Ali/Norton 3: Horrendous Robbery ?

No,it wasn't.Putting it in the same sentence as De La Hoya-Sturm,Holyfield-Lewis and Chavez-Whitaker is beyond ******ed,because any dominance Norton held in that fight slipped away after the eighth round.There were many tight,closely contested rounds in this fight,and swing-rounds should always acknowledged.I do agree that Norton deserved the decision,however.



As for the Young fight - I had Young a very convincing winner.

 

How about Young-Norton? Jimmy Young was ROBBED!

 

I had norton winning 3 by 9-6,I had Jimmy young beating Ali by 4 rds.:smoke

 

Got your cards for both handy?

 

Mt asssessments for all Ali-Norton fights and Muhammad's one with Young.


Norton 7-4-1
Ali 7-5
Norton 9-6

Ali/Young 7-7-1

Muhammad and Jimmy's fight was a devil to score !

 

I had Ken Norton winning 10-5

 

I was there. It wasn't a great fight. Norton Didnt do alot. Ali did what he had to to win. Definately no robbery.

 

:rofl

 

I said that way before.... Norton did apply the pressure, but, he wasn't always punching when he needed to in order to sway the judges.... Norton chased and posed too much, in my book...... Ali flicked jabs and lobbed rights, but they connected and scored for the most part....... Norton stroked his meat in round 15..... BIG MISTAKE!
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Ali either deserved the win or a draw...... No loss for Ali......:happy

MR.BILL

 

This:deal.

 

Speaking as an out and out Muhammad Ali fan,I do think that he was lucky in getting the verdict in the third bout. But a lot of the rounds were close,and,as I've often stated,to call it a robbery is overdramatising things.

Not the most spectacular of bouts to watch. The best of their trilogy,by far,is the second one,in my opinion. That was also very close,but Muhammad DEFINITELY deserved the verdict in that one.

 

There is actual footage of Ali admitting that he lost the 3rd fight with Norton. Ali should have retired after the 3rd Frazier fight.

 

This post has been around the block for quite the while, post back you will see Sweet Pea's words. The Wide World of Sports panel that viewed the bout a week after with Norton present came up with a draw decision which suprised Ken. Even going into the last round and using Mercante's method of scoring a round by each minute,,,,in the first minute Ken threw one jab that missed, Ali landed three jabs. In the second minute Ken threw three punches, landing one jab while Ali landed four jabs. In the last minute Ali landed three jabs while Ken landed eight punches, four of them hard but not overwhelmingly so, Ali wasn't hurt and as said landed a few light ones of his own. For those who say the last round is a controversy, they have to discount the first two minutes of it.

 

The fight was a blowout, only Ali nut huggers would say it was an Ali win or a draw. Easily the worst decision in boxing history.

 

After all these years,I still can't get over Norton's corner instructing Ken to err on the side of caution coming out for the fifteenth. That could have had a bearing on the result.