Ken Norton (42-7-1, 33) was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S. on August 9, 1943. At the age of 24 years on November 14, 1967, he made his professional boxing debut against Grady Brazell, winning the fight via 5th-round TKO.
Norton's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Gerry Cooney at age 37 on May 11, 1981. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Ken Norton's best fights have been against Muhammad Ali, Jerry Quarry, Jimmy Young and Larry Holmes.
Norton has 7 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50  | May 11, 1981 37 years, 9 months 42-7-1 (33) | 24 years, 8 months 24-0 (20) | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
49 | Nov 7, 1980 37 years, 2 months 42-6-1 (33) | Randall Cobb | 10 | SD | WIN | |
48 | Aug 19, 1979 36 years 41-6-1 (33) | Scott LeDoux | 10 | SD | DRAW | |
47  | Mar 23, 1979 35 years, 7 months 41-6 (33) | 34 years, 6 months 57-7-1 (55) | 1 | KO | LOSS | |
46 | Nov 10, 1978 35 years, 3 months 41-5 (33) | Randy Stephens | 3 | KO | WIN | |
45  | Jun 9, 1978 34 years, 10 months 40-5 (32) | 28 years, 7 months 27-0 (19) | HW | 15 | SD | LOSS Lost WBC |
44  | Nov 5, 1977 34 years, 2 months 40-4 (32) | 28 years, 11 months 22-5-2 (7) | 15 | SD | WIN | |
43 | Sep 14, 1977 34 years, 1 months 39-4 (32) | Lorenzo Zanon | 5 | KO | WIN | |
42 | May 11, 1977 33 years, 9 months 38-4 (31) | Duane Bobick | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
41  | Sep 28, 1976 33 years, 1 months 37-4 (30) | 34 years, 8 months 52-2 (37) | HW | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
40 | Jul 10, 1976 32 years, 11 months 37-3 (30) | Larry Middleton | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | Apr 30, 1976 32 years, 8 months 36-3 (29) | Ron Stander | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Jan 10, 1976 32 years, 5 months 35-3 (28) | Pedro Lovell | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
37 | Aug 14, 1975 32 years 34-3 (27) | Jose Luis Garcia | 5 | KO | WIN | |
36  | Mar 24, 1975 31 years, 7 months 33-3 (26) | 29 years, 10 months 50-7-4 (30) | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN |
35 | Mar 4, 1975 31 years, 6 months 32-3 (25) | Rico Brooks | 1 | KO | WIN | |
34 | Jun 25, 1974 30 years, 10 months 31-3 (24) | Boone Kirkman | 7 | RTD | WIN | |
33  | Mar 26, 1974 30 years, 7 months 30-3 (23) | 25 years, 2 months 39-0 (36) | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
32 | Sep 10, 1973 30 years, 1 months 30-2 (23) | 31 years, 7 months 41-2 (31) | HW | 12 | SD | LOSS |
31 | Mar 31, 1973 29 years, 7 months 30-1 (23) | 31 years, 2 months 41-1 (31) | HW | 12 | SD | WIN |
30 | Dec 13, 1972 29 years, 4 months 29-1 (23) | Charlie Reno | 10 | UD | WIN | |
29 | Nov 21, 1972 29 years, 3 months 28-1 (23) | Henry Clark | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Jun 30, 1972 28 years, 10 months 27-1 (22) | James J. Woody | 8 | RTD | WIN | |
27 | Jun 5, 1972 28 years, 9 months 26-1 (21) | Herschel Jacobs | 10 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Mar 17, 1972 28 years, 7 months 25-1 (21) | Jack O'Halloran | 10 | UD | WIN | |
25 | Feb 17, 1972 28 years, 6 months 24-1 (21) | Charlie Harris | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Sep 29, 1971 28 years, 1 months 23-1 (20) | James J. Woody | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Aug 7, 1971 27 years, 11 months 22-1 (20) | Chuck Haynes | 7 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Jun 12, 1971 27 years, 10 months 21-1 (19) | Vic Brown | 5 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Jun 12, 1971 27 years, 10 months 20-1 (18) | Steve Carter | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Oct 16, 1970 27 years, 2 months 19-1 (17) | Roby Harris | 2 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Sep 26, 1970 27 years, 1 months 18-1 (16) | Chuck Leslie | 10 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Aug 29, 1970 27 years 17-1 (16) | Roy Wallace | 4 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Jul 2, 1970 26 years, 10 months 16-1 (15) | Jose Luis Garcia | 8 | KO | LOSS | |
16 | May 8, 1970 26 years, 8 months 16-0 (15) | Ray Junior Ellis | 2 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Apr 7, 1970 26 years, 7 months 15-0 (14) | Bob Mashburn | 4 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Mar 13, 1970 26 years, 7 months 14-0 (13) | Stamford Harris | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Feb 4, 1970 26 years, 5 months 13-0 (12) | Aaron Eastling | 2 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Oct 21, 1969 26 years, 2 months 12-0 (11) | Julius Garcia | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Jul 25, 1969 25 years, 11 months 11-0 (10) | Gary Bates | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Jul 25, 1969 25 years, 11 months 10-0 (9) | Bill McMurray | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Mar 31, 1969 25 years, 7 months 9-0 (8) | Pedro Sanchez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Feb 20, 1969 25 years, 6 months 8-0 (7) | Wayne Kindred | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Feb 11, 1969 25 years, 6 months 7-0 (6) | Joe Hemphill | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Dec 8, 1968 25 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | Cornell Nolan | 6 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 23, 1968 24 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | Wayne Kindred | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Mar 26, 1968 24 years, 7 months 4-0 (3) | Jimmy Gilmore | 7 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Feb 6, 1968 24 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | Harold Dutra | 3 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Jan 16, 1968 24 years, 5 months 2-0 (1) | Sam Wyatt | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Nov 14, 1967 24 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Grady Brazell | 5 | TKO | WIN |
