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Ali vs. Norton: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) and Ken Norton (The Black Hercules) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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31
Oct 29, 1960
41-1
11
31 (73.8%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Feb 14, 1973
1m, 17d
10
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Nov 14, 1967
29-1
0
23 (76.7%)
191 cm
203 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Dec 13, 1972
3m, 18d
13
WBAWBCTheRing
HV
w1
d2
HV
w1
d9
HV
w1
d9
heavyweight
Saturday, 31 Mar 1973
Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.
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Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton I

Date

This fight between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton took place on 31 March, 1973 at the Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Norton has longer reach of 203 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Ali's 198 cm. Norton also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Ali.

Ali is coming in to this fight with a record of 41-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 17 days ago against Joe Bugner, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Joe Bugner's boxing career

Norton comes in with a record of 29-1 (23 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 18 days ago against Charlie Reno, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ali will be 31 years and 2 months old. Norton will be 29 years and 7 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Muhammad Ali. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Ali vs Norton.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Muhammad Ali may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Norton stops Ali early.

Result

Ken Norton defeated Muhammad Ali via 12 round SD. Ali's 10 fight win streak comes to an end, and Norton advances his win streak to 14. Norton is now 30-1, and Ali 41-2.

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