Last 50 years Heavyweight tournamet

[Thomas Hearns]

Joe Frazier 11-1-0 (9)
George Chuvalo 10-1-1 (4)
Larry Holmes 11-1-0 (6)
Tim Witherspoon 10-2-0 (3)
Jerry Quarry 10-2-0 (5)
Gregorio Peralta 8-4-0 (1)


Rd1

HW: JoeFrazier 11-1-0 (9) MDraw10 Gregorio Peralta 8-4-0 (1)
First half of the fight for Peralta and Frazier rallied on the second half. 95-95 (x2) and 98-93 for Frazier.
HW: Larry Holmes 11-1-0 (6) UD10 Jerry Quarry 10-2-0 (5)
Good start for Quarry then Holmes turned the fight on his favor. Scorecards: 96-94 and 97-93 (x2).
HW: Tim Witherspoon 10-2-0 (3) Draw10 George Chuvalo 10-1-2 (4)
The fighters alternating on the dominance. Five rounds to five. Scorecards 95-95 (x3).


Rd2

HW: Larry Holmes 12-1-0 (6) UD10 JoeFrazier 11-1-1 (9)
Good start for Holmes on the first three rounds. Frazier came back on rounds four and five. Holmes dominated the sixth one. The seventh was bitg to Frazier but Holmes controlled two of the last three. Scorecards: 96-94 (x3).
HW: Gregorio Peralta 8-4-1 (1) UD10 George Chuvalo 10-1-3 (4)
Peralta outboxed Chuvalo most of the fight. Chuvalo down on rounds two and ten. Scorecards: 98-91, 96-92 and 97-93.
HW: Jerry Quarry 10-3-0 (5) UD10 Tim Witherspoon 10-2-1 (3)
Quarry dominated the first eight rounds. Witherspoon down on the third. Tim rallied on the last two but it was too late. Scorecards: 98-92 (x2) and 99-91.



Rd3

HW: Larry Holmes 13-1-0 (6) UD10 George Chuvalo 10-2-3 (4)
Holmes dominated the early rounds. Chuvalo dropped Holmes on the sixth round but Holmes came back to clearly win the fight. Scorecards: 96-93 (x3).
HW: JoeFrazier 11-2-1 (9) TKO9 Jerry Quarry 11-3-0 (5)
A slugfest that was close for six rounds. Frazier dropped Quarry on the seventh and two times on the ninth round. The referee stopped the fight to protect Quarry. (SC: 78-73 for Frazier).
HW: Gregorio Peralta 9-4-1 (1) UD10 Tim Witherspoon 10-3-1 (3)
Even after six rounds but Peralta had more rest and outboxed Witherspoon on the last for rounds.



Rd4

HW: Jerry Quarry 11-4-0 (5) SD10 George Chuvalo 10-3-3 (4)
Very changing and close fight.Even after nine but Quarry closed strong on the last round. Scorecards: 96-95 (x2) Quarry and 96-95 Witherspoon.
HW: Larry Holmes 14-1-0 (6) UD10 Gregorio Peralta 10-4-1 (1)
On a tactical fight Holmes proved to be the best boxer. Scorecards: 96-94 and 97-93 (x2).
HW: Tim Witherspoon 10-4-1 (3) KO8 JoeFrazier 12-2-1 (10)
Boxing lesson by Witherspoon. Frazier down on the fourth and down and out on the eight. Only the fofth round was clearly for Joe. Great upset. (SC: 68-64, 69-93 and 67-65 for Witherspoon).


Rd5

HW: Jerry Quarry 12-4-0 (5) UD10 Gregorio Peralta 10-5-1 (1)
Peralta started better and had a little edge after seven. But then Quarry dropped Peralta on thew eight and nine and convincingly won the last round. Scorecards: 96-92 (x3).
HW: JoeFrazier 12-3-1 (10) UD10 George Chuvalo 10-4-3 (4)
Frazier was in control most of the fight but Chuvalo dropped him on the fifth round. Scorecards: 98-92,97-92 and 96-93.
HW: Larry Holmes 15-1-0 (6) UD10 Tim Witherspoon 11-4-1 (4)
Big win for Holmes that in spite of two of the scorecards said was in control most of the fight. Scorecards: 97-93, 96-94 and 99-91.


Final Standings


1 Larry Holmes 5-0-0 Overall 16-1-0 (6)
2 Jerry Quarry 3-2-0 Overall 13-4-0 (5)
3 Joe Frazier 2-2-1 (1) Overall 13-3-1 (10)
4 Gregorio Peralta 2-2-1 Overall 10-6-1 (1)
5 Tim Witherspoon 1-3-1 (1) Overall 11-5-1 (4)
6 George Chuvalo 0-4-1 Overall 10-5-2 (4)


Great performance by Larry Holmes in spite of not scoring a single victory inside the distance on this round. Quarry was the surprising second and incredibly Joe Frazier is out of the Super eight finals. Good performance by Peralta.

[Thomas Hearns]

Muhammad Ali 12-0-0 (9)
Michael Spinks 11-1-0 (3)
Evander Holyfield 10-2-0 (6)
Vitaly Klitschko 11-1-0 (7)
Chirs Byrd 9-3-0 (2)
Gerry Cooney 6-4-2 (4)


Rd1

HW: Muhammad Ali 12-0-0 (9) TKO10 Michael Spinks 11-1-0 (3)
First round for Spinks the rest of the fight all for Ali. The referee stopped the fight due to Spinks right eye was closed. (SC: 89-81 (x2) and 88-82 for Ali).
HW: VitaliKlitschko 11-1-0 (7) MD10 Evander Holyfield 10-2-0 (6)
Close fight after eight. Holyfield down on the sixth. Klitschko closed the fight better. Scorecards: 96-94 (x2) and 95-95.
HW: Chris Byrd 9-3-0 (2) UD10 GerryCooney 6-4-2 (4)
Byrd outboxed Cooney and dropped him on rounds nine and ten. Scorecards: 98-90 and 97-91 (x2).

RD2

HW: Evander Holyfield 10-3-0 (6) UD10 Michael Spinks 11-2-0 (3)
Great first third rounds for Spinks. Holyfield came back on round four and dropped Spinks on rounds five and six. Spinks won the seventh big but finally Holyfield controlled the last three. Scorecards: 95-92 and 96-91 (x2)
HW: VitaliKlitschko 12-1-0 (7) MDraw10 Chris Byrd 10-3-0 (2)
Lot of rounds difficult to call. very close. Klitschko rallied on the last two rounds. Scorecards: 95-95 (x2) and 97-93 for Byrd.
HW: Muhammad Ali 13-0-0 (10) TKO3 GerryCooney 6-5-2 (4)
First round for Ali, second for Cooney and on the third Ali destroyed Cooney. (SC: 20-18 (x2) for Ali and 19-19).


RD3

HW: Muhammad Ali 14-0-0 (11) UD10 Evander Holyfield 11-3-0 (6)
Ali destroys Evander across ten rounds. Holyfield down on rounds one,five, nine and ten. Scorecards: 99-86 (x2) and 98-87.
HW: Michael Spinks 11-3-0 (3) MD10 Chris Byrd 10-3-1 (2)
Very close fight. A kd scored on the second round by Spinks gave him a little edge. Byrd was clearly in front after six but then Spinks rallied. Scorecards: 95-94 (x2) and 95-95.
HW: GerryCooney 6-6-2 (4) TKO4 VitaliKlitschko 12-1-1 (7)
Graet upset!. Even first round, second for cooney , third for Vitaly and the referee stopped it on the fourth becouse Vitaly was cut on his eye. (SC: 29-29 (x3)

Rd4
HW: VitaliKlitschko 12-2-1 (7) UD10 Michael Spinks 12-3-0 (3)
Polemic rule. Spinks down on the eight. Very close fight. Scorecards: 95-94, 96-94 and 97-93.
HW: Muhammad Ali 15-0-0 (11) Tech UD8 Chris Byrd 10-4-1 (2)
An accidental headbutt produced a cut on Byrd's forehead. Ali always in control. Scorecards: 69-64 (x3)
HW: Evander Holyfield 11-4-0 (6) TKO2 GerryCooney 7-6-2 (5)
Holyfield dropped Cooney two times on the second round and then connected punch after punch until the referee stopped the fight. (SC: 10-10).


Rd5

HW: Muhammad Ali 16-0-0 (11) UD10 VitaliKlitschko 13-2-1 (7)
2-2 after four rounds but then all was for Ali. Vitaly down on the eight and finished the fight with his right eye almost closed. Scorecards: 98-91 (x2) and 99-91.
HW: Evander Holyfield 12-4-0 (7) UD10 Chris Byrd 10-5-1 (2)
On his best fight on this round Evander took the fight to Byrd and also dropped Chris on the first round. Scorecards: 98-91 (x2) and 96-93.
HW: Michael Spinks 12-4-0 (3) UD10 GerryCooney 7-7-2 (5)
Close first half then Spiinks took the control for good. Scorecards: 98-91 (x2) and 97-92.


Final Standings


1 Muhammad Ali 5-0-0 (2) Overall: 17-0-0 (11)
2 Evander Holyfield 3-2-0 (1) Overall: 13-4-0 (7)
3 Vitaly Klitschko 2-2-1 Overall: 13-3-1 (7)
4 Michel Spinks: 2-3-0 Overall 13-4-0 (3)
5 Chris Byrd 1-3-1 Overall 10-6-1 (2)
6 Gerry Cooney 1-4-0 (1) Overall 7-8-2 (5).


Muhammad Ali will be the only undefeated fighter on the super 8 finals and the main favourite to win the tournament. Holyfield,Klitschko; Spinks and Byrd had a hard fight for the second place with many close bouts between them. Finally Holyfield earned the place. The defeat that Klitschko suffered against Cooney was one of the keys of this group.

[Thomas Hearns]

Wladimir Klitschko 11-1-0 (8)
Lennox Lewis 10-1-1 (8)
Ray Mercer 8-3-1 (4)
Riddick Bowe 10-1-1 (8)
Goerge Foreman 10-2-0 (8)
Greg Page 8-4-0 (1)

Rd 1
HW: George Foreman 10-2-0 (8) TKO2 Riddick Bowe 10-1-1 (8)
Foreman connected punch after punch on the second round until the referee stopped the fight. (SC: 10-9 (x3) Bowe)
HW: Lennox Lewis 10-1-1 (8) TKO3 Wladimir Klitschko 11-1-0 (8)
All for Lewis, Wladimir down on the third and punished until the stoppage. (SC: 20-18 (x3) Lewis)
HW: Greg Page 8-4-0 (1) UD10 Ray Mercer 8-3-1 (4)
On a changing fight Page did a bit more. Mercer down on round five. Scorecards: 96-94 (x2) and 97-93

Rd 2
HW: Lennox Lewis 11-1-1 (9) SD10 Riddick Bowe 10-2-1 (8)
Great start by Bowe, Lewis down on the third round. But then Lennox took the control of the actions for good. Scorecards: 96-93 ans 95-94 for Lewis and 95-94 for Bowe.
HW: Wladimir Klitschko 11-2-0 (8) KO8 Ray Mercer 8-4-1 (4)
Wlad in control most of the fight and with a body shot sent Page to the canvas for the ten count. (SC: 68-64(x3) Foreman).
HW: George Foreman 11-2-0 (9) UD10 Greg Page 9-4-0 (1)
Changing and thrilling fight. Foreman in control most of the tiem against a game Page. Page down on the nine, Foreman down on the last round. Scorecards: 96-91 (x2) and 97-90.


Rd 3
HW: Lennox Lewis 12-1-1 (9) UD10 George Foreman 12-2-0 (9)
Even fight for six rounds but Lewis had more rest and closed the fight better. Scorecards: 96-94 (x2) and 95-95.
HW: Ray Mercer 8-5-1 (4) MDraw10 Riddick Bowe 10-3-1 (8)First half for Mercer with Bowe rallying on the second half. Scorecards: 95-95 (x2) and 96-94 for Bowe.
HW: Wladimir Klitschko 12-2-0 (9) KO1 Greg Page 9-5-0 (1)
Big combination by Wlad and Page was sleeping on the canvas on only forty seconds.


Rd 4
HW: Riddick Bowe 10-3-2 (8) MDraw10 Wladimir Klitschko 13-2-0 (10)
Even after four. Wlad down on the fifth round. Bowe dominated until the eigth round but then Wlad rallied big on the last two. Point deducted to Bowe. Scorecards: 94-94 (x2) and 96-92 Bowe.
HW: George Foreman 12-3-0 (9) MD10 Ray Mercer 8-5-2 (4)
Even fight with Foreman a bit better. Two points deducted from Mercer on rounds 7 and 9. Scorecards: 96-92 (x2) and 94-94.
HW: Lennox Lewis 13-1-1 (9) KO5 Greg Page 9-6-0 (1)
Page gave Lewis all that he have but Lewis put him to sleep on the fifth round. (SC: 39-38 (x3) Lewis)

Rd 5
HW: Lennox Lewis 14-1-1 (10) TKO9 Ray Mercer 8-6-2 (4)
Lewis always in control. He dropped Mercer three times on round nine to the automatic stoppage. (SC: 79-73 (x2) and 76-76).
HW: George Foreman 13-3-0 (9) TKO3 Wladimir Klitschko 13-2-1 (10)
Wlad down two times on round one and again on round three. A real destruction! (SC: 20-15 (x3) Foreman).
HW: Riddick Bowe 10-3-3 (8) TKO2 Greg Page 9-7-0 (1)
Bowe dropped Page on round 1 and again on round two and then punished him until the stoppage. (SC: 10-8 (x3) Bowe).

Final Standings

1 Lennox Lewis 5-0-0 (3) Overall 15-1-1 (11)
2 George Foreman 4-1-0 (2) Overall 14-3-0 (10)
3 Wladimir Klitschko 2-2-1 (2) Overall 13-3-1 (10)
4 Riddick Bowe 1-2-2 (1) Overall 11-3-3 (9)
5 Greg Page 1-4-0 Overall 9-8-0 (1)
6 Ray Mercer 0-4-1 Overall 8-7-2 (4)

The two favourites advanced to the super eight finals without upsets.

[Thomas Hearns]

A round robin on seventh stadiums across the world with the fights scheduled to 12 rounds.

Entries

The favourite

#1 Muhammad Ali 17-0-0 (11)
1st round 5-0-0 (4) First
2nd round 7-0-0 (5) First
3rd round 5-0-0 (2) First
KO% 64.7
Wins % 100%
Knockdowns (for-against): 20-0
Rounds: 124
Punches per round (connected-received): 32,2-13,1

The enemy

#2 Larry Holmes 16-1-0 (6)
1st round 5-0-0 (2) First
2nd round 6-1-0 (4) Second
3rd round 5-0-0 First
KO% 35.3
Wins % 94.1
Knockdowns (for-against): 16-1
Rounds: 145
Punches per round (connected-received): 33.9-13.3

The third in discord

#3 Lennox Lewis 15-1-1 (11)
1st round 5-0-0 (3) First
2nd round 5-1-1 (5) First
3rd round 5-0-0 (3) First
KO% 64.7
Wins % 88.2
Knockdowns (for-against): 18-1
Rounds: 108
Punches per round (connected-received): 29,3-13,4

The KO Artist

#4 Mike Tyson 14-3-0 (14)
1st round 5-0-0 (5) First
2nd round 5-2-0 (5) Second
3rd round 4-1-0 (4) First
KO% 82.4
Wins % 82.4
Knockdowns (for-against): 21-4
Rounds: 79
Punches per round (connected-received): 25,2-16,6

The strongest

#5 George Foreman 14-3-0 (10)
1st round 5-0-0 (4) First
2nd round 5-2-0 (4) Third
3rd round 4-1-0 (2) First
KO% 58.8
Wins % 82.4
Knockdowns (for-against): 12-1
Rounds: 113
Punches per round (connected-received): 23,6-18,8

A hard stone

#6 Ken Norton 13-4-0 (6)
1st round 4-1-0 (3) Second
2nd round 5-2-0 (1) Third
3rd round 4-1-0 (2) Second
KO% 35.3
Wins % 76.5
Knockdowns (for-against): 14-12
Rounds: 109
Punches per round (connected-received): 25,5-18,3

The cruiserweight king

#7 Evander Holyfield
1st round 4-1-0 (3) Second
2nd round 6-1-0 (3) Second
3rd round 3-2-0 (1) Second
KO% 41.2
Wins % 76.5
Knockdowns (for-against): 24-13
Rounds: 146
Punches per round (connected-received): 26-18,4

The unexpected visitor

#8 Jerry Quarry
1st round 5-0-0 (3) First
2nd round 5-2-0 (2) Third
3rd round 3-2-0 Second
KO% 29-.4
Wins % 76.5
Knockdowns (for-against): 20-5
Rounds: 142
Punches per round (connected-received): 25,9-20,4

[Thomas Hearns]

Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Australia

Evander Holyfield Vs. Ken Norton
Evander and Ken went to war for twelve rounds. Norton started with a big first round but on the following two the fight had close back and forth action. On the fourth round Norton dropped Holyfild with a vicious cross but then Holyfield reacted and won the following two action packed rounds.
On the seventh stanza both fightres exchanged big blows on even terms but on the eighth one Holyfield dropped Norton with a body shot and seemed to turn the fight on his favor. Ninth round was close and Holyfield edged the tenth one. On the eleventh round Holyfield looked tired and Norton dominated it on big form. On the final round both fighters put their last effort but with Norton landing a bit more than Evander. Finally the scorecards were 115-111 (x2) and 113-113 for the winner by majority decision: Ken Norton.

Ken Norton WMD12 Evander Holyfield

Lennox Lewis Vs Mike Tyson
For the first three rounds of the fight Tyson attacked on his usual way connecting Lewis with big hooks and uppercuts, Lewis connected some good couterpunches with his straight right but Tyson dominated the first three stanzas.
On the fourth round Lewis found his pace and connected Tyson with big crosses from the outside. The fifth round had big and close action with both fighters connecting big blows.The even war continued on the sixth round with Lewis connecting big hooks and Tyson some tremendous uppercuts.
Early on the eighth round Tyson hurt Lewis with a hook followed by a well timed uppercut. Lewis looked really bad after this and Tyson chased him throwing all sort of blows until connecting him with a wild overhand right to the chin that sent Lewis to the canvas for a six count. Lewis got up but Tyson punished him until the referee stopped the fight. At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 59-55 and 58-56 for Tyson and 57-57.

Mike Tyson WTKO7 Lennox Lewis

Muhammad Ali vs Jerry Quarry
On another outstanding performance Muhammad Ali outboxed and finally stopped Jerry Quarry.
Ali dominated the fight for the start but during the first three rounds Quarry was a game rival. From the fourth round Ali accelerated his pace and the fight turned on a one-sided affaire on "the greatest" favor.
On the eighth round Muhammad dropped Quarry with a lighting combination.
Then Ali continued punishing Quarry on the following round but he slowed his pace on the the tenth stanza.
By the eleventh round Ali again took the total control of the fight and on the final round he dropped Quarry two times and then punished him until the referee stopped the uneven fight with only a few seconds to go. At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 109-99, 110-98 and 108-100 all for Ali.

Muhammad Ali WTKO12 Jerry Quarry

Larry Holmes vs George Foreman
The fight started with an even first round followed by a good second one for Holmes. The third was even again but on the following two rounds Foreman power dictated the rules allowing George to take an early lead on the scorecards.
The seventh round was close but Holmes semeed to do a bit more and from this moment he took the control of the fight.
On the last five rounds of the fight Foreman looked tired and Holmes dominated all of them on a big way outboxing Foreman and using his jab as a key to then connected straight rights and crosses. The scorecards were 117-113, 116-113 and 115-114 for Holmes.

Larry Holmes UD12 George Foreman

Standings

Muhammad Ali 1-0-0 (1)
Mike Tyson 1-0-0 (1)
Larry Holmes 1-0-0
Ken Norton 1-0-0
Evander Holyfield 0-1-0
George Foreman 0-1-0
Lennox Lewis 0-1-0
Jerry Quarry 0-1-0

[Thomas Hearns]

Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo, Saitama, Japan

Larry Holmes vs Jerry Quarry
Holmes dominated the first round but on the second Quarry dropped him with a hard combination. Quarry also dominated the following round. The fourth was an even affaire but then Holmes used his jab to outbox Quarry for the following three rounds. On the eight round Quarry launched a big attack and had Holmes near to go to the canvas again. Holmes recovered on the ninth round and on the tenth one Larry connected a big overhand right to Quarry's chin and put him to sleep for the ten count. At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 85-84 for holmes, 84-84 and somewhat 87-81 for Quarry.

Larry Holmes WKO10 Jerry Quarry

Evander Holyfield vs Lennox Lewis
Lewis controlled the first two rounds then Holyfield reacted a bit on the third but by the fourth round Lewis regained the control. On the fifth round Lewis gave Holyfield a real beating and finally on the sixth round Lewis dropped Holyfield two times and then punished him until the referee stopped the fight. At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 49-46 (x2) and 49-47 for Lewis.

Lennox Lewis TKO6 Evander Holyfield

George Foreman vs Mike Tyson
From the start both big punchers went toe to toe but with Foreman clearly dominating the actions on the first two rounds. The third round was more even with a little edge for Tyson. On the fourth round Foreman connected several hard crosses that shook Tyson. On the fifth Foreman reached the inside and connected good uppercuts. Tyson answered the fire but he was clearly outpunched by George. The sixth round was a tremendous war with both fighters landing big shots. Foreman semeed to have an edge on this round too. On the seventh round Tyson connected a hard low blow and the referee disqualified him. At this time the scorecards were 59-55 (x2) and 60-54 for Foreman.

George Foreman WDQ7 Mike Tyson

Muhmmad Ali Vs Ken Norton
Norton dominated a big first round against a passive Ali but on the second Muhammad dropped Norton with a hard cross. Muhammad continued dominating on the following round but Norton reacted on the fourth one. On rounds fifth and sixth the action was slow with each fighter winning one of them. The seventh round had again big action with Ali landing more than Norton but Ken reacted again and won the following two rounds in very good fashion. Norton continued dominating the first two minutes of the tenth round but on the last minute Ali came back on big form to win the round. After ten episodes Ali seemed to have a very little edge but it changed dramatically when Norton dominated the eleventh round on big form and also dropped Ali with a barrage of punches on the last one to turn the fight on his favor. The scorecards were 114-111, 113-112 and 115-111 all for the surprising winner Nen Norton. Ali losses his undefeated record on this fight.

Ken Norton UD12 Muhammad Ali

Standings

Larry Holmes 2-0-0 (1)
Ken Norton 2-0-0
Muhammad Ali 1-1-0 (1)
Mike Tyson 1-1-0 (1)
Lennox Lewis 1-1-0 (1)
George Foreman 1-1-0
Evander Holyfield 0-2-0
Jerry Quarry 0-2-0

[Thomas Hearns]

Durban City Hall, Durban, South Africa

Evander Holyfield vs Jerry Quarry
Holyfield dominated the first five rounds of the fight in which Quarry was a very competitive rival on the first three rounds but then Holyfield totally dominated rounds four and five.
On the sixth round Holyfield slowed his pace a bit and Quarry launched a big attack to win the round on good fashion.
On the seventh round Holyfield regained the control of the fight and Quarry ended the round with his left eye almost closed.
The eight round had close action with a little edge for Quarry but early on the ninth round Holyfield dropped Quarry with a hard hook and after he got up Evander went over him and dropped him again with an uppercut. Brave Quarry got up again but Holyfield punished him until the referee stopped the fight. At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 78-75, 78-74 and 78-76 for Holyfield.

Evander Holyfield WTKO9 Jerry Quarry

Lennox Lewis vs George Foreman
It was a changing war of the ring. The fight started with an acion packed first round with Foreman looking for the KO from the start and Lewis comming back on the the last minute of the round.
Lewis dominated the second stanza fighting from the outside and he also dropped George with a quick barrage of punches on the third round.
By the fourth round Foreman started to turn the fight on his favor and on the fifth one he gave Lewis a real beating.
On the sixth round Foreman dropped Lewis with a quick combination and then he punished Lennox until the end of the round.
The seventh round had slow action Foreman was tired and Lewis was still hurt.
On the eighth round the fight changed dramatically again when Lewis dropped Foreman with a body shot. Foreman got up but had no legs and Lewis dropped hiom again with an uppercut and then a third time with a cross to the head for the automatic TKO win. At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 67-63 (x2) and 67-64 all for Foreman.

Lennox Lewis WTKO8 George Foreman

Mike Tyson vs Muhammad Ali
For the first two rounds Ali boxed nicely from the outside outspeeding and frustrating Tyson. On the third round Mike started to find the range with his power blows but Ali still landed more than him.
On the fourth round both fighters landed big with Tyson seeming to have a little edge.On the fifth round Ali gave Mike a boxing lesson. The sixth and seventh rounds had close action with each boxer winning one of them. The eighth round was clearly for Ali again that also dropped Tyson with a big hook on the last seconds of the round. On the ninth round Ali slowed the pace and Tyson won the round convincingly but Muhammad regained the control on the following stanza.
On the last two rounds Tyson looked for a saviour punch and Ali was conservative, Mike edged both rounds but it wasn't enough.
The socrecards were 115-112 (x2) and 115-113 for Ali.

Muhammad Ali WUD12 Mike Tyson

Larry Holmes Vs Ken Norton
Holmes confirmed that now is the big candidate to win the tournament with a two rounds destruction of Ken Norton that came from a big victory against Muhammad Ali.
On the first round Norton connected a pair of big blows against a passive Holmes but on the second one Holmes connected a heavy jab followed by a big uppercut and dropped Norton for the ten count. Norton won the first round on all three scorecards.

Larry Holmes WTKO2 Ken Norton

Standings

Larry Holmes 3-0-0 (2)
Ken Norton 2-1-0
Muhammad Ali 2-1-0 (1)
Lennox Lewis 2-1-0 (2)
Mike Tyson 1-2-0 (1)
George Foreman 1-2-0
Evander Holyfield 1-2-0 (1)
Jerry Quarry 0-3-0