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James J. Woody (0-5 across 5 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.

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

James J. Woody

Tracked record

0–5

5 tracked bouts

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Ken Norton

42–7–1

54 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

Ken Norton leads 2–0

The Numbers

0-5
Record
42-7-1 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

0%
Win %
85% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
33 (edge)
KO rate
78.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
77%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

4
Times stopped
4

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
1 (edge)
1.5
Bouts per year
4 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

5
Bouts tracked
54

Tale of the Tape

Height
6′3″ (190 cm)
Reach
80″ (203 cm)
Age
83
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Heavyweight
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

James J. Woody · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Ken Norton · 44 wins

KO/TKO
34
Decision
10
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (5 and 54 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • James J. Woody

    LTKO R2 · Aug 1973

    Jerry Quarry

    Ken Norton

    WTKO R5 · Mar 1975WTKO R5 · Mar 1975
  • James J. Woody

    LTKO R3 · Apr 1970

    George Foreman

    Ken Norton

    LTKO R2 · Mar 1974

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

James J. Woody

LLLLL

L5 streak · last fought Aug 31, 1973

Ken Norton

LWDLW

L1 streak · last fought May 11, 1981

Common Questions

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.
Who has the better record, James J. Woody or Ken Norton?
James J. Woody is 0-5 across the 5 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.
Who has more knockouts, James J. Woody or Ken Norton?
James J. Woody has 0 knockout wins and Ken Norton has 33. Ken Norton has more.
Do James J. Woody and Ken 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.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on James J. Woody and Ken Norton?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for James J. Woody and 54 bouts tracked for Ken Norton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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