Ken Norton has seven losses against six opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Norton's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Ken Norton".
On May 11, 1981 Ken Norton faced off against Gerry Cooney at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 42-7-1 (33), and Cooney was 24 years old and with a record of 24-0 (20). Norton lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On March 23, 1979 Ken Norton faced off against Earnie Shavers at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 41-6 (33), and Shavers was 34 years old and with a record of 57-7-1 (55). Norton lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On June 9, 1978 Ken Norton met Larry Holmes in a heavyweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Norton was 34 years old and with a record of 40-5 (32), and Holmes was 28 years old and with a record of 27-0 (19). Norton lost the fight via 15-round split decision and lost the title.
On September 28, 1976 Ken Norton fought Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight world-title fight for Ali's WBA, WBC and The Ring titles. Norton was 33 years old and with a record of 37-4 (30), and Ali was 34 years old and with a record of 52-2 (37). Norton lost the fight via 15-round unanimous decision.
On March 26, 1974 Ken Norton fought George Foreman in a heavyweight world-title fight for Foreman's WBA, WBC and The Ring titles. Norton was 30 years old and with a record of 30-3 (23), and Foreman was 25 years old and with a record of 39-0 (36). Norton lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On September 10, 1973 Ken Norton faced off against Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight bout at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 30-2 (23), and Ali was 31 years old and with a record of 41-2 (31). Norton lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
On July 2, 1970 Ken Norton faced off against Jose Luis Garcia at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 16-1 (15). Norton lost the fight via 8th-round KO.
