Comments Thread For: Ken Norton, Former Champion Passes Away at 70

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Former heavyweight champion Ken Norton (42-7-1, 33KOs) has passed away at the age of 70. The Los Angeles Times reports that Norton died at a hospital in Arizona. The former fighter had congestive heart failure. Norton is best known for his trilogy series with Muhammad Ali. He broke Ali's jaw, on March 31, 1973, on his way to winning a twelve round split decision. He lost a split decision in their rematch six months later. The following year he suffered a bruising two-round TKO loss at the hands of George Foreman.

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[UTEP]

R.I.P. sad day for boxing.

[Adamjr91]

A true legend

[Ray Corso]

R.I.P. Champion!

[MASTER1454]

RIP - Salute!

[GeneralZod]

guys had a lot of health problems, fcking animal to even make it this far.

[SN!PER]

The jawbreaker!

A good friend of Frazier and Ali, and hero to boxers and fans around the world.

[alembic]

A great champion. Condolences to his family and friends.

[MrRolltide91]

rip ken norton

[walrusthewill]

Its not the Golden Age without Norton, RIP