Ken Norton tells story of how his 5'8 130 lbs dad dropped him at 14

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    He says he was 5'11 and 160 pounds at the time and thought he could take his dad who was three inches shorter and 30 pounds lighter
     
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  2. SixesAndSevens

    SixesAndSevens Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire Full Member

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    Hope I'll never have to do that to my kid, lol. Guess it showed what was to come for Kenny in the ring.
     
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  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Yeah. His dad was a lightweight and at the time, he was a middleweight. He must have inherited his size from his mom's side of the family.
     
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  4. SwarmingSlugger

    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    Very sad that many don't have that kind of influence today.
     
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  5. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Nowadays Kenny s dad would be locked up for months and Norton would be in therapy for years..
     
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  6. BCS8

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    Then they could run competing podcasts. Ken could talk about his emotional damage from the abuse he'd suffered and how he was considering becoming a woman. Norton Snr could talk about how liberal ideas like flowers in the lawn and sesame street had turned his son gay and how Trump's tariffs would make him rich. 2025 eh ...
     
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  7. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    The precursor to Duran vs Barkley.
     
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    Lol so crazy, but believable :risas3:
     
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  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    How was Norton so huge when his dad was so small? Buster Douglas grew to be a super heavyweight but his dad fought as a middleweight and light heavyweight.
     
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