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James J. Woody vs Ken Norton — record, stats and common opponents compared

James J. Woody

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Ken Norton

James J. Woody (0-9 across 9 tracked bouts) and Ken Norton (42-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Woody

Tracked record

0–9

counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Norton

42

Wins33 KO · 79%

7

Losses

1

Draw50 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Norton leads 2–0

James J. Woody and Ken Norton have met 2 times; Norton leads 2–0.

James J. Woody and Ken Norton have met 2 times; Norton leads 2–0.
Met1971Sep 291972Jun 30Series
James J. WoodyFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Ken NortonFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultUDRTDR82Meetings

The Numbers

Woody 0 · Norton 6 of 6 measurable rows
WoodyNorton
Record†
0-942-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
85% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 33
0
33 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—78.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—79%
Times stopped‡max 7
7
4 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.7
0.9
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
9
50

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
James J. Woody: No height on file
Ken Norton: 6′3″
Reachnot held
James J. Woody: No reach on file
Ken Norton: 80″
Agenot held
James J. Woody: No date of birth
Ken Norton: Died aged 70
Stance
James J. Woody: Not recorded
Ken Norton: Orthodox

James J. Woody 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
James J. Woody0 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

James J. Woody: no tracked wins in the 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Woody yet.

Ken Norton42 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Ken Norton: 42 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (79%) and 9 on the cards (21%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — James J. Woody 9, Ken Norton 50 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Norton better on 1 · even on 1

Woody

Opponent

Norton

  • James J. Woody

    Loss, TKO 2

    1973

    QuarryNorton better

    Ken Norton

    Win, TKO 5

    1975

  • James J. Woody

    Loss, TKO 3

    1970

    ForemanEven

    Ken Norton

    Loss, TKO 2

    1974

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

James J. Woody last boxed on Sep 28, 1976 — 18,288 days ago. Woody had lost nine straight.LLLLL

Bonavena Jul 1970Norton Sep 1971Norton Jun 1972Quarry Aug 1973Mercado Sep 19760.9 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 James J. Woody and Ken Norton ever fought each other?
Yes. James J. Woody and Ken Norton have met 2 times and Ken Norton leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LJun 30, 1972 · Norton · RTD R8

LSep 29, 1971 · Norton · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Woody or Norton?
James J. Woody is 0-9 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ken Norton is 42-7-1. Ken Norton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Woody0–90%

Norton42–7–185%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Woody or Norton?
James J. Woody has 0 knockout wins and Ken Norton has 33. Ken Norton has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Woody0

Norton3378.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Woody and Norton have any common opponents?
James J. Woody and Ken Norton share 2 common opponents: Jerry Quarry and George Foreman. Ken Norton fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Jerry QuarryLW

George ForemanLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Woody and Norton?
This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for James J. Woody and 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Woody9bouts

Norton50bouts

How They Win ↓

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