Ken Norton was best known for handing Muhammad Ali his second defeat of his Boxing career and often gave Ali fits in their 3 battles but just like his style gave Ali fits …Norton’s style never seemed to match up well with sluggers like George Foreman, Gerry Cooney and Earnie Shavers. The fight vs Shavers was the elimination bout for the right to fight Larry Holmes who was then the Heavyweight champion. Who would win and how would both fighters fare in this bout?
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3 thoughts on “Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday …Earnie Shavers vs. Ken Norton”
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brought me wayyyyy back there with this post!
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I modeled myself after Ken Norton when I took up boxing in high school. Albeit . . . a very poor facsimile.