Talk:Ken Norton

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ken norton is the best i am 13 n im doin a project on him n from the information tat i am reciving it seems like he is like the best boxer alive sendind lots of love.....kelsey from east haven, ct

I recall that the Illinois high school athletic sanctioning body - not sure of the correct name - passed a rule limiting how many track and field events a student could enter in a meet - after Ken Norton essentially won the state championship for his school by winning numerous events all by himself - a man among children, it would seem - came to be known as the Ken Norton Rule. Does anyone know the details?

Running Dog

First Source

The first source in the references list is terrible. It's just opinion and it doesn't look like it's written by an english speaker. It also gets som details of Norton's career wrong such as mentioning his loss to Foreman as a 1st round knockout.

Ken Norton Rule

Watched the Ali/Norton 1973 San Diego fight within a Legends of Boxing or something likethat show and that announcer (the guy who says let's get ready to rumble) said he entered 8 events, won 5 and finished 3 in the rest. He didn't say he won all 8 events. Someone verify the 8 wins and provide a cite.

Think & Grow Rich book Inspired Ken Norton

Ken Norton's stunning defeat of Muhammad Ali in 1973 as a 5-1 underdog left an impression on me as a youth. I still remember watching that fight on TV as a teenager. Norton's victory over Ali is a great illustration of how one can beat the odds, achieve their goals and reach their fullest potential using the principles contained in the book, Think & Grow Rich, a book that Norton attributes as being very inspirational for him on the road to becoming the second man to defeat "The Greatest," Muhammad Ali. Norton also attributes what he learned from Think & Grow Rich for empowering him to overcome severe adversity and get back to a normal life after he sustained permanent injury from a near-fatal car accident in 1986. Ken Norton won a Napoleon Hill Award for positive thinking in 1973.

P.S. I was very delighted and pleased to see that Norton received the Hall of Fame honors which he so richly deserves, and which he obviously earned.

P.P.S. I have become a Think & Grow Rich student since learning of Norton's praise for the book and it is a great motivational book. Another great book that Norton kept at hand when he was in training was Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude by Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone. --Boxing Scholar (talk) 14:27, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Norton was a great fighter

I remember watching the Norton/Holmes fight after work on a Friday night at Peggy's bar near Drake University in Des Moines. We couldn't believe the last round of the fight. It is the best toe to toe slugfest I have ever seen. Better than anything since including Ultimate Fighting and what not. If you young guys ever get a chance to watch that fight, be sure you do. It is surely a classic.

Even though Norton lost, I always thought he was a very classy guy. Good luck to him.

Satman

No mention of Jr?

His son had a fairly notible NFL career, being the first person to win 3 Super Bowl rings in a row. Or did I miss this in the article?

Fight record

If anyone has sources for his fights please share. I have been able to find most records however some are difficult to find. I will compile his fight record once i have all of them. --Eidetic Man (talk) 23:50, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

NO DISPUTE, ALI WON FIGHT THREE

The fight can be seen on YouTube. The individual who did color commentary at the time, who said he would be "surprised" if Ali had won, was clearly biased. In the round where Ali danced, he outscored Norton with several unanswered punches. Norton got in one good shot near the end but the color commentator gave Norton the round! He also accused Ali of "thumbing" Norton in the eye at one point. In round 12, a round which Norton had dominated, he got caught in the corner where Ali was able to hit him with several good shots directly in the face, which caused a considerable swelling; Norton was definitely groggy when the bell sounded. The fight was close, but Ali simply led on points; Norton's solid body shots and that overhead right are what kept the fight within reach but it was a hard fought and earned unanimous decision for Ali.MARK VENTURE (talk) 22:55, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

cause of death not stated

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