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RIP. Ken Norton

  • 19-09-2013 12:39pm
    #1
    terrymccarthy05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 258 ✭✭


    He won the Heavy-weight Title in 1977, has died at the age of 70.


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  • #2
    DK224
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭DK224


    Gave Ali absolute fits for three fights and was desperately unlucky in 1976 against Muhammad for the title not to get the decision, thought he clearly won that fight. Then to finally be awarded the WBC version in 1978 after Leon Spinks chose to fight Ali in a rematch and then have to fight a prime, hungry Larry Holmes for his first defense!! To win on one judges card and lose by a point on the other two and not to get a rematch shows how unlucky he was that he wasn't a world champion for longer. Could be susceptible early on against the big punchers but an excellent fighter who would have been a threat in any era.
    RIP


  • #3
    gene_tunney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,325 ✭✭✭gene_tunney


    I always found it interesting that he gave Ali and Holmes so much trouble and yet was blown away by Foreman and Shavers. Goes to show about styles, Ali and Holmes were both jab-heavy outboxers, whereas the latter two were out and out sluggers.

    RIP.


  • #4
    simongurnick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭simongurnick


    My Dad loved Ken Norton...RIP


  • #5
    One_More_Mile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 223 ✭✭One_More_Mile


    simongurnick wrote: »
    My Dad loved Ken Norton...RIP
    He wasnt the only one- Some fighter. Always came across as a good guy too. Another man I never met, but will miss.
    RIP Kenny


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