Boxing career of Muhammad Ali (56-5) and Ken Norton (42-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 5 common opponents.
Boxing career of Muhammad Ali vs Ken Norton — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Boxing career of Muhammad Ali leads 2–1- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali wonAli vs NortonSep 28, 1976 · UD
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali wonAli vs NortonSep 10, 1973 · SD
- Ken Norton wonAli vs NortonMar 31, 1973 · SD
The Numbers
- 56-5 (edge)
- Record
- 42-7-1
- 91.8% (edge)
- Win %
- 85%
- 37 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 33
- 66.07%
- KO rate
- 78.57% (edge)
- 66%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 77% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 0
- Title reigns
- 1 (edge)
- 2.9
- Bouts per year
- 4 (edge)
- 61
- Bouts tracked
- 54
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- 78″ (198 cm)
- Reach
- 80″ (203 cm) (edge)
- —
- Age
- 83
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBoxing career of Muhammad Ali · 56 wins
KO/TKO
37
Decision
19
Other
0
Ken Norton · 44 wins
KO/TKO
34
Decision
10
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (61 and 54 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedBoxing career of Muhammad Ali
WTKO R7 · Jun 1972WRTD R3 · Oct 1970Ken Norton
WTKO R5 · Mar 1975WTKO R5 · Mar 1975
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Boxing career of Muhammad Ali
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Dec 11, 1981
Ken Norton
LWDLW
L1 streak · last fought May 11, 1981
Common Questions
- Have Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton ever fought each other?
- Yes. Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton have met 3 times and Boxing career of Muhammad Ali leads the series 2-1.
- Who has the better record, Boxing career of Muhammad Ali or Ken Norton?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali is 56-5 and Ken Norton is 42-7-1. Boxing career of Muhammad Ali has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Boxing career of Muhammad Ali or Ken Norton?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali has 37 knockout wins and Ken Norton has 33. Boxing career of Muhammad Ali has more.
- Do Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton have any common opponents?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton share 5 common opponents: Larry Holmes, Earnie Shavers and Jimmy Young (and 2 others). Boxing career of Muhammad Ali fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton?
- This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and 54 bouts tracked for Ken Norton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.