Editing Ken Norton (section)

====Norton vs. Shavers====
After losing to Holmes, Norton won his next fight by knockout over sixth-ranked Randy Stephens in 1978<ref>[http://community.artofmanliness.com/profiles/blogs/on-the-marine-corps-birthday-a-lesson-in-manliness-from-usmc-hall A Lesson in Manliness From the Ex-Marine: Ken Norton], ''The Art of Manliness'', November 12, 2012</ref> before taking on legendary puncher [[Earnie Shavers]] in another compulsory WBC title eliminator fight in Las Vegas on March 23, 1979. Shavers took the former champion out in the first round. underscoring Norton's difficulty with  hard hitters such as Foreman, Shavers and later Cooney. However Norton himself always denied this, saying that he was past his prime when he was stopped by Shavers and Cooney.<ref>Norton's biography ''Going the distance''</ref><ref name="boxrec">[http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Julian_Compton Julian Compton]. boxrec.com</ref>