What is Ken Norton?
[[File:Kenny Norton.jpg|thumb|Norton in June 2010]] '''Kenneth Howard Norton Sr.''' (August 9, 1943 – September 18, 2013) was an [[Americans|American]] heavyweight boxer and [[List of WBC world champions|WBC world Heavyweight Champion]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Richard|title=Ken Norton, a Championship Fighter Who Broke Ali’s Jaw, Is Dead at 70|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/sports/ken-norton-a-championship-fighter-who-broke-alis-jaw-is-dead-at-70.html?_r=0|newspaper=New York Times|date=September 18, 2013}}</ref> He was best known for his 12-round victory over [[Muhammad Ali]], when he famously broke Ali's jaw, on March 31, 1973, becoming only the second man to defeat a peak Ali as a professional (after [[Joe Frazier]], who won a 15-round unanimous decision against Ali on March 8, 1971). Norton was born on August 9, 1943 in [[Jacksonville, Illinois|Jackson]], [[Illinois]]. He studied at [[Truman State University|Northeast Missouri State University]]. Norton had two sons. Norton died on September 18, 2013, at a care facility in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] from heart failure. He was 70 years old and had suffered a series of strokes in later life.<ref name=BBC_death1>{{cite web|title=Ken Norton, heavyweight boxing legend, dies at 70|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24155378|work=BBC|accessdate=19 September 2013|date=19 September 2013}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|id=0636243|name=Ken Norton}} *[http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:168 Ken Norton's Biography at BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia] *[http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Category:Ken_Norton_Gallery Ken Norton Gallery from BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia] *[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/norton.html International Boxing Hall of Fame's page about Ken Norton] *[http://www.usmc-mccs.org/sports/hof/2004-norton.cfm Marine Corps Community Services: Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame's article about Ken Norton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209032214/http:/