Bogus decision over Norton Clinched with impunity all night against Frazier. Deck stacked against Foreman in multiple ways. I wasn't impressed
Muhammad Ali defeated Ken Norton by a split decision on Sept 10 1973. Ali the won a unanimous 12 round decision on Jan 28 1974 in Madison Square Garden. Finally Ali knocked out champion George Foreman on Oct 30 1974 in Kinshasa Zaire, Africa to become the second man in history to regain the title. The man who regained it first on June 20 1960, Floyd Patterson said in the Sports page the next day that he wanted a shot at Ali.
LOL yeah, that's why he was an enormous favourite and Howard Cosell was talking like Ali was literally gonna die in the ring.