How did you score the Ali-Norton fights?

Norton may well have been Ali's most difficult opponent.

 

Dedication is the word that comes to mind. These weren't exactly the most exciting series of fights. Good scoring though.

 

I had it very similar. Norton winning the first and third fights by a small margin and Ali just about doing enough for the draw in the second. Good scoring! Norton gave Ali fits.

 

Dont have exact cards or anything but....

1st fight - Norton by wide UD.
2nd fight - Ali by close UD 115-113
3rd fight - only seen highlights, Ken looked to have an edge tho Ali took that last rd from him just like he did in fight 2, he closed the show better.

Ps. I do remember Ali sweeping the 1st 5 rds in fight 2 before his legs slowed down, Kenny couldnt touch him when Ali was on those toes & IMO Ali was out of shape in fight 1 & badly declined in fight 3, fight 2 is as good as you could get both of them together because Ken was ready & trim for all 3 fights.
Ali won the fight were both were at their best together.

:good

 

I must say, Norton won that first fight by a mile.

 

He sure did, the split decision was bull****, inexcusable by that judge, whoever he was.

I also thought the judge that gave Kenny a victory in fight 2 was off, not as delusional as the fight 1 judge but I thought the worst possible outcome should have been a draw as Ali won the 1st 5 rds & definitely won the 12th & nearly every other rd was nip & tuck except 7 or 8 (cant remember which one), that was a big Norton rd.

 

The third fight was totally robbery ... Norton won at least ten rounds and that is giving Ali every benefit of the doubt ,,,

 

I had Norton winning the first fight somewhat closely, but clearly, say 7 rounds to 5.

Second fight I thought was about a draw. Hard to separate them in that one.

Third fight I thought Norton won clearly, at least 9 rounds to 6, maybe 9-5-1 or even 10-5. Flagrant robbery IMO.

 

Norton won 1 & 3, lost in #2.

Ali summed it up best when a 4th fight was proposed: "I am not going to fight that Turkey again".

 

Can't find my card for the first Ali-Norton fight, but:

Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali II: 115-115 Draw
Ali: 1,3,4,9 and 12.
Norton: 5,7,8,10 and 11.
Rounds 2 and 6 even.

Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali III: 145-141 Norton
Ali: 1,3,7,9 and 11.
Norton: 2,4,5,6,8,12,13,14 and 15.
Round 10 even.

 

Here's the first fight:

Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali I: 115-113 Norton
Ali:1,3,8,10 and 11.
Norton: 2,4,5,6,7,9 and 12.

 

Spot on as far as I see it :good

 

Ali swept the first 5 rds in that 2nd fight, lost 1 rd big after that but not enough for a 10-8 but very clearly, had 5 very close rds that either man could argue & won the 12th rd big himself.

You`d have to give Kenny every razor thin rd to give him the draw IMO.

Ali won this fight.

 

So, are you saying the a decision of 11-1 in Ali's favour could be justified?