Ken Norton (42-7-1) and Larry Holmes (69-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 8 common opponents.
Ken Norton vs Larry Holmes — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Larry Holmes leads 1–0- Larry Holmes wonHolmes vs NortonJun 9, 1978 · SD
The Numbers
- 42-7-1
- Record
- 69-6 (edge)
- 85%
- Win %
- 92% (edge)
- 33
- Wins by knockout
- 44 (edge)
- 78.57% (edge)
- KO rate
- 63.77%
- 77% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 65%
- 4
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 1
- Title reigns
- 3 (edge)
- 4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.6
- 54
- Bouts tracked
- 77
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
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- 80″ (203 cm)
- Reach
- 81″ (206 cm) (edge)
- 83
- Age
- 76
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyKen Norton · 44 wins
KO/TKO
34
Decision
10
Other
0
Larry Holmes · 71 wins
KO/TKO
46
Decision
25
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (54 and 77 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
8 sharedKen Norton
LUD · Sep 1976LSD · Sep 1973WSD · Mar 1973Larry Holmes
WRTD R10 · Oct 1980
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Ken Norton
LWDLW
L1 streak · last fought May 11, 1981
Larry Holmes
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Jul 27, 2002
Common Questions
- Have Ken Norton and Larry Holmes ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ken Norton and Larry Holmes met once on June 9, 1978, and Larry Holmes won by SD.
- Who has the better record, Ken Norton or Larry Holmes?
- Ken Norton is 42-7-1 and Larry Holmes is 69-6. Larry Holmes has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Ken Norton or Larry Holmes?
- Ken Norton has 33 knockout wins and Larry Holmes has 44. Larry Holmes has more.
- Do Ken Norton and Larry Holmes have any common opponents?
- Ken Norton and Larry Holmes share 8 common opponents: Randall Cobb, Gerry Cooney and Boxing career of Muhammad Ali (and 5 others). Larry Holmes fared better against 5 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ken Norton and Larry Holmes?
- This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Ken Norton and 77 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.