Record & Stats
Record42-7-1 (33 KOs)Born
Aug 9, 1943
Died
Sep 18, 2013
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
33 (66%)
Title Fights
2-4 (1 KO)
Divisions
1
Analytics
Ken Norton boxing record
Ken "The Black Hercules" Norton's professional boxing record is 42-7-1 (33 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 50 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Norton's most recent fight was a loss to Gerry Cooney on May 11, 1981.
Norton went 0-3 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | May 11, 1981 | 37 | Gerry Cooney | L | TKO | 1 | β | Heavyweight |
| 49 | Nov 7, 1980 | 37 | Randall Cobb | W | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 48 | Aug 19, 1979 | 36 | Scott LeDoux | D | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 47 | Mar 23, 1979 | 35 | Earnie Shavers | L | KO | 1 | β | Heavyweight |
| 46 | Nov 10, 1978 | 35 | Randy Stephens | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 45 | Jun 9, 1978 | 34 | Larry Holmes | L | SD | 15 | β WBC | Heavyweight |
| 44 | Nov 5, 1977 | 34 | Jimmy Young | W | SD | 15 | β | Heavyweight |
| 43 | Sep 14, 1977 | 34 | Lorenzo Zanon | W | KO | 5 | β | β |
| 42 | May 11, 1977 | 33 | Duane Bobick | W | TKO | 1 | β | Heavyweight |
| 41 | Sep 28, 1976 | 33 | Muhammad Ali | L | UD | 15 | ~ WBA~ WBC~ The Ring~ Lineal | Heavyweight |
| 40 | Jul 10, 1976 | 32 | Larry Middleton | W | TKO | 10 | β | β |
| 39 | Apr 30, 1976 | 32 | Ron Stander | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 38 | Jan 10, 1976 | 32 | Pedro Lovell | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 37 | Aug 14, 1975 | 32 | Jose Luis Garcia | W | KO | 5 | β | β |
| 36 | Mar 24, 1975 | 31 | Jerry Quarry | W | TKO | 5 | + Vacant WBC-NABF | Heavyweight |
| 35 | Mar 4, 1975 | 31 | Rico Brooks | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 34 | Jun 25, 1974 | 30 | Boone Kirkman | W | RTD | 7 | β | β |
| 33 | Mar 26, 1974 | 30 | George Foreman | L | TKO | 2 | ~ WBA~ WBC~ The Ring~ Lineal | Heavyweight |
| 32 | Sep 10, 1973 | 30 | Muhammad Ali | L | SD | 12 | β WBC-NABF | Heavyweight |
| 31 | Mar 31, 1973 | 29 | Muhammad Ali | W | SD | 12 | + WBC-NABF | Heavyweight |
| 30 | Dec 13, 1972 | 29 | Charlie Reno | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 29 | Nov 21, 1972 | 29 | Henry Clark | W | TKO | 9 | β | β |
| 28 | Jun 30, 1972 | 28 | James J. Woody | W | RTD | 8 | β | β |
| 27 | Jun 5, 1972 | 28 | Herschel Jacobs | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 26 | Mar 17, 1972 | 28 | Jack O'Halloran | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 25 | Feb 17, 1972 | 28 | Charlie Harris | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 24 | Sep 29, 1971 | 28 | James J. Woody | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 23 | Aug 7, 1971 | 27 | Chuck Haynes | W | KO | 7 | β | β |
| 22 | Jun 12, 1971 | 27 | Vic Brown | W | KO | 5 | β | β |
| 21 | Jun 12, 1971 | 27 | Steve Carter | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 20 | Oct 16, 1970 | 27 | Roby Harris | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 19 | Sep 26, 1970 | 27 | Chuck Leslie | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 18 | Aug 29, 1970 | 27 | Roy Wallace | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 17 | Jul 2, 1970 | 26 | Jose Luis Garcia | L | KO | 8 | β | β |
| 16 | May 8, 1970 | 26 | Ray Junior Ellis | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 15 | Apr 7, 1970 | 26 | Bob Mashburn | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 14 | Mar 13, 1970 | 26 | Stamford Harris | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 13 | Feb 4, 1970 | 26 | Aaron Eastling | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 12 | Oct 21, 1969 | 26 | Julius Garcia | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 11 | Jul 25, 1969 | 25 | Gary Bates | W | TKO | 8 | β | β |
| 10 | Jul 25, 1969 | 25 | Bill McMurray | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 9 | Mar 31, 1969 | 25 | Pedro Sanchez | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 8 | Feb 20, 1969 | 25 | Wayne Kindred | W | TKO | 9 | β | β |
| 7 | Feb 11, 1969 | 25 | Joe Hemphill | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 6 | Dec 8, 1968 | 25 | Cornell Nolan | W | KO | 6 | β | β |
| 5 | Jul 23, 1968 | 24 | Wayne Kindred | W | TKO | 6 | β | β |
| 4 | Mar 26, 1968 | 24 | Jimmy Gilmore | W | KO | 7 | β | β |
| 3 | Feb 6, 1968 | 24 | Harold Dutra | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 2 | Jan 16, 1968 | 24 | Sam Wyatt | W | PTS | 6 | β | β |
| 1 | Nov 14, 1967 | 24 | Grady Brazell | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |