Ken Norton vs. George Foreman

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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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instanceOf professional boxing match ⓘ
attendance approximately 12,000 ⓘ
broadcastType television ⓘ
challengerEnteringBout Ken Norton ⓘ
championEnteringBout George Foreman ⓘ
city Caracas ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Venezuela ⓘ
date 1974-03-26 ⓘ
era 1970s heavyweight era ⓘ
followedBy George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali (1974) ⓘ
The Rumble in the Jungle build-up ⓘ
goesTheDistance no ⓘ
governingRules Marquess of Queensberry Rules ⓘ
linked to: Queensberry rules
impactOnForeman reinforced image as a devastating puncher ⓘ
impactOnNorton damaged Ken Norton’s reputation as a potential world champion ⓘ
location Caracas, Venezuela ⓘ
linked to: Caracas
losingBoxer Ken Norton ⓘ
methodOfVictory knockout ⓘ
nicknameOfGeorgeForeman Big George ⓘ
notableFor dominant second-round knockout by George Foreman ⓘ
one of George Foreman’s most impressive title defenses ⓘ
partOf George Foreman’s first heavyweight title reign ⓘ
precededBy George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier (1973) ⓘ
preFightReputationOfNorton former conqueror of Muhammad Ali ⓘ
highly regarded heavyweight contender ⓘ
promoter Don King ⓘ
region Latin America ⓘ
result George Foreman defeated Ken Norton by knockout ⓘ
resultType early-round knockout ⓘ
roundOfStoppage 2 ⓘ
roundsScheduled 15 ⓘ
sanctioningBody WBA ⓘ
WBC ⓘ
sequenceInForemanTitleDefenses second defense of world heavyweight title ⓘ
sport boxing ⓘ
stoppageTime 2:00 (approximate) ⓘ
styleOfForeman aggressive power punching ⓘ
styleOfNorton orthodox boxer with cross-armed defense ⓘ
titleOnTheLine WBA heavyweight title ⓘ
WBC heavyweight title ⓘ
undercardFeature local Venezuelan fighters ⓘ
venue Poliedro de Caracas ⓘ
weightClass heavyweight ⓘ
winningBoxer George Foreman ⓘ
year 1974 ⓘ

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Ken Norton → notableFight → Ken Norton vs. George Foreman ⓘ
Ken Norton vs. George Foreman → partOf → George Foreman’s first heavyweight title reign ⓘ
linked to: Ken Norton vs. George Foreman