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Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton, billed as The Fight, was a professional boxing match contested on March 31, 1973, for the NABF heavyweight championship. [1] Background
Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton III was a professional boxing match contested on September 28, 1976, for the undisputed heavyweight championship. [1] Ali won by a controversial unanimous decision . Background
I was going to fight Muhammad Ali. I was a green fighter, but yet I won, all through reading this book." [10] Upon reading Think and Grow Rich, he went on a 14-fight winning streak, including the shock victory over Muhammad Ali in 1973 to win the North American Boxing Federation heavyweight champion title. [11]
The Associated Press scored it 6–5 for Norton while United Press International had it 9–2 for Ali. In an unofficial ringside poll of sportswriters: 8 scored it for Ali, 6 scored it for Norton, and 1 scored it even. After the bout, Ali stated: "Ken Norton is the best man I have ever fought.
Norton’s style was the most difficult that Ali ever faced, and despite the fact that they’d fight two more times, Ali never really figured it out. Today in boxing history: Ken Norton breaks ...
Norton won the first eight rounds of the fight, but tired. Although Norton was knocked out in round ten, there was confusion as to whether the ref had signaled the fight over so the match was declared a draw. LeDoux took part in a five round exhibition match with Muhammad Ali and was a sparring partner to both Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis.
Ken Burns’ documentary painted an intimate portrait of the real Ali, the man behind the headlines. ... Muhammad Ali punches a globe at the Plaza Hotel on Feb. 6, 2001, in Rome.
Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 2002 and was world heavyweight champion from 1978 until 1985. He is often considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.