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

In an undisputed world title fight, George Foreman (Big George) defends his heavyweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts against Ken Norton (The Black Hercules). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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25
Jun 23, 1969
39-0
2
36 (92.3%)
191 cm
199 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Sep 1, 1973
6m, 25d
39
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Nov 14, 1967
30-2
0
23 (71.9%)
191 cm
203 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Sep 10, 1973
6m, 16d
-1
WBAWBCTheRing
HV
w1
d1
HV
w1
d1
HV
w1
d1
heavyweight
Tuesday, 26 Mar 1974
Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela
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George Foreman vs. Ken Norton

Date

This fight between George Foreman and Ken Norton took place on at the Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela.

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 4 cms longer than Foreman's 199 cm. Norton also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Foreman.

Foreman is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 39-0 (36 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 25 days ago against José Roman, which he won via 1st round KO.

José Roman's boxing career

Norton comes in with a record of 30-2 (23 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 16 days ago against Muhammad Ali, which he lost 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, Foreman will be 25 years and 2 months old. Norton will be 30 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 54-46 in favor of George Foreman. Here is the prediction for Foreman vs Norton.

George Foreman is more likely to win, but Ken Norton could also pull it off. It is going to be competitive, nevertheless.

Result

George Foreman defeated Ken Norton via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Norton's losing streak continues, and Foreman advances his win streak to 40. Foreman is now 40-0, and Norton 30-3.

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  3. George Foreman knocks out Ron Lyle in the 5th round
  4. Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton via 12-round split decision in their 2nd fight
  5. George Foreman knocks out José Roman in the 1st round
  6. Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali via 12-round split decision
  7. George Foreman knocks out Joe Frazier in the 2nd round