Gerry Cooney (28-3) 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 4 common opponents.
Gerry Cooney vs Ken Norton — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Gerry Cooney leads 1–0- Gerry Cooney wonNorton vs CooneyMay 11, 1981 · TKO · R1
The Numbers
- 28-3 (edge)
- Record
- 42-7-1
- 90.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 85%
- 24
- Wins by knockout
- 33 (edge)
- 85.71% (edge)
- KO rate
- 78.57%
- 86% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 77%
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 0
- Title reigns
- 1 (edge)
- 2.4
- Bouts per year
- 4 (edge)
- 31
- 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′6″ (198 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- 81″ (206 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 80″ (203 cm)
- 70
- Age
- 83
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGerry Cooney · 28 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
3
Other
1
Ken Norton · 44 wins
KO/TKO
34
Decision
10
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (31 and 54 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Gerry Cooney
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Jan 15, 1990
Ken Norton
LWDLW
L1 streak · last fought May 11, 1981
Common Questions
- Have Gerry Cooney and Ken Norton ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gerry Cooney and Ken Norton met once on May 11, 1981, and Gerry Cooney won by TKO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, Gerry Cooney or Ken Norton?
- Gerry Cooney is 28-3 and Ken Norton is 42-7-1. Gerry Cooney has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Gerry Cooney or Ken Norton?
- Gerry Cooney has 24 knockout wins and Ken Norton has 33. Ken Norton has more.
- Do Gerry Cooney and Ken Norton have any common opponents?
- Gerry Cooney and Ken Norton share 4 common opponents: George Foreman, Larry Holmes and Jimmy Young (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Gerry Cooney or Ken Norton?
- Gerry Cooney is the taller fighter at 198 cm, 8 cm above the other. Gerry Cooney also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gerry Cooney and Ken Norton?
- This comparison is drawn from 31 bouts tracked for Gerry Cooney and 54 bouts tracked for Ken Norton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.