Muhammad Ali: Difference between revisions

After the loss to Frazier, Ali fought Jerry Quarry, had a second bout with Floyd Patterson, and faced [[Bob Foster (boxer)|Bob Foster]] in 1972, winning a total of six fights that year. During two bouts he had in 1973 with [[Joe Bugner]] and [[Ken Norton]], he wore a "People's Choice" robe which to him by [[Elvis Presley]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/04/muhammad-ali-talks-about-his-relationship-with-elvis/|title=Muhammad Ali Talks About His Relationship With Elvis!|first=Ken|last=Hissner|publisher=Boxing News|date=April 21, 2023|accessdate=April 8, 2024|archive-date=April 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408071103/https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/04/muhammad-ali-talks-about-his-relationship-with-elvis/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1973, before his fight with Norton, Tom Cushman, a boxing writer for the ''Philadelphia Daily News'', said Ali was "gloriously overconfident" and didn't consider Norton "a threat at all."<ref name="Selbe-2020">{{Cite magazine |last=Selbe |first=Nick |date=March 31, 2020 |title=This Day in History: Ken Norton Breaks Muhammad Ali's Jaw |url=https://www.si.com/boxing/2020/03/31/this-day-history-ken-norton-muhammad-ali-broken-jaw |access-date=April 8, 2024 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us |archive-date=April 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408194759/https://www.si.com/boxing/2020/03/31/this-day-history-ken-norton-muhammad-ali-broken-jaw |url-status=live }}</ref> But during the fight, either in the second round according to most press reports, or the final round according to Norton, Norton broke Ali's jaw and inflicted by decision the second loss of his career.<ref name="Selbe-2020" /> After considering retirement, Ali won a controversial decision against Norton in their second bout.{{cn|date=November 2024}} This led to a rematch with Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 1974; Frazier had recently lost his title to George Foreman.