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.
José Luis García (1-10 across 11 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 1 common opponent.
José Luis García vs Ken Norton — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Ken Norton wonNorton vs GarciaAug 14, 1975 · KO · R5
- José Luis García wonNorton vs GarciaJul 2, 1970 · KO · R8
The Numbers
- 1-10
- Record
- 42-7-1 (edge)
- 9.1%
- Win %
- 85% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 33 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 78.57%
- 100% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 77%
- 8
- Times stopped
- 4 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 1 (edge)
- 0.7
- Bouts per year
- 4 (edge)
- 11
- Bouts tracked
- 54
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- —
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 80″ (203 cm)
- 79
- Age
- 83
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- Venezuela
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJosé Luis García · 1 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Ken Norton · 44 wins
KO/TKO
34
Decision
10
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (11 and 54 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
José Luis García
LLLLL
L9 streak · last fought Sep 28, 1984
Ken Norton
LWDLW
L1 streak · last fought May 11, 1981
Common Questions
- Have José Luis García and Ken Norton ever fought each other?
- Yes. José Luis García and Ken Norton have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, José Luis García or Ken Norton?
- José Luis García is 1-10 across the 11 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, José Luis García or Ken Norton?
- José Luis García has 1 knockout win and Ken Norton has 33. Ken Norton has more.
- Do José Luis García and Ken Norton have any common opponents?
- José Luis García and Ken Norton share 1 common opponent: Jimmy Young. Ken Norton fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on José Luis García and Ken Norton?
- This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for José Luis García and 54 bouts tracked for Ken Norton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.