Ken Norton vs. Larry Holmes
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Ken Norton vs. Larry Holmes was a 1978 heavyweight boxing title bout remembered for its intense, back-and-forth action and Holmes’s narrow split-decision victory that launched his long championship reign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ken Norton vs. Larry Holmes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8852175 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ken Norton vs. Larry Holmes Context triple: [Ken Norton, notableFight, Ken Norton vs. Larry Holmes]
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A.
Ken Norton vs. George Foreman
Ken Norton vs. George Foreman was a 1974 heavyweight boxing match in Caracas, Venezuela, remembered for Foreman’s dominant second-round knockout victory over the highly regarded contender Norton.
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B.
Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali II
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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C.
Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali
"Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali" was a 1980 heavyweight boxing title bout in which a prime Holmes dominated an aging Ali in one of the sport’s most historically significant and poignant fights.
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D.
Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman
Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman was a 1991 heavyweight boxing title fight in which the young champion Holyfield defended his crown against the comebacking former champion Foreman in a highly publicized generational showdown.
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E.
Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney
Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney was a highly publicized 1982 world heavyweight title bout that became a major cultural event in boxing history, marked by its intense media buildup and racial overtones.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ken Norton vs. Larry Holmes Target entity description: Ken Norton vs. Larry Holmes was a 1978 heavyweight boxing title bout remembered for its intense, back-and-forth action and Holmes’s narrow split-decision victory that launched his long championship reign.
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A.
Ken Norton vs. George Foreman
Ken Norton vs. George Foreman was a 1974 heavyweight boxing match in Caracas, Venezuela, remembered for Foreman’s dominant second-round knockout victory over the highly regarded contender Norton.
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B.
Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali II
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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C.
Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali
"Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali" was a 1980 heavyweight boxing title bout in which a prime Holmes dominated an aging Ali in one of the sport’s most historically significant and poignant fights.
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D.
Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman
Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman was a 1991 heavyweight boxing title fight in which the young champion Holyfield defended his crown against the comebacking former champion Foreman in a highly publicized generational showdown.
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E.
Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney
Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney was a highly publicized 1982 world heavyweight title bout that became a major cultural event in boxing history, marked by its intense media buildup and racial overtones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavyweight title bout
ⓘ
professional boxing match ⓘ |
| attendance | live audience at Caesars Palace ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challengerEnteringBout | Larry Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championEnteringBout | Ken Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterization |
back-and-forth action
ⓘ
closely contested fight ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1978-06-09 ⓘ |
| decisionType | split decision ⓘ |
| division | men’s heavyweight ⓘ |
| era | late 1970s ⓘ |
| fighter1 | Ken Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fighter2 | Larry Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingRules | Marquess of Queensberry Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | considered one of the best heavyweight title fights of the 1970s ⓘ |
| isTitleDefenseFor | Ken Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTitleWinFor | Larry Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judgesScorecard |
143–142 Holmes
ⓘ
143–142 Norton ⓘ |
| knockdowns | 0 ⓘ |
| legacy | launched Larry Holmes’s long heavyweight championship reign ⓘ |
| location | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Ken Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marginOfVictory | narrow ⓘ |
| notableRound | 15th round ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfRounds | 15 ⓘ |
| outcomeForLarryHolmes | first world heavyweight title ⓘ |
| preFightStatusOfKenNorton | reigning WBC heavyweight champion ⓘ |
| preFightStatusOfLarryHolmes | top heavyweight contender ⓘ |
| promoter | Don King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rematch | false ⓘ |
| result | Larry Holmes defeated Ken Norton by split decision ⓘ |
| resultingChampion | Larry Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roundScoringSystem | 10-point must system ⓘ |
| sanctioningBody | World Boxing Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scheduledRounds | 15 ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | broadcast on American television ⓘ |
| titleOnTheLine |
WBC heavyweight title
ⓘ
world heavyweight championship ⓘ |
| venue | Caesars Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
| wentTheDistance | true ⓘ |
| winner | Larry Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1978 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ken Norton vs. Larry Holmes Description of subject: Ken Norton vs. Larry Holmes was a 1978 heavyweight boxing title bout remembered for its intense, back-and-forth action and Holmes’s narrow split-decision victory that launched his long championship reign.
Referenced by (1)
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