Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali II

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Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali II was the 1973 heavyweight boxing rematch in which Muhammad Ali narrowly avenged his earlier loss to Ken Norton in a closely contested bout.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf professional boxing match
sports event
attendance over 12000
broadcastOn ABC NERFINISHED
city Inglewood NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1973-09-10
fighter1Name Muhammad Ali NERFINISHED
fighter1Nationality American
fighter1Nickname The Greatest NERFINISHED
fighter1Stance orthodox
fighter2Name Ken Norton NERFINISHED
fighter2Nationality American
fighter2Nickname The Black Hercules NERFINISHED
fighter2Stance orthodox
followedBy Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali III
follows Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali I NERFINISHED
hasFighter Ken Norton NERFINISHED
Muhammad Ali NERFINISHED
hasSport boxing
hasWeightClass heavyweight
isAssociatedWith 1970s heavyweight era
isPartOf Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton trilogy NERFINISHED
isRematchOf Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali I NERFINISHED
judgeDecision split decision
judgingControversy many observers felt Norton deserved the decision
location Inglewood, California, United States NERFINISHED
loser Ken Norton NERFINISHED
notableFor Ali avenging his earlier loss to Norton
controversial scoring
numberOfRounds 12
promoter Bob Arum NERFINISHED
Top Rank NERFINISHED
purseKenNorton approximately $200000
purseMuhammadAli approximately $300000
resultType split decision
roundFormat 3-minute rounds
sanctioningBody non-title bout
scorecardJudge1 7–5 Ali
scorecardJudge2 7–5 Ali
scorecardJudge3 7–5 Norton
sequenceInRivalry second fight
state California, United States
surface form: California
titlesOnTheLine none
venue The Forum NERFINISHED
wentTheDistance true
winner Muhammad Ali NERFINISHED
year 1973

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