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Friday, February 21, 1997
Ken Norton sues to box, then says he's withdrawing
lawsuit
DALLAS (AP) - He's in. He's out. He's suing. He's not suing.
Ken Norton Jr., the San Francisco 49ers star and son of the
former heavyweight champion, sued in state district court Wednesday,
seeking a temporary restraining order to allow him to box this
week in a regional Golden Gloves tournament in Dallas.
But attorney Bryan S. Stone said Thursday that Norton had a
change of heart and wants to withdraw the lawsuit. Stone said
he'll get it done Friday morning.
"Ken never intended for all of this to become a lawsuit,"
Stone said. "He never wanted to oppose the Golden Gloves
or USA Boxing or anyone affiliated with them in court. All he
wanted to do was box. He wanted to see whether or not he could
do this."
USA Boxing on Tuesday rejected Norton's bid to enter the tournament
in the novice super-heavyweight division, saying it would set
a bad precedent to allow a professional football player to compete
in the amateur event.
Federation rules say pros from any sport may not fight, but
Norton hoped an exception would be made.
Norton didn't want to damage his reputation as a "levelheaded,
good-natured, well-intentioned person" by persisting with
the lawsuit, Stone said.
"It didn't occur to him that this was going to become
such a mess with an awful lot of people becoming involved,"
Stone said.
Norton did not want to comment himself, his attorney said.
Dallas Golden Gloves Chairman Steve Crosson, who had not been
notified that the lawsuit was being withdrawn, said: "That's
news to me. This thing is never boring is it?" Send
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