Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton - the true scoreline?

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Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton, how would you score the fights?

  1. Ali 3-0-0 Norton

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  2. Ali 2-0-1 Norton

    2 vote(s)
    5.1%
  3. Ali 2-1-0 Norton

    6 vote(s)
    15.4%
  4. Ali 1-0-2 Norton

    10 vote(s)
    25.6%
  5. 1-1-1 Split

    6 vote(s)
    15.4%
  6. Ali 1-2-0 Norton

    4 vote(s)
    10.3%
  7. Ali 0-1-2 Norton

    1 vote(s)
    2.6%
  8. Ali 0-2-1 Norton

    1 vote(s)
    2.6%
  9. Ali 0-3-0 Norton

    8 vote(s)
    20.5%
  10. 0-0-3 Split

    1 vote(s)
    2.6%
  1. themostoverrated

    themostoverrated Active Member Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali fought Ken Norton three times and won twice. There are however those who feel that Norton got robbed once or twice. What according to you was the true scoreline? Answer the poll.

    Call it sacrilege, but I am going with Ali 0-3-0 Norton.
     
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  2. KINGWILDER

    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Have it 1-1-1, although I could see strong arguments for 2-1 either way or 3-0 Norton. Ken was all wrong for Ali and it showed in those fights. Still, considering this Ali did extremely well.
     
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  3. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I also had it 1-1-1.
     
  4. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have it 1-0-2. Norton clearly won the first, Ali the second. I had Norton winning the third by two points, but I can see a draw there.
     
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  5. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    As did I.
     
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  6. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Had it 3-0, but I could easily see it scored 2-1 either way, especially with how fantastic Ali looked in the second fight.
     
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  7. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I believe Ali solidly lost 2 out of 3.
     
  8. PRW94

    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I believe it turned out the way it should have turned out. Anyone who thinks it was 0-3 is just blinded by Ali dislike. I guarantee you Norton would have ramped up things in the final round at Yankee Stadium if he’d had it to do over again.
     
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  9. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    I agree. I still can’t believe people think Norton won the second. Norton himself admitted he’d lost.
     
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  10. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Spot on,Swag.
     
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  11. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In my opinion Muhammad won the second one and Ken the first and third (And Ali's my favourite boxer of all time)

    A lot of the rounds were close though. At last watch my scores for all three were as follows -

    7-4-1 Norton
    7-5 Ali
    9-6 Norton
     
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  12. Paul McB

    Paul McB Member Full Member

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    I thought Ali won the second,Norton definitely the first and I thought he edged the third.
     
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  13. jabber74

    jabber74 Active Member Full Member

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    Did "The Greatest" truly win any of those fights really? Many do not think he did.
     
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    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And I have tried and tried and tried to see the two- or three-point spread that some folks see in the third fight and I just ain’t seeing it. It was a razor close fight and Norton acting like he had it won in the 15th round is on the short list for worst moves ever by a boxer.
     
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    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    The overwhelming majority believed he won the second fight. Norton VS Ali II | Boxing News 24 Forum (boxingforum24.com)

    Ali had literally triple the number of votes for Norton (some of whom thought the poll was referring to the third fight which is why they voted for Norton).
     
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