Morrison kills him. What a horrible fight. I am sure the best Ali always struggles with Morrison's hook and size, but this fight is just cruel. Ali of FOTC steals Tommy's soul.
The Ali of Norton III had something left. Not a whole lot but enough to get a decision win against any version of Morrison.
Morrison by KO... Muhammad Ali was past his prime at that time, you have to be a ****ing fanboy to think that Ali could beat a roided up Morrison
Ali wasn't that faded. He defeated a peak (just turned 33) Norton. Ken didn't drop him or stop him or frankly outbox him that night. And Morrison wasn't going to get a decision over Muhammad Ali running around the ring with his mouth hanging open gasping for breath for 12 rounds ... because it would've been a 15-rounder. Ali likely stops Morrison in the final three rounds, like he did Bonavena. If Ali opens up in the 15th round against Morrison like Ali did against Shavers in the last round of their fight, I doubt Morrison survives. Lesser men wiped Tommy out. Hell, if Ali opened up like he did against Lyle, the fight's over sooner.
Morrison ran like a thief to earn a decision over a fat 44 year old Foreman. So what's he going to do against a 34 year old Ali? It's silly to think Morrison can win. He might be a bit better than Dunn or Coopman but nowhere near good enough to trouble a 1976 Ali. Morrison struggled with chinny past it version of Truth Williams, and was stopped in 1 by Michael Bentt .... FFS, he's not good enough to beat Muhammad Ali.
But he was susceptible to left hooks and Morrison's physicality was the perfect blend of Foreman's strength a Frazier's pressure... even if for only a few rounds. Look what Shavers did to Ali. Do you really see Jerry Quarry, Lord bless his soul, KOing Morrison?