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Ken Norton, a Rare card
Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. was an American boxer who competed professionally from 1967 to 1981.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 240,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Ken Norton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ken Norton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Norton also fought Larry Holmes in 1978 during the first defense of his ______, narrowly losing a split decision and his WBC title.
Answer
championship. Norton also fought Larry Holmes in 1978 during the first defense of his championship, narrowly losing a split decision and his WBC title. From the Ken Norton article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was awarded the WBC world heavyweight championship in ____, after winning a close split decision over Jimmy Young in a title eliminator bout.
Answer
1970s. He was awarded the WBC world heavyweight championship in 1978, after winning a close split decision over Jimmy Young in a title eliminator bout. From the Ken Norton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Lindsay Davenport. Lindsay Davenport 83 · Fred Couples 80 · Ken Norton 75 · David Stern 71 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was awarded the WBC world heavyweight championship in 1978, after winning a close split decision over Jimmy Young in a title eliminator bout.
- He is often known for his fights with Muhammad Ali, in which Norton won the first by split decision, lost the second by split decision, and lost the final by a controversial unanimous decision.
- Norton also fought Larry Holmes in 1978 during the first defense of his championship, narrowly losing a split decision and his WBC title.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ken Norton article was read about 240,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Ken Norton
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ken Norton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Detrick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
