Have Jerry Quarry and Ken Norton ever fought each other?

Yes. Jerry Quarry and Ken Norton met once on March 24, 1975, and Ken Norton won by TKO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Quarry or Norton?

Jerry Quarry is 53-9-4 and Ken Norton is 42-7-1. Ken Norton has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Quarry or Norton?

Jerry Quarry has 32 knockout wins and Ken Norton has 33. Ken Norton has more.

Do Quarry and Norton have any common opponents?

Jerry Quarry and Ken Norton share 9 common opponents: Earnie Shavers, Lorenzo Zanon and Muhammad Ali (and 6 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Quarry or Norton?

Ken Norton is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 7 cm above the other. Ken Norton also has the longer reach, by 20 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for Jerry Quarry and 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jerry Quarry vs Ken Norton — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ken Norton

Jerry Quarry (53-9-4) 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 9 common opponents.

Quarry

Wins32 KO · 60%

Losses

Draws66 tracked bouts

Norton

Wins33 KO · 79%

Losses

Draw50 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Norton leads 1–0

Jerry Quarry and Ken Norton have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.
Met	1975Mar 24	Series
Jerry QuarryFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Ken NortonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR5Norton vs Quarry	1Meeting

Norton vs Quarry · Mar 24, 1975

The Numbers

Quarry 0 · Norton 7 of 7 measurable rows

QuarryEdge = longer wingNorton

Record: 53-9-442-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 83.3%
85% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 33: 32
33 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 60.38%
78.57% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 60%
79% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 6: 6
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 1: 1
1
Bouts per year^‡max 3.7: 2.4
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66: 66
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

Height+3″: Jerry Quarry: 6′0″; Ken Norton: 6′3″ (edge)
Reach+8″: Jerry Quarry: 72″; Ken Norton: 80″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Jerry Quarry: Died aged 53; Ken Norton: Died aged 70
Stance: Jerry Quarry: Orthodox; Ken Norton: Orthodox

Jerry Quarry 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

Jerry Quarry53 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

32 by KO/TKO 60%21 on the cards 40%

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 — Jerry Quarry 66, Ken Norton 50 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

9 shared

9 shared · Quarry better on 2 · Norton better on 2 · even on 59 shared · Jerry Quarry better on 2 · Ken Norton better on 2 · even on 5

QuarryJerry Quarry

Opponent

NortonKen Norton

Jerry Quarry
Win, TKO 1
1973Dec 1973
ShaversEarnie ShaversUnited States 76–14–1 · HeavyweightQuarry betterJerry Quarry better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ken Norton
Loss, KO 1
1979Mar 1979
Jerry Quarry
Win, TKO 9
1977Nov 1977
ZanonLorenzo ZanonItalyEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ken Norton
Win, KO 5
1977Sep 1977
Jerry Quarry
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 7
1972Jun 1972
Loss, RTD 3
1970Oct 1970
AliMuhammad AliUnited Kingdom 56–5Norton betterKen Norton better — 1–2 to 0–2
Ken Norton
1–2 against
Loss, UD
1976Sep 1976
Loss, SD
1973Sep 1973
Win, SD
1973Mar 1973
Jerry Quarry
Win, PTS
1972May 1972
MiddletonLarry MiddletonEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ken Norton
Win, TKO
1976Jul 1976
Jerry Quarry
Win, TKO 2
1973Aug 1973
WoodyJames J. WoodyNorton betterKen Norton better — 2–0 to 1–0
Ken Norton
2–0 against
Win, RTD 8
1972Jun 1972
Win, UD
1971Sep 1971
Jerry Quarry
Win, TKO 5
1969Jan 1969
RenoCharlie RenoEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ken Norton
Win, UD
1972Dec 1972
Jerry Quarry
Win, TKO 6
1970Sep 1970
HarrisStamford HarrisEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ken Norton
Win, TKO 3
1970Mar 1970
Jerry Quarry
2–0 against
Win, TKO 3
1965Sep 1965
Win, UD
1965Jul 1965
EllisRay Junior EllisQuarry betterJerry Quarry better — 2–0 to 1–0
Ken Norton
Win, KO 2
1970May 1970
Jerry Quarry
Win, KO 5
1969Jan 1969
EastlingAaron EastlingEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ken Norton
Win, KO 2
1970Feb 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

Jerry Quarry had won three in a row before losing a decision to Ron Cranmer. Quarry last boxed on Oct 30, 1992.LWWWL

Norton Mar 1975Zanon Nov 1977Guerra Aug 1983James Nov 1983Cranmer Oct 19922.4 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 Jerry Quarry and Ken Norton ever fought each other?: Yes. Jerry Quarry and Ken Norton met once on March 24, 1975, and Ken Norton won by TKO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Quarry or Norton?: Jerry Quarry is 53-9-4 and Ken Norton is 42-7-1. Ken Norton has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Quarry or Norton?: Jerry Quarry has 32 knockout wins and Ken Norton has 33. Ken Norton has more.
Do Quarry and Norton have any common opponents?: Jerry Quarry and Ken Norton share 9 common opponents: Earnie Shavers, Lorenzo Zanon and Muhammad Ali (and 6 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Quarry or Norton?: Ken Norton is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 7 cm above the other. Ken Norton also has the longer reach, by 20 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Quarry and Norton?: This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for Jerry Quarry and 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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