I think the answer lies in that Norton has not been consistant. I'm pretty sure he's said in print (either in that Ali opponents book or his autobiography) that he felt he lost b/c he gave the 12 round away. Other time's he's said he felt he beat Ali 3 times.DaveV17 wrote:Alp, I think you are mistaken. I don't think Ken Norton has ever said that Ali won the second fight and the third fight was an out and out robbery. Norton dominated and the most surprised person in the stadium when the decision was given was Ali. He knew he lost.
Regardless, Alp is right. This has been beaten to death. And as they said on Flying Circus:
"And now for something completely different"