Back in the Golden Age of heavyweights, the world was full of talented contenders of all different styles and backgrounds. In 1973, Muhammad Ali was on the comeback after his loss to the legendary bob and weave powerhouse Joe Frazier. Ali had fought ten of the world’s best in just 2 years, and now he was just one fight away from clinching a fight with the current champion Big George Foreman. The only man that stood in his way was a man known as Black Hercules, the Fighting Marine Ken Norton.

Although Norton was a formidable contender with a unique style and the infamous Eddie Futch as his coach, few gave him any kind of chance. And that included Ali, who expected to run through Norton the same way he had all the others.

Like Frazier, Norton combined a cross guard with low line head movement, often turning a catch into a full on cross block. But where Frazier had his powerful left hook, Norton possessed excellent boxing along with intelligent combinations and sharp counter punching.

Aggressive Defense: http://www.modernmartialartist.com/downloads/head-movement-blocks-counters/
Footwork Wins Fights: http://www.modernmartialartist.com/downloads/footwork-wins-fights/
Principles of Power: http://www.modernmartialartist.com/downloads/power-of-the-pros/
Mortal Weapons The Fight Comic: https://www.amazon.com/Mortal-Weapons-David-Christian-ebook/dp/B07T4X4W1K/