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Former heavyweight champion Norton dies

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Las Vegas:  Former heavyweight champion Ken Norton, who shocked the boxing world in 1973 when he became the second man to beat Muhammad Ali in a fight, died Wednesday at a local care facility. He

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"Ali thought it would be an easy fight," Kilroy said. "But Norton was unorthodox. Instead of jabbing from above like most fighters he would put his hand down and jab up at Ali."
   
Kilroy said that Norton visited Ali at the hospital after the fight and Ali told him he was a great fighter and he never wanted to fight him again.
   




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