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| Ken Norton, heavyweight boxing legend, dies at 70 | Ken Norton, heavyweight boxing legend, dies at 70 |
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| Former US heavyweight boxing champion Ken Norton, who beat Muhammad Ali, has died at the age of 70, his son says. | Former US heavyweight boxing champion Ken Norton, who beat Muhammad Ali, has died at the age of 70, his son says. |
| Norton, who had been in poor health following a series of strokes, died at a care facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Norton, who had been in poor health following a series of strokes, died at a care facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| He broke Ali's jaw in their first bout in San Diego, California, in 1973, which Norton won. | He broke Ali's jaw in their first bout in San Diego, California, in 1973, which Norton won. |
| In their last meeting on September 1976 at New York's Yankee Stadium, Ali won a narrow and controversial decision to retain the heavyweight title. | In their last meeting on September 1976 at New York's Yankee Stadium, Ali won a narrow and controversial decision to retain the heavyweight title. |
| "I'm sure he's in heaven now with all the great fighters," Gene Kilroy, Ali's former business manager, told the Associated Press news agency. "I'd like to hear that conversation." | "I'm sure he's in heaven now with all the great fighters," Gene Kilroy, Ali's former business manager, told the Associated Press news agency. "I'd like to hear that conversation." |
| Norton began boxing during his time in the US Marines, and turned professional shortly after he left the military in 1967. | Norton began boxing during his time in the US Marines, and turned professional shortly after he left the military in 1967. |
| He was named heavyweight champion in 1977 after defending champion Leon Spinks refused to fight him, but lost the following year in a classic 15-round fight with Larry Holmes. | |
| After his boxing career ended, Norton appeared in several movies and became a fight commentator. | After his boxing career ended, Norton appeared in several movies and became a fight commentator. |
| He had five children, one of whom went on to play professional football and now coaches in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks. | He had five children, one of whom went on to play professional football and now coaches in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks. |