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Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. was an American professional boxer who competed from 1967 to 1981. He is often considered One of Greatest Heavyweight boxers of All Time.
Known for
- Muhammad and Larry — Himself (archive footage)2009
- Facing Ali — Self2009
- The Man Who Came Back — Grandpa2008
- The Next Great Champ2004
- Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs! — Himself2000
- Dirty Work — Ken Norton1998
- Kiss and Be Killed — Gabe1991
- Champions Forever — Self1989
- Mike Tyson Presents: The Heavyweights1988
- Oceans of Fire — Chief1986
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Key facts
- Nicknames
- The Black Hercules The Jaw Breaker The Fighting Marine
- Born
- Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. , ( 1943-08-09 ) August 9, 1943, Jacksonville, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18) (aged 70), Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S.
- Height
- 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
- Weight
- Heavyweight
- Reach
- 80 in (203 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ken
- Family name
- Norton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jacksonville
- Place of death
- Las Vegas
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- Truman State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 100
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Image
- Ken Norton 1976cr.jpg
- Height
- 191
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- date of birth
- 1943-08-09
- date of death
- 2013-09-18
- Commons category
- Ken Norton
- cause of death
- heart failure
- head coach
- Eddie Futch
- writing language
- English language
- sports discipline competed in
- heavyweight
- manner of death
- natural causes
- end of work period
- 1981-00-00
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 50
- number of wins
- 42
- number of losses
- 7
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Encyclopedic overview
Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. (August 9, 1943 – September 18, 2013) was an American boxer who competed professionally from 1967 to 1981. 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ken Norton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.