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

In an undisputed world title fight, Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) 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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34
Oct 29, 1960
52-2
19
37 (68.5%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
May 24, 1976
4m, 4d
11
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
33
Nov 14, 1967
37-3
1
30 (75%)
191 cm
203 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Jul 10, 1976
2m, 18d
7
WBAWBCTheRing
HV
w2
d9
HV
w2
d16
HV
w2
d16
heavyweight
Tuesday, 28 Sep 1976
Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton III

Date

This fight between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton took place on at the Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, 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 52-2 (37 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 4 days ago against Richard Dunn, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Norton comes in with a record of 37-3 (30 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 18 days ago against Larry Middleton, which he won via 10th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ali will be 34 years and 8 months old. Norton will be 33 years and 1 month 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 63-37 in favor of Muhammad Ali. Here is the prediction for Ali vs Norton III.

Muhammad Ali is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Ken Norton puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Muhammad Ali defeated Ken Norton via 15 round UD. Norton's 7 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ali advances his win streak to 12. Ali is now 53-2, and Norton 37-4.

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