Muhammad Ali vs Ken Norton III - Sept. 28, 1976 - Entire fight - Rounds 1 - 15 

It's not clear to me. I think it was pretty even.

You were? Did you get robbed like most people did? The police were on strike that day!

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@@ovuakporoyeabegha9816 I think so as well. Not taking anything away from Ali, but Norton was an absolute beast in there, and in my opinion, he definitely got the best of Ali.

​@@ovuakporoyeabegha9816he just so close to beat Ali just didn't enough

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This wasn’t his prime tho

@@brianjackson3031 FACTS! He still had some left in the tank here ,but he was past the prime yrs here.

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@@doubler4064 Hey Door Knob Ali won based upon points scored Norton's constant aggression was ineffective when he's getting peppered with rightsa and lefts. Who had a mouse under one eye after the fight? Norton! Ali was unmarked!

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Amazing?.....they were beatings. In all three fights Ali would maybe won two or three rounds?

Ali lost that fight by at least 2 in my opinion

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if the judges are favoring Norton in this fight, then he should've won. Clearly Ali robbed Norton here.

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I was there. Ken Norton WAS ROBBED big time. The judges favored Ali , who was anemic throughout

@@terrymayfield364 - That is cool! How much did u pay 4 ticket?

@@kpflo123 It was so long ago, but I think my 1976 upper deck ticket was about $25 , or $100 today. The stadium venue had a perfectly comfortable night for the fight. I'm still pissed off about the decision.

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I can say both fighters showed a lot hard work and guts but the judges didn't show much brains.

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@@jamesband4400 Too hard to believe it was a counting error when its about the world title.

Ali won the fight.

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Right. The fight was watched live by a panel of 2 dozen boxing experts and the consensus among them was that the fight was a dead even draw. I'm inclined to agree.

Yeah, if it was a dead even draw, then why did Ali get the "win"? Please.@@Demonizer5134

Ive seen that fight a few times. Just watched again and I'd say Ali 8-6-1. Ali close early rounds Norton did nothing Ali had just more jabs that landed. Norton won last round and I think that's why they say he won it but no doubt ali beat him early on with jabs and Norton's swings didn't connect solidly.if you're going to go power you've got to connect solidly. It was close I could see a split decision but unanimous?

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I was sitting way up in the stadium that night and the late Dick Gregory was close by...I said I was worried for Ali as the fight went on and he told me "not to worry"....sharing that memory for you.

@@lordburlap4514 Great memory. Ali v Norton 76 is not the most exciting fight I have ever seen. But it is the most fascinating and the most beautiful to look at. The colours of a fall New York evening! Would LOVE to have been there. Best, D.

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Yes my dad loved Ali....he called him Cassius clay....

maybe one of the greatest but he definately lost this fight

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I have been a Muhammed Ali fan so long that He was my hero when his name was Cassius Clay. After Ali defeated Sonny Liston I remember seeing him fight Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams and knocking him out and Zola Folley before he was stripped of his Heavyweight Title in 1967. My greatest memory of Ali was when he stated his reason for being a Conscientious Objector to the war in Vietnam. I loved him all of my life and he was my greatest sports hero. But most importantly he was a real man who had Character, Honesty and Integrity. He stood up for what he believed in and he loved and supported his family and his wives both past and present. I thank Lord God Almighty for giving me and my people, regardless of color, race or religion, Muhammad Ali.

I'm from Germany, but always had a major respect for Muhammed. When I emigrated to the US in 1987 I met the man who in his youth was a heavy weight contender in boxing, my father-in-law Dennis Helps. He said that the most respected heavy weight boxer that ever existed is Muhammed Ali because he not only was man enough to fight the toughest heavy-weights in the world and beat them, but he also stood up to the evil government and refused to fight in an unlawful war in Vietnam! As a German immigrant I can appreciate that!

What? Did Ali go to hospital too? I didn't know that

Ali should have retired after the Foreman fight but like all fighters he needed to find that magic. Father time comes to any fighter.

@@stanleyjackson5963 I agree, and definitely retired after conquering the heavyweight belt 3 times when he danced and out scored Spinks for 15 rounds, he really should have called quits after that fight.

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​@@stanleyjackson5963 The thing you love kills you sometimes. The Ali train had to keep rolling Pacheco, Bindini, Rachman, Youngblood Herber Muhammad, Howard Bingham and more were all part of what was called The Ali Circus.

He wasn't interesting after the his Third Fight with Joe Frazier. Then it was becoming obvious that we have some brain damage being revealed here. And his handlers knew it and just wanted money. Look at those last fights against Holmes and Berbick. He looks brain injured from the start in each fight. But those fights went on regardless. Ali's handlers were scum by this point of the Ali - Holmes fight. The 2 Spinks fights were a disaster for his health.

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I like your analysis Charles. What would help me in ranking my all time top 10 are three fights that never happened. 1) Norton vs Frazier and the date is important. Before 75 or after 76. 2) Foreman and Norton around the time in 77 when Foreman fought Jimmy Young. 3) Foreman and Holmes (just for lineage sake)

If you watch Ali vs Chuvalo 1-15 all the rounds in 1966, it was not a close or tough fight. Ali won just about every round.

@@iamtman1 A Chuvalo who did not train for the fight.

@@charleshammer2928 Chuvalo trained enough. Wouldnt have made a shred of difference. He fought once a month back then practically, and his style was one dimensional. Ali also had his training constantly interrupted at the time. Don't forget he was originally sched to fight Terrell at the time and due to the draft controversy it was cancelled and Ali had to leave the US just to get a fight. So his training was affected as well. It was still a shutout over 15 rounds pretty much despite Chuvalo's toughness.

Norton was wrongly advised by his corner that he was ahead on the judges scorecards and so he shud just see the final round out and not take any risks. In fact the fight was level going into the last round and norton's safety first approach in the final round cost him the fight and with it the world title

​@@LeighRichards27he was ahead though in anyone's scorecard but the judges.

@@LeighRichards27 Norton won the 15th round. He landed all the power punches while Ali danced and missed almost every left jab and punch he threw.

I honestly don’t blame him. From my point of view I think Norton won all 3 of their fights. The first one was the most obvious, the second one could have gone either way I had I had Norton winning 6-5 (thought they drew in the 9th/10th) and this one I believed he won it

@@LeighRichards27That’s the reason why you should never think (I am ahead) no one knows who is actually ahead until the results are read.

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Yep. Champion heart.

In the 60s Cassius clay was young minded and in the 70s Ali was awoken,

It seems as if he was all for speed and agility in his youth. And as he got older he it's almost like he abandoned agility and 40 % speed for a granite body

@@mayoayo001 he was slowing down after thrilla in Manila in 1975. He took a lot of punishment and wasnt the same anymore. Loses speed. Power and reflexes

@@boxeolocopunch762 I feel like Ali's prime faded after 1975 and not after the 3-year ban like what others say.

Ali had 57 fights and 36 of them were won by knockouts - he fought the best that ever stepped in the ring (Sony Liston, Floyd Patterson, Zora Folly, Terrel , Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Ken Norton, Ernie Shavers, Leon Spinks, Oscar bonavina) What are you talking about ?

He knocked out Foreman, a man who easily had more power than any of the current boxers.

@@bain6655 He did not knock out foreman. Foreman was tired and off balance. Foreman said he was told not to listen to the ref count but to look at the corner, he looked but go no answer and he got up too late. This is crystal clear on the video. Stop making crap up.

Spotted Bullet Maybe so, still technically a knockout though.

@@bain6655 Technically, you're right. =)

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@@matiusbond6052 Agreed. You are totally correct regarding the 15th round!

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I can’t imagine a fourth match with Kenny.

@@Mikey12396 it almost happened, there’s rumors (and Ken Norton believes) that Ali purposefully lost the Spinks 1 fight so he could dodge the mandatory challenger which at the time was Ken Norton, which when thinking about it even though it’s not of Ali’s character to duck someone I could see why he would do that.

Ali would never duck a opponent. He had to much heart, and to much respect for himself and the sport of boxing. He just took Spinks lightly and didn't train hardly at all. Plus Spinks as well as everyone whoever fought Ali always brought their A Game. Just like in any sport, NBA champs are going to get the best out of every team they play the next season. As well as the Super Bowl champ.

@@davidrobinson9034 fair enough, I dont believe it which is why I said it's not Ali's character but I could see the truth behind it, everytime he fought Ken Norton he'd have to train himself to death, at 36 i doubt he wanted to or even had the ability to train like that anymore.

I saw an interview nearly thirty years ago with George Foreman. Foreman said in that interview after the third Ali/Norton fight that Ali actually called him because the championship committee was wanting him to fight Norton for a fourth time and Ali told Foreman that he just didn’t think he could beat Norton. Not at this stage of his career. One of the other respondents in this thread mentioned that Ali might have thrown the Spinks fight to avoid yet another match with Norton. I had not heard that theory before nor even considered it. But while I don’t think it’s true, I can imagine it did cross Ali’s mind. For whatever reason, Norton’s style was just such a puzzle to Ali.

@@marklennox2151 I thought boxing is about beating opponents. Alas its about speaking.

@@IkramKhan-pv5vm This fight was extremely controversial hence all the discourse.

@@marklennox2151 If you look closely, Ali landed many jabs and head shots. Like 4:1 for thundering blows of norton to body. If norton wanted to win fight this way, he had to knock ali out. He clearly lost.

@@IkramKhan-pv5vm I respect your opinion and you are entitled to it but you are in the minority. Ali had a few good moments but they were few and far between. The 5th round where Ali guaranteed a knockout is really all you have to see. This thread just proves my point about how controversial this bout was. I gave to Norton 11-4.

@@marklennox2151 kindly tell me which rounds went to norton which to ali. Lemme analyse again.

Ali won

Cherokee Tom No it is Ali that beat the shit out of norton

He wouldn't have lasted four rounds with Marciano

Mike Price youre funny thats why 2 old men that weighed less than 190 lbs knocked Rocky off his feet, put Rocky in the ring with Foreman or Liston who Ali defeated & he wont last longer than 3 or 4 rounds.... no disrespect to Rocky but all his competition were light heavyweights or cruiserweights... he would have been a light heavyweight if he was boxing 30 years later..

Goldwing Pilot Ali lost with norton. 8-7 if you put all the benefits on Ali. The round 15 was for Norton cause Ali failed his 10 punches against him and received more punishment.

Ali is my favorite boxer but it was plan to see who won this match

He wasn't afraid even when Norton broke Ali's jaw in '73

Ali lost that badly!! Another rigged fight by da boyz!! 😱

Ali was overrated....a clown

He was a clown from the beggining

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Yes Ken Norton was a humble man - Just as much as Ali was a loud mouth ! Two opposite type personalities !

@@hollywoodjoe123 you don't really know anything about Ali do you?

​@@hollywoodjoe123Ali was a great humanitarian and ambassador for the sport of boxing. Would stay for hours signing autographs and doing magic tricks with kids.

The challenger was not able to knock Ali down Hence Ali still the champ

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he did i felt sorry for Ali when he fought Holmes!

This 76 he's 34 in the last year of his great prime. Check the record my people

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I was also a big Ali fan I wish I could have met him or went to one of his fights.

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If you say Norton won the fight by a round & Ali, as the champ, starts off w/ one round in his pocket, then according to your logic the fight should have been called a draw, not a W for Ali. BTW - Norton easily won that fight. He came to do battle, while anemic Ali came to survive.

@@terrymayfield364 lotta Ali fanboys on here trying to explain away the L and the robbery. Same with Tyson fanboys

@@MC-yq6us Ali has been overhyped and overrated ever since Sonny Liston was told to take a 1st round dive in Lewiston, Maine, 1965. Ali was a good boxer, not one of the a great ones, but had the charisma higher ups wanted.

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@@MetalSword95 I think Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield (2X), Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno would disagree with that. Tyson was the youngest HW champ, but not the best.

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haha. yeah, got to love and admire Ken Norton sr..

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Mmmm.. I'm a massive Ali fan.. However I think Norton won this

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you are right , his staring look at the enterance to this fight was the early parkinson signs

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At the press conference, Norton wore sunglasses to hide his black eye and his other eye that was bruised underneath. Ali had no marks on his face. Looked like he had just finished playing racquet ball. Usually the guy who looks beat up is the loser!

I honestly thought! The word thought. I thought I lost my money. No, here it is. 15th round, Norton did nothing in the 15th round. Then with 20 secs to go he decides to do something. Sorry bro. Norton lost the 15th round and the fight. Turn off the sound of the losers talking. Plain to see Ali Won 8-6-1. Loved seeing Norton's puffed up face the next day. The Ali Jab will do that.

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Ken Norton showed he was a cut above Ali that night.

@@neganrex5693 oh that's why he won right?

My apologies, I had been on a discussion with someone about the Forman/Ali matchup. I just noticed and realized you were talking about Norton/Ali. I probably saw all of these when they happened. I always respected everyone of these fighters in their day. Norton had his own style and it seemed to work well for him. Ali, Norton, Forman, Frasier, all of those guys, wanted to take down Ali. He was the feather in their cap, so to speak, in that era. Not necessarily, a cut above regarding Forman and Ali, he just took a beating against the ropes until Forman wore himself out, and then he wasn't as tired and was able to have more energy after Forman was exhausted. If Forman would have stood in the middle of the ring and waited for Ali to come to the center of the ring to fight it would have ended differently and Ali knew that, but George and his coach did not figure that out, and maybe they still haven't, but I believe it probably would have ended differently. I'm not 100% sure, but I am close to 75% confident of what I believe would have happened, but I will give the 25% possibility that I may be wrong, because Ali, was very hard to get a direct hit on. He was capable of moving in and out on an opponent faster than anyone that I can remember. They were both great competitors and I admired their skills and their abilities to endure the training and mental strategy it takes to make it 3 minutes at a time with a worthy heavy weight boxer. All of those men were amazing atheletes and deserve to be recognized for their contributions to the sport of boxing. P.S. I am glad that they have rules to help protect the safety of the boxer. I want to see it as a sport, not as a blood bath. This is not the Roman Colesium, where they watched people die. God help us if we ever accept that type of inhumane cruelty to another human. Bruises that you can get over in a few days or weeks of healing is bad enough, and pushing the envelope.

pay attention to what the commentator said at the 15th and last round..? (""he said i think this could be the winning round.. who ever wins this round could win the Fight"").

When they're paying you millions of dollars that helps too lol

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@@dudecall6279 Ali had a lot of children and was going through a divorce at that time. It was eating him up financially.

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I didn’t either. The announcers were building up a Norton win but I just didn’t see it. Ali had bursitis in both his hands at this point and while his punches were not heavy they were still accurate. It was close but the announcers were spewing nonsense.

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He danced like 2.5 rounds. Shell of himself right here.

What norton does is way more impressive

You gave Norton more rounds than I could. I only gave Norton 4 rounds. He got wiped out by a washed up Ali.

Robert Mahfouz. I wonder what norton said to Ali at end of last round.?

Ali is not in excellent shape pal. Look at these photos here and compare it to an earlier Ali.

Ali quote: "Kenny's style is too difficult for me. I just can't beat him."

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Muhammad Ali also celebrated the assassination of Malcolm X. Its on video of him jumping around and celebrating with Louis Farrakhan at the Nation of Islam saviors day convention on February 27 1965. As Elijah Muhammad said that Malcolm is a hypocrite who got what he deserved. Ali was going to accept military induction because they had told him that he would see no combat. And Ali would remain heavyweight champion. And was free to defend his title. But Elijah Muhammad told him not to accept.He did not stand firm on his beliefs. But backed down to his cult leader Elijah Muhammad. Not wanting to end up like Malcolm X. In actuality he wouldn’t stand up to Elijah Muhammad. You need to do some research Joker.

@@5star64 How much money did you lose not betting Ali? 😁😁

@@yuu9258 I won money. I bet that Ali would grab and hold and clinch over 100 times during the fight. And he did.

I'm a Christian, but he had to obey his leader...stop judging. We're all hypocrites about one thing or another, which makes us human.

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I don't agree with the "greatest fighter ever." He lost this fight to Norton. He fought a lot of bums. The fix was in on the two fights with Liston...and the phantom punch was a mockery. The "greatest" should never get mixed up in that kind of nonsense. Also, he was being beaten by Henry cooper; the only thing that saved him there was cuts that opened up on Cooper's eye.

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Thing is in a title fight you have to beat the champ decidedly to take his title. Norton didn’t do that!

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He fought Norton twice before at 31 years old. He lost once and barely won the second time. Norton had his number then too.

Ken Norton would have given Muhammad Ali an extremely difficult fight even if Ali had been in his prime during the three fights they fought against each other because of Norton's very awkward style!

@@michaelbarlow6610 yeah your right Ken norton will give difficulty. Show fatigue and signs of it being too difficult for him when prime Ali steps in the ring.

Norton was a damn boxer he spent most of the time nodding is head like a lizzard

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Nothing to add to that except that I agree. You have to watch closely and see how many punches Norton landed on gloves, not Ali's face. He did great body work, no doubt. I had it 8-7, giving all 3 rounds I felt were close to Norton. Change one of those rounds and it's 9-6, so easily a UD, the decision was correct. And you're spot on, if this fight takes place in 1967 it looks like the Cleveland Williams fight

Yeah Norton couldn't fuck with him when he was younger

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@@sherrillraymond7595 Norton beat Ali not because of his speed it was his style that threw Ali off so at any age Ali would have lost ,it's that simple!

@@rexrexrex67 no he wouldn't have loss at any age that man gave Norton a run at that age so you know about so you know about fighting him at his best

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I see why Floyd took care of himself and put defense at the top of his skill sets.

He absolutely did not lol. He lost all but 1, the first.

1. No he didn’t, you could argue Ali won all 3. We just weren’t used to seeing him fight so defensively but he basically fought Norton the way mayweather fought everyone he ever faced 2. Of course mayweather hates Ali, he’s not gonna like someone that actually fights the top contenders instead of ducking them until they’re too old the way Floyd did

​@soundwavethechristian4060 come on Ali clearly lost this one. I think Ali won the second fight by a slim margin

@@anthonyscrima8900exactly! Very well said. Floyd is just delusional if he thinks hes somewhere near Ali. No one is even close to that man

Bullshit.

Ken Norton gave Ali a hard time but he was not a great fighter. He got whacked by some bums

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Ali quote: "Kenny's style is too difficult for me. I can't beat him and I certainly don't want to fight him again. I honestly believe he beat me in Yankee Stadium but the judges gave it to me and to them I am thankful. "

@@marklennox2151 how the fuck do you know he wasn't being sarcastic🤣

@Mr President Let me correct you. According to Wikipedia 'Ali said during an interview with Mark Cronin in October of 1976: "Kenny's style is too difficult for me. I can't beat him and I sure don't want to fight him again. I HONESTLY believe he beat me in Yankee Stadium, but the judges GAVE it to me and to them I am grateful".' The audio of Ali's sincere remarks are available to all including those that prefer to deny facts and live in a world of unicorns and fairy dust.

@@zakumarji5648 Because he used the word 'honestly' in his belief.

@Johnatan Hinojos Just looking at the facts junior.

He was floored 2 times only by single punch

He hard a super hard chin. Ali was the smartest boxer we have ever seen.

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@@jackieboomch9478 he has always bin floored do to lack of expirience,a suprise punch always knocked him down.in his later years,he never got knock down.

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He sacrificed his body to protect his head..

Cost Ali in the long run though, didn't it? Did a right number on his brain, taking in all those shots. What's the point of being World Heavyweight Champion, if it's going to turn you into a cabbage in the long run?

I always said Ali greatest asset was his ability to take a punch without that ability he would have lost more fights Foreman would have won against Ali in Africa!

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Norton lost this fight clearly you have to knock the champ out, Ali was dancing in the later rounds , DUMBASS commentator talking about Norton won easily LMMAO

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Ali clearly lost. Im sry but he lost sll 3 fights. But he is still the greatest

Norton may have won he hit Ali a lot but Ali had control of the fight jabbing and sniping with that right could have gone either way

10-5 Norton. 9-6 at absolute worst. Total robbery. BTW, punch stats are 281-199 in favor of Norton.

+William Elliott Well he had the four year layoff, but nevertheless, he is still great.

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When you run from your opponents you could fight til you are 90' doesn't mean he was the greatest ,if he was the greatest then undefeated Mayweather must by GOD!

Forman was probably the strongest among them,he smashed Norton and Frazier(twice),Ali fought smart against George and won,but had they fought for the second time,it wouldn’t be easy for Ali,that’s why Ali never gave him a second chance.

@golipasi .... what don't you understand about what I wrote. I couldn't have been clearer. For that era that's how I ranked the top 5 heavyweights. Read more and your comprehension will grow.

@@aleksthegreat4130 I would dispute the fact that George was the stronger, there are many different kinds of strength. If you watched his fight with Ali you would see how easily Ali pushed and pulled him around the ring. What George did have was a very large frame and a long reach with knockout power in both hands, which granted him the ability to fight in a forward leaning stance so that he could use his long reach to keep his opponents at bay and off balance while continuing to follow through with his punching power. This is how Joe Frazier couldn't get close enough to land his big left. Also Joe only fought one way and could not adapt to Georges style of fighting. Also Ken Norton's style of defense was based on punches coming straight at him, Ken could not adapt to Georges wide swinging powerful punches. Ali was the only one who had the adaptability to defeat George.

@@aleksthegreat4130 Foreman wasn't stronger than Ali, he had much stronger punching power yes, but Ali manhandled Foreman the whole fight. Frazier was every bit as strong if not stronger than George but the reach advantage and knockout power Foreman had was too much for Joe because he knew no other way of fighting but to go into his man. As for Norton strength did not come into the fight, Norton's awkward cross arm defense didn't work well against George's wide swinging punches and he could not adapt. Only Ali had the ability to change the rhythm and flow of the fight enough to throw Foreman's fight off kilter.

@@spirgtudsrubec7776 I would not agree he manhandled him , he played rope a dope and foreman fell for it and punched himself out .

Yes Madiha you right this style of Ali....

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Ali's opponents get tired because Ali illegally likes to lean on the opponents body and especially grab and pull behind his neck. Downward. Ali weighed 220 pounds. Completely illegal tactics. Ali was a cheater after age 30. Enough praise of that cheater and stupid idiot. He fought until he barely could put his sentences together. Not a smart man.

@@ericbottomline.3818 Ken and George got tired because they both fell for the ropeAdope!! Wasted all their energy and stamina with those unimpressive body shots..Ali could absolutely take body shots round after round!! Just watch how he trained, he made his abdomen into iron..But years of getting hit in the head took Ali up outta here..He died a long horrible death..Tragic!! Horrible to watch!!

@@ebonyrogers4821 Being able to take a punch was not a good thing. It helped give him Parkinson disease.

Exactly. Sports journalists are not expert. They like to believe they are, but they're not.

Brilliant and, unbiased post 👍🏿. Thanks.

Yes. As far as I know, we never know the scorecards of the actual judges until the final results announced. So I figured this was a "shadow jury" from the top.

@@capablemachine Nahh! I disagree. I really cannot say that this aging version of Ali was getting affected by Norton all THAT bad at all here. I can see Ali winning this by scoring system.

@@capablemachine It does not take rocket science to know with calm thinking that each spectator has his individual opinion. However, it is very clear and very obvious that here we see that there DO, in fact, exists people who are speaking more so out of mere emotion. And this EXACTLY my point. Some people DO, indeed, want to stifle the individual thoughts that BELONG TO OTHER PEOPLE. Would you disagree that this is true of both your behavior (unedited up til this point) and the behavior of this public broadcaster. To be honest, I think Norton is very much a carbon copy of Cleveland Williams and I'm not really sure he hit as hard him OR Frazier. I think it's more rational to think that Ali did good here, but would have done even far better than THIS back in earlier years. He was the greater boxer boxer. And, of course, he would ever be a victim of constantly being compared to himself in the minds of common viewers of ever higher expectations. But he won. Good enough.

Alib didn't grease their pockets, but someone did

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To this day you still have Ali fans in the comments trying to take the victory away from norton

Exactly ! I’ve been trying to tell people, you have to dethrone the champ !

Yep

exactly and I gave 15 to ALI

I don’t see how you could give 15 to Norton.

15th to Ali.

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Norton put up a strong performance but lost the close fight. The judges agreed because they saw that Norton's pressing forward punches were not doing any damage to Ali. But in the end, a tired Ali was surprised by Norton's stamina and endurance. It wasn't because he thought he'd lost. Norton and Frazier were slayed by George Foreman, whom Ali slayed. Go figure.

Ali won if u know boxing

Stick to your day job. Ali danced the 15 round to victory while Norton's body language did nothing.