Muhammad Ali vs Ken Norton III - Sept. 28, 1976 - Entire fight - Rounds 1 - 15

[Music] well the stage has been set here now dick we're getting ready for something to go on Joe Frazier has become the next Joe Louis as far as fan appreciation it seems to me that whenever he's at the news he enters a function he gets the kind of hand that Joe Lewis used to get when he was introduced and [Music] I was very beautifully done that's Robert Merrill another fine sports Robert Merrill fantastic here's the brown bomber show Lewis don't was just has to be a very memorable place for him cause he fought some great fights here in New York City especially here at Yankee Stadium now dick we have a surprise tonight guess who was working Ken Norton's corner who's that Joe Frazier is that so well I know they're they're buddies they could weigh back together very close friends but I'm kind of surprised unless there was some quick action taken because it's my understanding that you have to be licensed to work a corner in the state of New York just when he bought his firm Clovelly nice Joe Frazier's made some very good moves and he's made some solid moves and he you know he and Bob it clean Bobby Kent Wayne Bobbit Dwayne's fighting the Chuck weapon on Saturday up in Utica New York yes that's no no that's super glue now we see Ali the heavyweight champion of the world getting ready to come out here comes Nick and as you can hear the fans are reacting as usual that's a shot of Ali in his dressing room warming up just trying to break a bit of a sweat getting a little bit loose and the same shot was flashed on the big screen in centerfield and that's what threw the roar from the crowd when they're taking everything in here that's butch Lewis he's observing everything around this ring and I think there was this grateful top ranked at Madison Square Garden to you know bring this fight back to New York City especially a championship fight well as part of the Big Apple celebration the OpSail and the convention political convention and now the heavyweight championship fight yes I think that when we look around and this place is just filling up you know it's tight as well right here round the ring now I see Ali as Ali walking around in his rest as we look around at the ringside seats take the $200 with no vacant seats doesn't pay to be too many the ringside seats that's what we were talking about before the ringside seat seem to have sold better than the medium priced seats there's a very good crowd up on top those of the lower price it's 25 some 50s or I guess the 25 the 75 send the hundreds don't seem to have gone quite as well as the others but ringside of course there's Jody Jody mojo that's why he brought I believe writer for day with him on the way that's right looks like [Music] Jody now let's just wait please right they win it [ __ ] one of those gentlemen that's highly recognizable in sports and he seems to have grown better-looking by the years age has really agree with Jody and that was Willie Mays his idol Willie Mays was down in Birmingham Alabama as the kid Alabama and poor sneeze rules in New York you know give us a chance to talk about the knockdown you know next mayor Lindsay Lindsay the great friend John Lindsay who is responsible really for the refurbishing of Yankee Stadium it was during his regime that they decided to overhaul Yankee Stadium in order to keep the ball club here the ball club had offers from elsewhere particularly from New Jersey which succeeded in landing the Football Giants they went out after the Yankees and baylin's he said no we're going to keep the Yankees in the Bronx by putting a lot of money into Yankee Stadium and they did as much we understand as a hundred million dollars to do that's quite a paint job yes doc Ellis told me that the Yankees he couldn't understand his first couple days here he slipped off the mound he's I can't understand a hundred million dollar stadium a three million dollar picture and a $15.00 mound he was talking about catfish on Earth Day Thank You doc of course is a young Muhammad Ali he mimics Ali looks quite a bit of violently and says he can beat Ali yeah baseball maybe yeah Vic I just this kind of thing here now with Muhammad Ali and his style of fighting and he has changed his style for tonight's fight so he says now of course you can take that anywhere you want to win Muhammad Ali said he's gonna change them but now Ali is convinced that he cannot beat Ken Norton with the regular Muhammad Ali's style of fighting Ken Norton is convinced that he can beat Muhammad Ali with his regular style of fighting so Ali has shifted all of his emphasis now to the George Foreman style of fighter standing and and hidden with the right hand and staying in there and keeping you away from his opponent with his left I never thought that I would hear Ali say that this is the George Foreman style there comes Kenny Norton there we know now these excitement is getting ready to start here at Yankee Stadium the number one contender Kenny John breaking Norden now I'm coming into the ring Norton has said everything possible that you can say to show that he is confident that he can beat Muhammad Ali he say in fact I own Muhammad Ali and then of course all he says is that he made Norton 40 years today so I just think that Ken Norton is so confident that he can win this fight tonight until he said there was no problem at all with Muhammad Ali for him here is Ken Norton now I'm stepping into the ring wearing a rug babies Bluenose trimmed in white blue and white socks you don't have a Ken Norton is in the range Kenny Norton San Diego California the number one challenges the man that beat Muhammad Ali and broke his jaw the first time they met and now coming back fight number three Ken Norton looks like he's in tip-top shape he weighed in today at 217 and a half pounds and he said that's just what he wanted to come in the ring at tonight 217 and a half kid in Norman Kenny looks as though he did a lot of warming up in the dressing room he has beads of sweat all over his face and quiet weight in the day that 221 pounds that's good weight for him I thought he might come in around 225 he really got down for this one yes it did I think I'll he worked hard for this fight and Ken Norton worked hard so I think that Ken is an exquisite shape oh yeah King Stevie she really got the good body [Music] they train differently Kenny wouldn't ignore a lot of sparring time I think yet something like 228 rounds of sparring Ali on the other hand concentrated on punching the bags I don't think he did 100 rounds of sparring he was developing his punch on that big bag for typically the left hook there's an awful lot of time banging out left hook into the big bags yeah Ali says that he doesn't have to punch as much trained as much and with sparring because what he has to do now is to fight when they say his bathing shaker fight well he says sparring is to learn he said and there's not much I have to learn about the boxing business anyway well when you hear the crowd go like this the Jenkins stadium or any other stadium in the world you know that's the heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali making his entrance into the ring we're coming to you live from New York City in Yankee Stadium with the world's heavyweight championship fight Muhammad Ali the champion Ken Norton that number one challenger the man that beat Muhammad Ali and broke his jaw on the first fight and lost or a split decision on the second time they met and tonight dick it looks like everything is gonna be right on target are you gonna be resolved this time this of course is the rubber match that's not to say that they couldn't meet a full time you never can tell this one is a good one if if Norton upsets Ali there's always a chance that you would see a return match but I don't think it would happen right away if Kenny Norton were to win the championship tonight I believe Kenny would take another fight or to try to cash in maybe fight a Dwayne Bobick or someone of that sort not go right back in against Ali not risk the title again not quickly we try to get what they call a couple of paydays in before fighting Ali again Holly drives a big payday wherever he goes now Muhammad Ali is coming into the into the ring with his usual entourage around him all he likes of traveling Big Sur even was Kenny Norton like the traveling smalls he liked to travel with three or four people not more than that all he likes as many people around you take all the people in the stadium with him he doesn't live for the employment of the United States he keeps quite a few people there we are set at Yankee Stadium in New York City coming to you live with a Top Rank incorporated Madison Square Garden boxing incorporated production of a heavyweight championship fight along with me [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] he's making his tapas place a lien on a very long road you know too long white road just walking around in the ring trying to upset kid Norton with you haven't been able to yet now all the chaff is being introduced [Applause] Muhammad Ali is leading the fans and chant along the side Norton must fold kin North is going to the opposite side of the Ring Holly is I've never seen a chip when here he is right over us right here at ringside when North must fall with some kind of mass hysteria he's hitting the fans to join him in that [ __ ] not must ball he pulled much the same thing inside yeah well it George Lauren he had the crowd yelling boo my age [Applause] both God's ready to get it on right here Nega state of New York City 16th time all he is running trying to get to Norton now we're we're ready to stage the set here dig this is going to be a fight he tripped over his own robe as he went to his Conan this is going to be a fight tonight Kenny hasn't paid any attention to him any of his antics just warming up in his corner shadowboxing jumping oh look at this Ali is going into that winder there we are wrong featherweight championship fight Yankee Stadium the champ Muhammad Ali in the white trunks Ken Norton the Challenger in the blue trunks they're both killed in two allowed now this is all he lands a right on the head all he is talking to Norton no blows exceeds at time all he is standing just like he said he was flat footed and hard to reach is over the left that was blocked Holly charges in stop while he is talking to Norton Norton slip the left in Raleigh is talking to him as a right by Muhammad Ali Ali has the right hand ready he misses but it'll miss here all he has Jesus died in Norton in northern I've got a colleague talking to and Holly comes in he is trying very hard to layer some right hand by the 50 Hannah we got one minute 28 seconds left referee is warned unlock that one around nothing solid billions banana buddy Ali's been come on in now he is doing more talking and punching [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] good left by ollie Ben is dragging his right foot behind 19 seconds left in the first round 15 ten seconds left freeze-drying breaking five ten seconds not stand around number one they well bigdhaas the end of the first round he had a slight edge in that round because of that good right hand the Amanda with about a minute to go there wasn't too much effective punching that was it now look at Ally instead of resting he is leading the crowd again in a chin like a clam man that's Muhammad Ali's walking around as manager walking around Norton is also standing in the ground so all he hasn't psyched him out on that day you see Ken Norton Tippin so now I lead him to them so I guess they're saying you know if you can do it so can I thank we have a distinguished jury of experts here tonight we have red Smith of the New York Post and Hawkman of the Philadelphia Daily News and thank McGee of the London Daily Mirror and we will be consulting them from time to time to see just how they are judging in this Park City Yankee Stadium Muhammad Ali the heavyweight champion of the world Ken Norton the challenge he's put a little pressure on our leaders down all he's keeping them all with the left jab Holly is talking are you saying all come on in here come on in here Oh right didn't have too much power pull the hand right got him on the ear wasn't well directed not quite accurate Muhammad Ali can take the punch so that's one how hard to hit him you can stand right up in pitch him out and he can take Ken Norton the barony and on free breaks apart [Applause] Jimmy he was staggered by that clutch referee more volley to stop holding that could be considered a minor foul in the state of New York on the midsection while he's blocking those shots in north after keeping the pressure on it while they push them off Norton comes into the midsection again little left and he's talking about can we come back all he comes back with a right and a left [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 39 seconds left here in the second round Kali is talking to north I'm an ally now back and off easily James goes down with head barley into the part of our north my midsection bad boy Martin goes with a left to the head and that's the end of round number two now they're arguing Molly say that ain't nothing you gone out there and kid not said what do you think you doing Hollywood over set off the students for about two seconds operator in Norman still refused and sit down on his food Nick lectronimo what do you think about this well dick time is lost to Mike for a moment I think we'll try to get our back in the action all right let's get these stored in well I've just heard from our jury of experts here and they are unanimous and by a strange coincidence I have the same scoring all men gave Ali the first round all men gave Norton so we are even after two rounds one and one all right now we get it ready for round number three Muhammad Ali up with his famous win in the over all he comes out he acts as though he's gonna come right out hit Norden and he does with the left norton still dragging his right foot body turned on an angle Ali right on the head lunges and misses mm you ain't got nice yeah there's all he is talking Holly 10 North Norden come why over the long way [Applause] right shopping I'm an ally Kendall he's taking that left in everyone's in their break right by Norton got that guy I'm halia trying to land that right combination right this block at the left got in [Music] nobody believes all he got it right hand rich it does [Music] Norton Murali comes back the clock Oh right in coming over the top get in there undercover no to the top with Ali right left combination Ali and Norton is exchanging a few words with Olly at the end of the round their plan seems to be overhand rights to the head left hooks to the body does seem to have in his spores in the earth yes let's look at that overhand right here because I heard his pawn a holler from coming up with it you get here we go to Lauren's got it set up there it is well we have our first disagreement all three judges all agree that I'll leave one that man I favored Norton I think those shots to the head those overhand right hands turned him the round gentlemen do we have a mic here that we can talk to our experts with how about this one how are we getting ready for round number four you three fellows seem to think that Ali won that man I thought or Norton had I thought Ali clearly won the first two minutes of it Norton land I couldn't give him the round on those Thank You red that was red Smith of the New York Times here we're now in round number four Jordans corners telling him get him in the corner come over with the right Holly lands two left another right darling only as a flurry of punches the right of the I think any with that he caught him in a crouch landed four very effective punches [Music] there's it right hand coming over time lollies just get out of the way over just a little bit it didn't land solace and right hi jumped off its feet that time to hit it Muhammad Ali Ali block ignored and smiled a little bit right on the chin Harden landed up on that time Raleigh comes back with a right we've got a combination [Applause] while they come in with on the left right away and again by Norton a little time it curled around the back [Applause] and he's talking back home they're talking to each other now they come back again Molly's coming up that time [Music] but referee breaks no part and that's the end of the round Muhammad Ali's saying you ain't nothing Ken Norton kid norm has not sat down yet big that's right he's out Ali and Ali now this is the strange so let's look at a couple replays here we're going with that from two different angles dick look at North come in with his over hand right here's the iceberg detection Harley back in the corner [Music] Holly said he was going to do him in in the fifth round Holly said he was going to be Ken Norton in the fifth round this is the ready this is the rounded all he predicted dick he said is gonna knock North Las a fifth round Holly wants to mix it up the left Holly but God is trying everything I'm telling you for the last time all I want you to stop that that is strictly unknown Oh obvious being on the road blocking it Oh [Applause] Thunder booms doing his shimmies in the haul road 15 Kenny is attacking it the body tries an uppercut but can't get through that Robideau come over top with the right this is the thing that Muhammad Ali gets one minute and 41 seconds left in this round golly they fight the last minute around Kenny's look at my doping and I wrote it though can't find it now he goes to the rib and the kidney that's what he's planning to do on the rope and dope and type the rib just above the kidney all is just that in there there's a good enough for the boom to lever the left blocking the other shot in the last minute of the round round number five I'm gone this must be his mood and dick that he's doing fight bullying left again Diwali all these lunging with that right hand [Applause] [Music] get noisy says there's your five well you gotta give Kenny that round because unless you're going to get points for shimmying which is about all which is about all that I'll he did that man yes Ali does that every once a while that's one of the things that is corner gets so upset with him when they're sitting over there he's gone just a little bit of the shimmy and there he is now let's look at it I think Holly may have started that when he left enoki over in Tokyo our jury gave the mountain Norton unanimously I joined them in that stay in Hockman of the Philadelphia Daily News gave Norton Stan tell me what he's spending the whole round on the ropes with that indecent shimmy the kind of thing that he can do without and i [Music] just.back at ringside Yankee Stadium New York City heavyweight championship fight Hamid Ali the chair Norton the Challenger whatever he is that he's doing he's talking an issue all right step back break them apart again Polly with his shimmy and his talking very little hidden Norden gets thrown at a couple of levels Holly I said I ain't gonna be no running hang or do no running live it up a little bit Norden is constantly keeping the pressure on Holly is a fight without allele in them the fans are chanting Ali Ali hoping I think to inspire him to live it like now he's just holding him off that long left is holding it out there they both have the same reach they do [Music] [Music] right [Applause] well he's talking I'm doing the whole fight cuz I get wouldn't girls too much that is job profile Nordenberg talk enjoy [Music] working on the body now that leasing the rope-a-dope goes for the bike that one hurt Ali with the left by Norton right back at the same place with another left background now Holly it put the stool out for him but he's not going to now Ken Norton had sat down yet he's not even worried about sitting down that was quite a body attack that time those are the kind of punches that take something out of it you know when you come up there with those solid punches to the body you know there's gonna take something out of it let's look at that body punch again that double ollie up here comes out set there it is that was a real good shot those things could tell late in the fight body punches don't usually have immediate effect that one did but body punches are accumulative tactic that is supposed to take effect late in the fight and again we have heard from our jury and again they are unanimous giving that round to Norton so that Norton moves ahead in this fight after six rounds all right we're in round number seven now Yankee Stadium in New York City ken north I'm an ally some great fighters harden seem to have a little edge on Holly now all is taken up a little mysterious and they see stop talking constantly keeping the pressure on Olli why people figure this that Ollie would be the strong cousin six of the seventh round fight on the Beltline another left another left Valley or Lanza left goes back to the body combination that punch man fooled a little better didn't land a solid left and right [Music] [Applause] Mini's get a little wild we'll regroup himself in his life while he is drifting back to the corner and he comes over right all he misses with the right land the light left well another laughs in another left that's the end of the round [Applause] both fighters refuse to sit down they're just standing though nothing is happening we're getting ready for round number eight big I get I leave that man that says slight comeback by Ali after Norton had won the previous four or five rounds and again the jury does agree this time giving it to Ali so that in our journey now they have Ali one two three rounds Norton Foreman has an extra point for Norton well this is round of eight live in Yankee Stadium top ranked and Madison Square Garden with Donna Anna big show that's when the heavyweight championship Holly's more right right on Holly comes back to the left missed that come on show those body punches he's trying to cover up now Norton is talking to Muhammad Ali [Music] [Applause] left hand right on his pants while he picks out a spot bunch of right there to the body meanwhile I had nothing to do with these to go two punches of the bottle looks like our lunches will not hurt me Morton again in this price right [Music] [Applause] and I think those are two words we cannot quite be Pete I don't think those been going there they can stay in the stadium not on there now now let's look at some of that exchange that we have here Norden comes in with right or left poly glands combination there's a hard right by North that was one of the few good shots to the head that Norton got in most of his good blows have been to the body volley little good again oh no mr. McGee call that round even Frankie human le miracle that even our other two experts read Smith and stay in Hockman gave it to Norton Frank tell us why you called it either get it ready for round nine championship fight heavyweight division [Applause] in the best physical shape than this Alley Theatre was not gonna do now he's been now ken will cut the ring off Muhammad Ali fights like this he needs the entire ring [Applause] all these shuffle he said it the way in no dancing no shopping no I am serious now they can come out and dance and show up and throw that left all night [Music] in fact I thought very much you will dance for three minutes he's talking wryly things Norden is for Sonali to change the style correct Ali has not been so effective with his club-footed and rope-a-dope style so he's going to try something just [Applause] look [Music] [Applause] Oh lolly moved and they can stick with that one at 11 every time the crowd react to something all he does wake them right up the answer is at age 34 you cannot sustain this Holly came through this more than three or four rounds he's holding on pushes them out on the experience this fight is really getting to be something here now you see not instructors Kanoa though he hasn't done it if any work out there now we're going to show you Norton's right hands right on Ali's chin there's a right that was the best punch of the round but probably the only points really the effect that was that Kenny got in alley meanwhile was doing quite a bit of effective jabbing therefore I think Ali won that round at least on my card the other two gentlemen disagreed uh three gentlemen disagree with me Rhett Smith and Stan Hockman and fact McGee called the round even how do we have this now what what the togas there we are now Alton okay moving now we got Ken Norton still Don Muhammad Ali needs the whole ring advances round like this in order to fight you 20-foot ring when I leave a dancehall 20 who's ever put in the very engine Gordon wants to set it off and yet he takes time out well the crowd is chanting to raise this right hand and plump it up and down like Leonard Bernstein leading them in the music well that's Muhammad Ali for you big you know there's a sin all he's not afraid of anything and they say that knowledge eliminates fear and I Holly has a knowledge of this business area he knows this game of boxing and he knows every inch for those showbiz to just not afraid we're free look likee getting a little strong homes now [Applause] lolly comes in with our left norman's corner keep saying break the rhythm oh that's bill Slaton [Applause] but chandler's saying make up the rhythm that means jab jab break up his rhythm with a sham not miss having blazed offer lollies phased up a little bit no damage the end of the round they're gotten gotten quite a few good shots right there at the Bell in fact one of them landing immediately after the bell was on its way for the Bell and landed after it's why no wonder how do you see the fight going down on it Frank is hard to say kid Norton look some kind of good I'd swear I saw the first two fights and he's the only man that alley has been beaten and hasn't proved that he can be he's gonna have a hard time tonight this is one hell of a fight I'm telling you she dug right into this boxing business and she is a real student of the game the 10th round to Ali McGee gave it to Ali Hoffman gave it to Norton and I gave it to with a section now land bylaws in this room [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] Kelly cheering get it on Colin come on let's fight come on let's fight [Music] [Applause] the way two left Ali comes right back to Oh [Music] kendo his Falcon darling keeping them all with the left jab [Applause] [Applause] [Music] Lorna's Piggin Ollie's fortunate [Applause] [Applause] the title fight is on the line like that you wonder what's going through the opponent's mind the champions man but you know I have to wonder what's going through the challenges man that title is on his mind right [Music] learn how was that it got a little scuffle after the bell that time yeah this right here is going to be something [Applause] Muhammad Ali looks like he's getting a little tired a little word he doesn't know what to do at this point I don't think they're French have not used this to Leah let's look at Ali's right-hand a good shot there's a wide lead right there turned away just in time gross that would have knocked him down Holly hasn't been able to what he wants you to do Ken Norton has taken everything that there are the addition out and laughing and talking about it an hour for mnsure e33 mentor and myself all gave the 11th round to Allie amaan Ali can nor championship play Yankee Stadium all is we will do that this time is wondering what should he do and what can I do to kidnap Oh Roger punches [Applause] one thing about these two guys we've got two guys in the ring get a knife and both take a punch a different look on his face [Music] [Applause] the timing of the rounds is not working he started grabbing his right eye star we got to look at this something something happier works for the collisions by his reaction was as though he could have come I didn't see it I'm at the [ __ ] corner punch here it is now well both fighters still standing up we moving right along in the fight look at noise I [Music] looks like Muhammad Ali stuck his thumb North our name that's the way he hardness tell them about it now our experts are completely divided on that road read Smith has it for Norton Hockman hazard rally and bang diggy falsity that's Bank McGee of the London Daily Mirror under our experts for motor suits have a little swelling minute here right on it is puffed up that he does that thummell whatever that made him we have been at the end around 12 [Applause] bunch of their dollies fight off the road [Applause] mom lolly has so many things that he can do and do so well in size and off the roads shown that he can tink whatever you dish it out his characteristic of Norden that he does not pinch and he does not step back [Applause] like they waited now Holly throws a hard left landed [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] going out Ali right here dick that's slugging it out now [Applause] Norton's trying to bring him from unfeeling now that bite was made [Music] [Applause] all in a stool luck let's look at that again from iyslah's angle these shots this is jeans this is some exchange to heavy wood there's a rice by not there's a right volley Godwin's block two real heavyweights and neither one takes the time to sit down well if I'm man I have Norton out in front 8 - booth after 13 rounds I'm waiting to have my experts on May 13th round but 12 rounds that Smith has Norton out in front 14 we're going to know something here very soon I was in the boys shape now then Smith gave that one to Norton so he has a mountain front eight to five same as I do [Applause] come with about a bunch of other comes right back to jail laughs damn I'll slide it down and slow down a lot [Music] get off wasn't that much sting on them [Applause] 41 Norton has an act of picking off those chips by sliding his right hand right back on we assign these time-tested well there'd be another time but how he was died too Lorna's young analogy something's going on Ali's nose a distant red clutch fouling it down this is round 15 within the final round nobody nothing here Ken Norton hasn't sat down yet stood up the whole fight like a cheerleader sessional redness corner now and all these corners where it's why they're crying you have not if I calculate correctly and it comes out that way that's right and I have a mounting foot not quite that much I have not in front eight and six Holly comes out there's an end of 15th and final round Lorna's still talking crowd here at Yankee Stadium I think this could be the winning round never win this round cool plan to fight here tonight just like the second Holly three years ago [Applause] [Applause] couple rules Johnson and land too hard was a pretty good vibrant white combination [Applause] I left one minute and 20 seconds up in the 15th and final round of the championship fight against Hayden [Music] not maybe getting along to engines less than a minute bodies all these Japanese dancing [Applause] Wow [Applause] despite the way did the [Music] hi Hollywood [Applause] to the body value over there lunch adnan slate maxima we're taking norton is oneness fight well everybody's jumping and running their dick and i'm gonna try to get up here in the ring now with warren see just what's going to happen gentlemen let me have your tallies we're going to show you this flurry by Norden at the end he didn't want Ali to steal the fight with a late bit of action as Ali did the second northern fight here he has him in the corner he's all over him red Smith gives that round to Norton so to Stan Hockman and McGee calls it even so we have red Smith calls it for Norton 10:00 to 5:00 at the size of margin for Norton Stan Hockman gives it to Norton 8 to 6 with one even Frank McGee gives it to Norton 6 to 5 and 4 even and I give it to Norton 9 & 6 so we are all agree gentlemen that Norton is the winner I'm sorry I miscalculated McGee he hasn't even yesterday draw 6 6 & 3 the other 3 red Smith Stan Hockman and myself give it to North so now we will await the official verdict there's an awful big crowd in this ring right here in Yankee Stadium and right after 15 rounds of heavyweight championship fight with Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton will wait in honor decisions and I think Norton's corner think that he is one to fight and Muhammad Ali's Corning is mighty quiet and they are wondering just what is going on here but we'll have a decision here pretty soon this is a very close fight [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] and it's a very close fight [Music] and now Bahama Dahlia have all a champion is bullying the fight decision all the North is broken out here all these on the other side we're waiting we're going to try to get Muhammad Ali over here for dinner Kenny Norton looks very forlorn in his partner he's holding a lolly looks like he's gonna leave are they going down I think Kenny Norton is praying it looks to me like he's praying he must have thought he won the fly a lot of commotion he is tremendously dejected he's holding his head he's in tears he thought he won the fight weeping the ring that way he doesn't want to talk he's just like any of Leuven Kenny does not want to talk he is all broken up with the verdict well I guess Muhammad Ali is not going to have an interview after the fight neither man is going to talk after the fight now he might feel just a little bit self-conscious about that verdict he's leaving Kenny Norton has already left all right well Muhammad Ali is not coming over for a and if you have to fight from the ringside so we're going to close out here from Yankee Stadium this is Frank Bennett sir for dick Young Twana Kilgore for the heavyweight championship fight in New York everybody get home safely good night [Music] [Music] well this is the scene in the ring at Yankee Stadium New York this is the scene at the end of what I can only describe as a shameful night for boxing here in Yankee Stadium New York how can a man like Ken Norton do so much fight so well out boxes man do most of the work for most of the time and then have to leave the ring being declared a loser I know all three officials made early an arrow winner I cannot agree with that and I don't think the many thousands of people here in Yankee Stadium can possibly agree with that I will not hesitate in saying that I find it absolutely shameful and Muhammad Ali tonight does not really deserve still to be the heavyweight champion of the world only one man deserves that and his name is Ken Norton and I feel sorry for you and now good night from Yankee Stadium in New York City

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Keywords: Boxing, would championship, vs, versus, ken norton, rounds, 15, heavyweight, title fight, trilogy, rematch, KO, knockout, Yankee stadium

Id: Atzy49nQoNM

Length: 85min 12sec (5112 seconds)

Published: Thu Jan 31 2013

Reddit Comments

[u/SSJ4Autism]

Idk about saying it was a robbery, there’s a whole playlist a guy has (halljbet) iirc who broke down every rounds and how Ali won on the cards fairly

[u/Breakingwho]

I've rewatched it a few times and always scored it for Norton, don't think it's a complete highway robbery, but do think he deserved the win.

Mafia money I disagree, just judges looking at different things. Scoring is kind of subjective in the end, and people see different things too.

[u/theMetalhead123]

I had Ali edging it. If anything, I thought the second fight was ever so slightly closer. (114-114 a draw in fight 2 vs 143-142 Ali in fight 3)

[u/MDA123]

Approved this one but next time, keep the title simple and put your opinion in the comments instead.

[u/White_Mlungu_Capital]

I think people watching this forget the judges are sitting at ringside, looking up and don't have perfect 360 angles and highlights to watch before scoring. Norton had a bad strategy from the perspective of someone who judges boxing fights and refs them. I think Ali had a style of fighting here that is more "judge friendly"

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Ali is shooting, long clear jabs and straight rights that "seem" to be landing. Norton is throwing punches in and around Ali's guard.

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Ali is doing the moving and picking the spots for the fighting = ring generalship

Ali "appears" to be landing the cleaner shots = Clean and effective shots

Ali "Appears" to be blocking much of Norton's best punches = Defense

Ali "appears" to have more effective aggression because of 1-3.

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I can see easily why a judge would give the rounds to Ali despite the fight looking way closer on film.

Think of it like this, when Ali has his guard up and Norton is throwing all those shots, hooks and body shots inside the guard or over hand rights on top of the gloves and Ali's back is turned to you, you as a judge don't know if any of that is landing, you can't see it. So it looks like it is being blocked. We at home see the video from 360 angles so it looks like it could be landing or getting through. When Norton's back is turned and Ali throws those long jabs/ straights, we can see from the back Norton is getting hit.

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Much of Norton's punches look like they are being blocked on the gloves by Ali, to a ringside judge. So, no I don't see a robbery, I see Ali outsmarting Norton with a more judge friendly style.

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Close. Not robbery

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Norton won. He out landed Ali by a considerable margin