, Joe Jr., and Amy, from his ex-wife Melody. Bugner's autobiography , Joe Bugner – My Story ,
2025-466: Was now positioned to challenge world-rated Englishman Henry Cooper , who had nearly knocked out Muhammad Ali a few years previously, for Cooper's British , British Commonwealth and European titles. However, because Bugner was still too young to fight for the British Commonwealth title (the minimum age was twenty-one years old at the time), this much-anticipated bout had to be postponed until
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