Norton-Foreman 2

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  1. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Another curse for Kenny was that he was too intelligent a guy to expect anything else but disaster for himself when facing a guy like Foreman. He would know what his fate was to be before the first bell..and no, the fight wouldn't have been any longer than 2 rounds..Frazier managed to hand around a few extra rounds, but Norton, with that foot in the bucket, and that frozen, doomed attitute would have been brutally buried again.
     
    red cobra, Jul 31, 2010
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  2. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    Don't think Norton would ever stand a chance against Foreman...
     
    tommygun711, Jul 31, 2010
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  3. abraq

    abraq Active Member Full Member

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    Even assuming that you are talking about their 3rd bout, what title did Ken win prior to fighting Ali?
     
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  4. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali refuses to fight Norton, fights Leon Spinks instead, and loses WBC title on 2/15/78

    Norton designated WBC Champ on 3/18/78 via his win over Young on 11/05/77

    Norton loses WBC title to Holmes on 6/09/78

    Ali wins back WBA title from Spinks from on 9/15/78

    Ali officially retires on 9/06/79 and gives up WBA title , and WBA title is declared vacant.

    Therefore, Ali could have fought Norton for the WBA version sometime after 9/15/78 & before 9/06/79. Maybe after Norton fought Randy Stephens (11/10/78), and before Norton's debacle against Shavers on 3/23/79.

    Lookinig at it in retrospect, that might have been Ali's plan anyway....letting Shavers eliminate Norton, and Ali avoiding a fourth Norton fight and riding off into the sunset.
     
    Longhhorn71, Jul 31, 2010
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  5. ThinBlack

    ThinBlack Boxing Addict banned

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    Norton would've lost to Foreman in round 4, and then went on to make Mandingo 3.
     
    ThinBlack, Jul 31, 2010
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  6. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mandingo?.....yeah.....just think of all the chicks Norton was laying pipe on back in the wide open days of the 70's.
     
    Longhhorn71, Jul 31, 2010
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