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Joe Hemphill vs Ken Norton — record, stats and common opponents compared

Joe Hemphill

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Ken Norton

Joe Hemphill (1-4 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 once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Hemphill

Tracked record

1–4

counted from 5 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 1–0

Joe Hemphill and Ken Norton have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.

Joe Hemphill and Ken Norton have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.
Met1969Feb 11Series
Joe HemphillFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ken NortonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Hemphill 1 · Norton 6 of 7 measurable rows
HemphillNorton
Record†
1-442-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
20%
85% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 33
0
33 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—78.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
79% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
3 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.7
0.5
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
5
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
Joe Hemphill: No height on file
Ken Norton: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Joe Hemphill: No reach on file
Ken Norton: 80″
Agenot held
Joe Hemphill: No date of birth
Ken Norton: Died aged 70
Stance
Joe Hemphill: Not recorded
Ken Norton: Orthodox

Joe Hemphill 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
Joe Hemphill1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

Joe Hemphill: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

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 — Joe Hemphill 5, Ken Norton 50 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Joe Hemphill last boxed on Feb 11, 1969 — 21,069 days ago. Hemphill had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Terrell Sep 1958Bygraves May 1960Terrell Jul 1960Foster Nov 1968Norton Feb 19690.5 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 Joe Hemphill and Ken Norton ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Hemphill and Ken Norton met once on February 11, 1969, and Ken Norton won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

LFeb 11, 1969 · Norton · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hemphill or Norton?
Joe Hemphill is 1-4 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.
Records · win %

Hemphill1–420%

Norton42–7–185%

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

Hemphill0

Norton3378.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hemphill and Norton have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Hemphill and Ken Norton have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hemphill and Norton?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Joe Hemphill and 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hemphill5bouts

Norton50bouts

How They Win ↓

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