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TIL that Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton had three boxing matches. Norton won the first, Ali the second, the third was extremely controversial. Ali received the decision, but 17 out of 21 sportswriters polled believed Norton had won it and even Ali felt he had been handed it.

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