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One of half a dozen excellent heavyweights who had the misfortune of coming along during he greatest heavyweight era ever.

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Ken Norton, who fought three memorable fights with Muhammad Ali, breaking his jaw in winning their first bout, then losing twice, and who went on to become the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, died on Wednesday in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nev. He was 70.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/sport ... .html?_r=0

Crazy Levi wrote:

One of half a dozen excellent heavyweights who had the misfortune of coming along during he greatest heavyweight era ever.

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Ken Norton, who fought three memorable fights with Muhammad Ali, breaking his jaw in winning their first bout, then losing twice, and who went on to become the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, died on Wednesday in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nev. He was 70.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/sport ... .html?_r=0

Definitely the pinnacle of heavyweight boxing during that time period.

This was epic. It's like Rocky in real life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-UciSePPPw

I think you got that youtube link wrong.

Crazy Levi wrote:

I think you got that youtube link wrong.

I don't know what the fuck you are talking about!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvoqkVfnvnM

I just heard about it today!
Yes,
definitely RIP.
What a fighter!!

Dude was built like a goddamn freigh train. Those boxers in the 1970's were REAL men.