Muhammad Ali (USA) vs Ken Norton (USA) 1 - Full Highlights

Muhammad Ali 221 lbs lost to Ken Norton 210 lbs by SD in round 12 of 12
Date: 1973-03-31
Location: Sports Arena, San Diego, California, USA
NABF Heavyweight Title (6th defense by Ali).
Ali was a 5 to 1 favorite.
Ali was the #1 ranked contender and Norton was ranked #6.
Ali suffered a broken jaw in the bout. There were no knockdowns.
The 1998 Holiday Issue of The Ring ranked Ali #1 and Norton #22 on the list "The 50 Greatest Heavyweights of All-Time".
Norton discussed in his autobiography, Going the Distance, how the book Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill inspired him during the time he beat Ali.
"These words (from Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich) were the final inspiration in my victory over Ali: Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can." - Ken Norton in his autobiography Going The Distance.
"Imagine you have your jaw broken and have to fight ten more rounds." - Muhammad Ali after the fight

[Ysoserious]

An argument can be made that Norton beat Ali all 3 times

[Skipjack]

I remember watching this fight when i was a kid, and thinking "are those the sounds of Nortons gloves hittin Ali, or is that the sound of Howard Cosells tongue lapping Alis ass?"

[johngranato]

I love Ali, but he should have retired after the last Frazier and Foreman fights.

[youtoo]

The best round Ali ever had against Norton was in this fight, round 11, the real Ali is on display, he really schools Norton

[oskars]

norton beat ali, foreman easily KO norotn in round 2, foreman is trully the greatest

[spiritualwholesale]

The Ali fan boys on here thinking Ali would face win first fight 🤡 Norton also totally outclassed Ali in the 3rd fight even Ali said that ! 2nd fight ultra close though Norton’s starts trounce Ali’s

[hudaarifathul]

Ali would win this fight if it wasn't for that last round...

[youtoo]

It's clear Ali would have won this fight if his jaw wasn't busted early because he still barely lost by split decision

[shehzadhussain]

The fight was a draw.ali would have won if jaw was not broken. Fighting like that with broken jaw lion.

[stuartbedford]

No he did not beat him 3 times nosence whatch the fights he beat him once and that was only cause he broke his jaw simple as that