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Ali vs. Norton II: 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 Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

31
Oct 29, 1960
41-2
11
31 (72.1%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Mar 31, 1973
5m, 10d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Nov 14, 1967
30-1
0
23 (74.2%)
191 cm
203 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Mar 31, 1973
5m, 10d
14
WBAWBCTheRing
HV
w1
d2
HV
w1
d9
HV
w1
d9
heavyweight
Monday, 10 Sep 1973
Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
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Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton II

Date

This fight between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton took place on 10 September, 1973 at the Forum, Inglewood, 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 41-2 (31 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 10 days ago against Ken Norton, which he lost via 12 round split decision.

Ken Norton's boxing career

Norton comes in with a record of 30-1 (23 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 10 days ago against Muhammad Ali, which he won via 12 round split decision.

Muhammad Ali's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ali will be 31 years and 7 months old. Norton will be 30 years and 1 month old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Ali vs Norton II.

Looks like this is going to be a very close fight, either could win. Maybe Ken Norton wins?

Result

Muhammad Ali defeated Ken Norton via 12 round SD. Norton's 14 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ali gets on a new winning streak. Ali is now 42-2, and Norton 30-2.

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