Ken Norton

Career, Record, Stats
Ken Norton

Ken Norton (The Black Hercules) was an American professional boxer. In a career spanning 13 years, 5 months, and 27 days, Norton amassed a record of 42-7-1, which includes 33 wins via KO. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1992.

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LEGEND

Ken Norton's Boxing Career

Ken Norton was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S. on August 9, 1943. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on November 14, 1967 against Grady Brazell. Norton defeated Brazell via 5th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Norton got his first world-title fight at the age of 30 after 32 professional fights. On March 26, 1974 Norton challenged George Foreman's WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles but lost via 2nd round TKO.

Norton's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Gerry Cooney at age 37, on May 11, 1981.

Some of Ken Norton's best fights were against Muhammad Ali (HOFer), Jimmy Young, and Jerry Quarry. For a complete list of Norton's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ken Norton".

Norton has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ken Norton Losses".

Ken Norton's Boxing Record

# Date Age Opponent Res Via
50
May 11, 1981 37 Gerry Cooney Gerry Cooney 24 24-0
loss
TKO
1
49
Nov 07, 1980 37 generic fighter pic Randall Cobb
win
SD
10
48
Aug 19, 1979 36 generic fighter pic Scott LeDoux
draw
SD
10
47
Mar 23, 1979 35 Earnie Shavers Earnie Shavers 34 57-7-1
loss
KO
1
46
Nov 10, 1978 35 generic fighter pic Randy Stephens
win
KO
3
45
Jun 09, 1978 34 Larry Holmes Larry Holmes 28 27-0
loss
SD
15
44
Nov 05, 1977 34 Jimmy Young Jimmy Young 28 22-5-2
win
SD
15
43
Sep 14, 1977 34 generic fighter pic Lorenzo Zanon
win
KO
5
42
May 11, 1977 33 generic fighter pic Duane Bobick
win
TKO
1
41
Sep 28, 1976 33 Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali 34 52-2
loss
UD
15
40
Jul 10, 1976 32 generic fighter pic Larry Middleton
win
TKO
10
39
Apr 30, 1976 32 generic fighter pic Ron Stander
win
TKO
5
38
Jan 10, 1976 32 generic fighter pic Pedro Lovell
win
TKO
5
37
Aug 14, 1975 32 generic fighter pic Jose Luis Garcia
win
KO
5
36
Mar 24, 1975 31 Jerry Quarry Jerry Quarry 29 50-7-4
win
TKO
5
35
Mar 04, 1975 31 generic fighter pic Rico Brooks
win
KO
1
34
Jun 25, 1974 30 generic fighter pic Boone Kirkman
win
RTD
7
33
Mar 26, 1974 30 George Foreman George Foreman 25 39-0
loss
TKO
2
32
Sep 10, 1973 30 Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali 31 41-2
loss
SD
12
31
Mar 31, 1973 29 Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali 31 41-1
win
SD
12
30
Dec 13, 1972 29 generic fighter pic Charlie Reno
win
UD
10
29
Nov 21, 1972 29 generic fighter pic Henry Clark
win
TKO
9
28
Jun 30, 1972 28 generic fighter pic James J. Woody
win
RTD
8
27
Jun 05, 1972 28 generic fighter pic Herschel Jacobs
win
UD
10
26
Mar 17, 1972 28 generic fighter pic Jack O'Halloran
win
UD
10
25
Feb 17, 1972 28 generic fighter pic Charlie Harris
win
TKO
3
24
Sep 29, 1971 28 generic fighter pic James J. Woody
win
UD
10
23
Aug 07, 1971 27 generic fighter pic Chuck Haynes
win
KO
7
22
Jun 12, 1971 27 generic fighter pic Vic Brown
win
KO
5
21
Jun 12, 1971 27 generic fighter pic Steve Carter
win
TKO
3
20
Oct 16, 1970 27 generic fighter pic Roby Harris
win
KO
2
19
Sep 26, 1970 27 generic fighter pic Chuck Leslie
win
UD
10
18
Aug 29, 1970 27 generic fighter pic Roy Wallace
win
KO
4
17
Jul 02, 1970 26 generic fighter pic Jose Luis Garcia
loss
KO
8
16
May 08, 1970 26 generic fighter pic Ray Junior Ellis
win
KO
2
15
Apr 07, 1970 26 generic fighter pic Bob Mashburn
win
KO
4
14
Mar 13, 1970 26 generic fighter pic Stamford Harris
win
TKO
3
13
Feb 04, 1970 26 generic fighter pic Aaron Eastling
win
KO
2
12
Oct 21, 1969 26 generic fighter pic Julius Garcia
win
TKO
3
11
Jul 25, 1969 25 generic fighter pic Gary Bates
win
TKO
8
10
Jul 25, 1969 25 generic fighter pic Bill McMurray
win
TKO
7
9
Mar 31, 1969 25 generic fighter pic Pedro Sanchez
win
TKO
2
8
Feb 20, 1969 25 generic fighter pic Wayne Kindred
win
TKO
9
7
Feb 11, 1969 25 generic fighter pic Joe Hemphill
win
TKO
3
6
Dec 08, 1968 25 generic fighter pic Cornell Nolan
win
KO
6
5
Jul 23, 1968 24 generic fighter pic Wayne Kindred
win
TKO
6
4
Mar 26, 1968 24 generic fighter pic Jimmy Gilmore
win
KO
7
3
Feb 06, 1968 24 generic fighter pic Harold Dutra
win
KO
3
2
Jan 16, 1968 24 generic fighter pic Sam Wyatt
win
PTS
6
1
Nov 14, 1967 24 generic fighter pic Grady Brazell
win
TKO
5
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