Was Nortons win over Ali a fluke?

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  1. Bazooka

    Bazooka Pimp C Wants 2 Be Me Full Member

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    I hear ya~ I had Norton winning two of the three but it could be argued he won the 2nd fight as well.......
     
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  2. Kingkazim

    Kingkazim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Im not saying it was a fluke...

    read my thread first. :bbb
     
    Kingkazim, May 23, 2011
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  3. the quiet man

    the quiet man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    no, certain fighters have the style to give far better fighters than themselfs, all the trouble they can handle. ken norton was nowhere near the fighter muhammad ali was, but if they fought 10 times, norton would always take ali to the wire, he just had the style to trouble ali, also having eddie futch in the corner's a great plus.
     
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  4. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Norton was one of the better boxers that Ali fought and just gave him problems. i had their three fights 2 to 1 for Norton. not a fluke.
     
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  5. assasin

    assasin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    i really thought you were the great man in ghost form then...just kidding.:lol:
     
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  6. guru059

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    :good
     
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  7. TFT3

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    i have seen all three and i gave them all to norton he had alis number like george formeman said in that documentary "there isnt a day that has gone by were norton couldnt beat ali" no fluke
     
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  8. mrtony80

    mrtony80 Likes thick chicks Full Member

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    One of the most famous and glaring cases of one fighter having another fighter's number is Norton-Ali...some say Norton won all three fights. I haven't seen them in a very long time, so I couldn't say for sure, but anybody who knows a little boxing history will tell you...Norton had Ali's number. I think even Ali admitted it.
     
    mrtony80, May 23, 2011
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  9. The Spider

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    No fluke. Norton was probably unlucky not to get the nod twice. Ali found Kenny's style very hard to deal with.
     
    The Spider, May 23, 2011
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  10. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    Having a guys number is not a fluke. Some greats have that achilles heel fighter. Hearns had Barkley. Ali had Norton.
     
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  11. Kel1981

    Kel1981 P4P No.1 Full Member

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    I don't think he beat Ali by accident:lol:
     
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  12. hussleman

    hussleman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali, fought 11 rounds with a broken jaw. Also, the fight could have went either way.
     
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  13. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Anglo's five alter egos voted too. :D
     
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  14. PATSYS

    PATSYS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah it was a fluke that happened 3X..:nut

    If they fought 100X, my guess is that 100 of those will be debated endlessly as to really won.
     
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  15. EDDIE FUTCH

    EDDIE FUTCH Push nose into the brain Full Member

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    :lol:Don't i wish!
    Sometimes, I wake up from a dream and have a goofy smile on my face...I dream that D' Amato, Blackburn, Eddie et al are in a gym somewhere still nutting out the intricacies of the Sweet Science.
    Somewhere out there, Eddie is looking down on Freddie and a little nod and smile graces his face.

    Er....yes, making my post semi-relevant to this thread:

    JMM is to PAC* what
    Kenny was to Ali

    * Mebbe not so much anymore given the improvement in Pac's game and JMM's apparent (at least to me) deterioration.
     
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