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 12 common opponents.
Earnie Shavers vs Ken Norton — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Earnie Shavers leads 1–0- Earnie Shavers wonShavers vs NortonMar 23, 1979 · KO · R1
The Numbers
- 76-14-1
- Record
- 42-7-1 (edge)
- 84.1%
- Win %
- 85% (edge)
- 70 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 33
- 92.11% (edge)
- KO rate
- 78.57%
- 92% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 77%
- 7
- Times stopped
- 4 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 1 (edge)
- 3.5
- Bouts per year
- 4 (edge)
- 92
- 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
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- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- 79″ (201 cm)
- Reach
- 80″ (203 cm) (edge)
- 82
- Age
- 83
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEarnie Shavers · 76 wins
KO/TKO
70
Decision
6
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 (92 and 54 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
12 sharedEarnie Shavers
LUD · Sep 1977Ken Norton
LUD · Sep 1976LSD · Sep 1973WSD · Mar 1973
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Earnie Shavers
LWWLW
L1 streak · last fought Nov 24, 1995
Ken Norton
LWDLW
L1 streak · last fought May 11, 1981
Common Questions
- 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, Earnie Shavers or Ken 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, Earnie Shavers or Ken Norton?
- Earnie Shavers has 70 knockout wins and Ken Norton has 33. Earnie Shavers has more.
- Do Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton have any common opponents?
- Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton share 12 common opponents: Randall Cobb, Larry Holmes and Jimmy Young (and 9 others). Ken Norton fared better against 4 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton?
- This comparison is drawn from 92 bouts tracked for Earnie Shavers and 54 bouts tracked for Ken Norton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.