RIP Ken Norton

[p4pking]

RIP champ. One of the top fighters during the Golden Age of heavyweights. He would have had a much longer reign in any other era. A magnificent athlete, always fit! Tough and always gave his best.

While he could be vulnerable to fast-starting big punchers, he gave a prime Larry Holmes his toughest fight by far and was the ONLY fighter that Muhammad Ali could not figure out. He gave Ali fits

A shame that such a physically gifted guy was so badly injured in a car crash post-boxing and suffered such a long period of ill health

Good stuff. Although it's lame to drag it into this thread, Jimmy Young was another guy Ali should have lost to and couldn't figure out, and Young could have got the nod against Norton as well in a really clever fight from both men.

[El Kabong]

R.I.P. Black Hercules

[Gandalf]

I don't believe in an afterlife, so will just say thank you for the great fights.

[Beanz]

He came to fight and will not be quickly forgotten. R.I.P Mr Norton

[Saddo]

R.I.P Champ

[gest12645]

great fighter. I though he beat Ali in all 3 fights and almost won against Holmes. R.I.P champ

[El Kabong]

I don't believe in an afterlife, so will just say thank you for the great fights.

...the fun never stops with you

[Dia bando]

Ken Norton had a style that Ali, could not beat he had Ali's number RIP CHAMP.

[Master]

RIP great man he was a warrior in boxing and will always be remembered.

[outspoken]

Back when heavyweights were kings. R.I.P Champ

[tysonesque]

Any fighter who beat Ali gets my respect. R.I.P. Ken.

[Beanflicker]

RIP to him, the man that IMO beat Ali 3 out of 3 times. He didn't have the technique to handle the big bombers very well, but his amazing jab and crab defense style were absolute poison to slick boxers like Ali and Holmes.