Former Heavyweight Champion Ken Norton Who Beat Muhammad Ali is Dead

Former heavyweight champion Ken Norton, who beat Muhammad Ali and then lost a controversial decision to him in Yankee Stadium, has died. He passed away Wednesday(18-09-2013) at a local care facility. Norton had been in poor health for the last several years, he was Seventy (70) years old.

Norton and Muhammad Ali had their first fight in 1973, beating him by split decision in 1973 in a non-title fight in San Diego. They fought six months later, and Ali narrowly won a split decision. They met for a third time on Sept. 28, 1976, at Yankee Stadium and Ali narrowly won to keep his heavyweight title.

In this Sept. 10, 1973, file photo, Muhammad Ali, right, winces as Ken Norton hits him with a left to the head during their re-match at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Norton, a former heavyweight champion, has died, his son said, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. He was 70. (AP Photo/File)

Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton fight in Inglewood, Calif., Sept. 11, 1973. This was a re-match which ended in a split decision with the victory going to Ali

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Former heavyweight champion Ken Norton dies

UNITED STATES - JUNE 09: Boxing: WBC Heavyweight Title, Ken Norton Sr, (L) in action vs Larry Holmes (R),at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV 6/9/1978.

Ken Norton in action.

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