Ken Norton

Ken Norton belongs to boxing's golden heavyweight era, and I hold him in real esteem. At 191 cm he was the man who famously broke Ali's jaw, claimed the WBC world title, and earned a place in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Those are not the credentials of a mere contender. What I find compelling is that he stepped off the canvas and into acting, proving a fighter's discipline could translate to a second craft. He passed in 2013, but the fighters who lit up that division still feel mythic to me. Norton built history with his fists, and that legacy endures.

Name (English)

Ken Norton

Name (Japanese)

ケン・ノートン

Reading

けん・のーとん

Born

August 9, 1943 – September 18, 2013

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Goat

Origin

Jacksonville, Illinois, United States

Height

191 cm

Occupation

boxer / actor / television actor / film actor

University

Truman State University

Awards & achievements

• 1992 International Boxing Hall of Fame
• WBC World Heavyweight Champion
• 1977 Sugar Ray Robinson Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken%20Norton
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707814

Tags

• Illinois
• boxer
• actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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