AUTOGRAPHED Ken Norton and Ali photo collage with taz Sericel Loony Tunes

Signed Ken Norton and Ali photo collage with Taz Sericel with certificate of authenticity by SMC fine art Ken Norton struck one of boxing's biggest upsets by breaking Muhammad Ali's jaw in the first round on March 31, 1973.link to that fight below On March 31, 1973, a then-unheralded Ken Norton scored a stunning 12-round split decision win over Muhammad Ali at the San Diego Sports Arena, breaking the great ex-champion’s jaw, and, for many, ending any hopes he had of regaining the title. Norton, best known for being a Joe Frazier sparring partner, was a 29-1 contender. However, there was nothing on the ex-marine’s resume to suggest that he had the beating of Ali, who was on a 10-fight win streak following his first loss, to Frazier, in March 1971. Ali had come in heavy at 221 pounds. He had developed a nasty habit of training up to the level of competition and it cost him against Norton. The Adonis-like Californian, who was trained by Eddie Futch, was the stuff of nightmares stylistically. He could match Ali’s jab – a rarity – and his cross-armed defense proved difficult for the former champ to p https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=50a99b2809f9c9f4JmltdHM9MTcyMjk4ODgwMCZpZ3VpZD0wNTI2OTIxYi1iMTZlLTZmNDctMzZhYi04Njc2YjBiMTZlODgmaW5zaWQ9NTY3MA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=0526921b-b16e-6f47-36ab-8676b0b16e88&u=a1L3ZpZGVvcy9yaXZlcnZpZXcvcmVsYXRlZHZpZGVvP3E9a2VuK25vcnRvbit2cyttdWhhbW1hZCthbGkrbWFyY2grMzErMTk3MyZtaWQ9RjVFNTFFRkE0RDQyRUJFMTlBMUJGNUU1MUVGQTRENDJFQkUxOUExQiZGT1JNPVZJUkU&ntb=1