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Ken Norton had a total of seven losses in his professional boxing career — three of them in title bouts and four in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Jose Luis Garcia via 8th round KO on July 2, 1970, which ended his 16-fight win streak. He was stopped four times and lost three times via decision.
Gerry Cooney, Earnie Shavers, Larry Holmes, George Foreman, and Muhammad Ali are some of the boxers who have beaten Norton.
This is the first loss in Ken Norton's career. Norton lost to Jose Luis Garcia via 8th round KO on in a non-title bout. He was 26 years old with a record of 16-0.
On Norton lost to Muhammad Ali in the rematch via 12 round split decision in a non-title bout. He was 30 years old with a record of 30-1. Ali was 31 years old with a record of 41-2.
On Norton lost to George Foreman via 2nd round TKO. He was fighting for Foreman's heavyweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles, he was 30 years old with a record of 30-2. Foreman was 25 years old with a record of 39-0.
On Norton lost to Muhammad Ali in a rematch via 15 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for Ali's heavyweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles, he was 33 years old with a record of 37-3. Ali was 34 years old with a record of 52-2.
On Norton lost to Larry Holmes via 15 round split decision. He was defending his heavyweight WBC title, he was 34 years old with a record of 40-4. Holmes was 28 years old with a record of 27-0.
On Norton lost to Earnie Shavers via 1st round KO in a non-title bout. He was 35 years old with a record of 41-5. Shavers was 34 years old with a record of 57-7-1.
On Norton lost to Gerry Cooney via 1st round TKO in a non-title bout. He was 37 years old with a record of 42-6-1. Cooney was 24 years old with a record of 24-0.