Editing Ken Norton (section)

===Final bout===
====Gerry Cooney====
The win over the title-contending Cobb gave Norton another shot at a potential title-fight, and on May 11, 1981, at [[Madison Square Garden]] he stepped into the ring with top contender [[Gerry Cooney]], who, like Cobb, was undefeated entering the fight. Very early in the fight Norton was buckled by Cooney's punches. Norton took a series of big punches from Cooney in his corner before Tony Perez stepped in to stop the 54 seconds into the first round, with Norton slumped against the ropes, leaving Cooney the victor by first-round technical knockout. Norton retired after the fight and turned to charitable pursuits.<ref>Grimsley, Will (November 10, 1979) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ScFaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GFkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6604%2C2886928 "Ken Norton: Now He's Fighting For Children"], AP via ''The Evening Independent''</ref>