Have Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton ever fought each other?

Yes. Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton met once on March 23, 1979, and Earnie Shavers won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Shavers or Norton?

Earnie Shavers is 76-14-1 and Ken Norton is 42-7-1. Ken Norton has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Shavers or Norton?

Earnie Shavers has 70 knockout wins and Ken Norton has 33. Earnie Shavers has more.

Do Shavers and Norton have any common opponents?

Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton share 11 common opponents: Randall Cobb, Larry Holmes and Jimmy Young (and 8 others). Ken Norton fared better against 4 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shavers and Norton?

This comparison is drawn from 91 bouts tracked for Earnie Shavers and 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Earnie Shavers vs Ken Norton — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ken Norton

Earnie Shavers (76-14-1) and Ken Norton (42-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 11 common opponents.

Shavers

Wins70 KO · 92%

Losses

Draw91 tracked bouts

Norton

Wins33 KO · 79%

Losses

Draw50 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Shavers leads 1–0

Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton have met 1 time; Shavers leads 1–0.
Met	1979Mar 23	Series
Earnie ShaversFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Ken NortonFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR1Shavers vs Norton	1Meeting

Shavers vs Norton · Mar 23, 1979

The Numbers

Shavers 3 · Norton 5 of 8 measurable rows

ShaversEdge = longer wingNorton

Record: 76-14-142-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 84.1%
85% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 70: 70 (edge)
33
KO rate0–100%: 92.11% (edge)
78.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 92% (edge)
79%
Times stopped^†max 7: 7
4 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3.7: 3.5
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 91: 91
50

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Earnie Shavers: No height on file; Ken Norton: 6′3″
Reach+1″: Earnie Shavers: 79″; Ken Norton: 80″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Earnie Shavers: Died aged 78; Ken Norton: Died aged 70
Stance: Earnie Shavers: Orthodox; Ken Norton: Orthodox

Earnie Shavers left, Ken Norton right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Earnie Shavers76 wins · from 91 tracked bouts

70 by KO/TKO 92%6 on the cards 8%

Ken Norton42 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

33 by KO/TKO 79%9 on the cards 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Earnie Shavers 91, Ken Norton 50 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

11 shared

11 shared · Shavers better on 2 · Norton better on 4 · even on 511 shared · Earnie Shavers better on 2 · Ken Norton better on 4 · even on 5

ShaversEarnie Shavers

Opponent

NortonKen Norton

Earnie Shavers
Loss, TKO 8
1980Aug 1980
CobbRandall CobbUnited States 42–7–1Norton betterKen Norton better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ken Norton
Win, SD
1980Nov 1980
Earnie Shavers
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 11
1979Sep 1979
Loss, UD
1978Mar 1978
HolmesLarry HolmesUnited States 69–6 · HeavyweightNorton betterKen Norton better — 0–1 to 0–2
Ken Norton
Loss, SD
1978Jun 1978
Earnie Shavers
1–0–1 against
Draw, SD
1974Nov 1974
Win, TKO 3
1973Feb 1973
YoungJimmy YoungUnited States 35–18–3 · HeavyweightEvenEven — Earnie Shavers 1–0–1, Ken Norton 1–0
Ken Norton
Win, SD
1977Nov 1977
Earnie Shavers
Loss, UD
1977Sep 1977
AliMuhammad AliUnited Kingdom 56–5Shavers betterEarnie Shavers better — 0–1 to 1–2
Ken Norton
1–2 against
Loss, UD
1976Sep 1976
Loss, SD
1973Sep 1973
Win, SD
1973Mar 1973
Earnie Shavers
2–0 against
Win, TKO 2
1976Sep 1976
Win, PTS
1976Mar 1976
ClarkHenry ClarkShavers betterEarnie Shavers better — 2–0 to 1–0
Ken Norton
Win, TKO 9
1972Nov 1972
Earnie Shavers
Loss, KO 5
1970May 1970
StanderRon StanderUnited States 38–21–3Norton betterKen Norton better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ken Norton
Win, TKO 5
1976Apr 1976
Earnie Shavers
Loss, TKO 1
1973Dec 1973
QuarryJerry QuarryUnited States 53–9–4Norton betterKen Norton better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ken Norton
Win, TKO 5
1975Mar 1975
Earnie Shavers
Win, KO 1
1974May 1974
WallaceRoy WallaceEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ken Norton
Win, KO 4
1970Aug 1970
Earnie Shavers
Win, KO 1
1971Jul 1971
McMurrayBill McMurrayEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ken Norton
Win, TKO 7
1969Jul 1969
Earnie Shavers
Win, TKO 1
1971Mar 1971
CarterSteve CarterEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ken Norton
Win, TKO 3
1971Jun 1971
Earnie Shavers
Win, KO
1971Jun 1971
LeslieChuck LeslieEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ken Norton
Win, UD
1970Sep 1970

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Earnie Shavers had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Brian Yates. Shavers last boxed on Nov 24, 1995.WLWWL

Clinard Feb 1983Chaplin Mar 1983Sims May 1987Morgan Sep 1995Yates Nov 19953.5 tracked bouts per year

Ken Norton had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Gerry Cooney. Norton last boxed on May 11, 1981.WLDWL

Stephens Nov 1978Shavers Mar 1979LeDoux Aug 1979Cobb Nov 1980Cooney May 19813.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton ever fought each other?: Yes. Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton met once on March 23, 1979, and Earnie Shavers won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Shavers or Norton?: Earnie Shavers is 76-14-1 and Ken Norton is 42-7-1. Ken Norton has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Shavers or Norton?: Earnie Shavers has 70 knockout wins and Ken Norton has 33. Earnie Shavers has more.
Do Shavers and Norton have any common opponents?: Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton share 11 common opponents: Randall Cobb, Larry Holmes and Jimmy Young (and 8 others). Ken Norton fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shavers and Norton?: This comparison is drawn from 91 bouts tracked for Earnie Shavers and 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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