Boxing great Ken Norton Sr. passed away today at a hospice in Las Vegas.
TMZ reports:
Former heavyweight boxing champ Ken Norton — who had 3 classic fights with Muhammad Ali — died today in Las Vegas …according to his son.
Norton had been in failing health for several years after a series of strokes.
Norton defeated Ali — breaking his jaw in the process — during their first non-title fight in 1973. They faced each other in the ring two more times … with Ali winning both.
Rest in peace Ken Norton.
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