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According to Dr. Gary Manchester, who performed the operation to wire Ali's jaw together: "The bone which was broken had three or four jagged edges and they kept poking into his cheek and mouth. It was a very bad break." Ali accepted his defeat graciously, agreeing to shake Norton's hand in the ring.
Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali II, billed as Battle of the Broken Jaw, was a professional boxing match contested on September 10, 1973, for the NABF heavyweight championship. [ 1 ] Background
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Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. (August 9, 1943 – September 18, 2013) was an American actor and professional boxer who competed from 1967 to 1981. He was awarded the WBC world heavyweight championship in 1978, after winning a close split decision over Jimmy Young in a title eliminator bout, after which Leon Spinks refused to fight with him.
Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Fight of the Century or simply The Fight, [2] was an undisputed heavyweight championship boxing match between WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and Lineal champion Muhammad Ali, on Monday, March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The start of Ali's incredible career can be traced back to one moment when he was 12 years old -- the moment his bike was stolen. The unlikely way a lost bike helped boxing legend Muhammad Ali get ...
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Muhammad Ali was often dubbed the world's "most famous" person in the media. [354] [355] Several of his fights were watched by an estimated 1–2 billion viewers between 1974 and 1980, and his lighting of the torch at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics was watched by an estimated 3.5 billion viewers. [235] Muhammad Ali pop art painting by John Stango