Tag: Ken Norton

Heavyweight Boxing Champion Ken Norton Passes Away at 70

(SEPT 18, 2013) It is with great sadness that we learned that Heavyweight Boxing Chmapion Ken Norton died today in a hospital in Arizona.   Norton even in the 1970’s was supportive of women’s boxing.  He saw Lavonne Ludian and Sue TL Fox fight in the late 1970’s.  He was also friends with Clint Eastwood, and we have

Chatterbox: News Segment by the Late Johnny Dubliss – Oct. 1980

  In memory of Boxing promoter/writer Johnny Dubliss, WBAN posted a story he published in the WBB Glove magazine (now defuncted), October 1980 issue.  Dubliss strongly supported female boxing and promoted cards featuring women.  In the Chatter Box News in this issues he reported about guidelines that the California State Athletic Commission had made in regards