Norton VS Ali II

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Who won Ali-Norton II?

  1. Ali

  2. Norton

  3. Draw

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  1. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree. I never saw the controversy of this fight whatsoever. I'm still perplexed that it was an SD rather than a unanimous decision win for Ali. You'd have to give Norton every benefit of the doubt, and then some to even come close to a draw.
     
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  2. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nope, you're not 21. ;) It's exclusively mine.
     
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  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You're not 21 either :lol:
     
  4. William Walker

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    Don't I get a piece of that line? lol
     
  5. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Touche.
     
  6. Fergy

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    Oh well.. Fine.. Just everybody jump in and grab it..
     
  7. Bokaj

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    He probably didn't count round by round, just felt that he was well on top for large parts of the fight and landed the most damaging blows, so I can see how he felt that way.
     
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  8. Fergy

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    Now your just getting greedy William..
     
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  9. Bokaj

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    I think that was a pretty spot on analysis for that fight, though, but the judges had it very narrowly for Ali. So the cards were reasonable for anyone who thought it was a close fight.

    Ali was, as you said, very good at just nicking rounds and that might be why the decision has become so controversial.
     
  10. William Walker

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    Ha.
     
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  11. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah maybe. I'll try to find the exact quote but he said (while sitting next to Ali) "The first 2 fights could've gone either way, but the second the bell rung for the 3rd, I knew I won".
     
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  12. Bokaj

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    Did he really say the first could have gone either way? I'm pretty sure he said that about the second, but the first?
     
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  13. Jel

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    I had fight 2 6-5 Norton with 1 even.
     
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  14. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah I'll try to find the quote.
     
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