George Foreman vs Ken Norton // For the WBA, WBC and The Ring heavyweight championships (Highlights)

George Foreman 225 lbs beat Ken Norton 213 lbs by TKO at 2:00 in round 2 of 15 Date: 1974-03-26 Location: El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela World Boxing Council Heavyweight Title (2nd defense by Foreman) World Boxing Association Heavyweight Title (2nd defense by Foreman) The fight opened with Foreman stalking and Norton circling. Foreman hurt Norton in the second round and sent him crashing into the ropes. After taking a mandatory eight count, Norton again fell into the ropes, but Referee Jimmy Rondeau did not call it a knockdown. A series of power shots then put Norton flat on his back. He was able to beat the count of 10, but Rondeau stopped the fight. “His eyes were rolled up and he had turned his back on Foreman,“ Rondeau said. “His corner was asking me to stop the fight, but I already had.“ Tex Maule of Sports Illustrated called the fight a “mismatch.“ The 1998 Holiday Issue of The Ring Magazine ranked Foreman No. 4 and Norton No. 22 on the list The 50 Greatest Heavyweights of All Time.