The third fight wasn't close. Norton dominated Ali through most of it. I had him winning 10-5. The announcers, the audience and even Ali couldn't believe it. Go read the compubox numbers on that fight if you actually think it was close. Norton beat Ali 2 out of three times fair and square. Shavers and Young were robbed as well. Ali was the recipient of some gift decisions throughout his career.
Post the compubox figures here if you want to use them to support your argument. I also thought Norton should have won the rubber 2-1, but I'd like to see the compubox numbers.
I can't post links until tomorrow. Just look it up on google. Norton was the clear winner in every statistical category.
Here are the compubox numbers for the third fight at Yankee stadium---> http://www.***********.com/forums/view.php?pg=muhammad-ali-ken-norton-compubox the censored part is b0xingscene Norton clearly won that fight and the numbers prove it