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Ken Norton vs Larry Middleton — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ken Norton

Larry Middleton

Ken Norton (42-7-1) and Larry Middleton (3-7-1 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Norton

42

Wins33 KO · 79%

7

Losses

1

Draw50 tracked bouts

Middleton

Tracked record

3–7–1

counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Ken Norton and Larry Middleton have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.

Ken Norton and Larry Middleton have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.
Met1976Jul 10Series
Ken NortonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Larry MiddletonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Norton 6 · Middleton 1 of 7 measurable rows
NortonMiddleton
Record†
42-7-1 (edge)3-7-1
Win %0–100%
85% (edge)
31.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 33
33 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
78.57%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
79% (edge)
67%
Times stopped‡max 4
4
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.7
3.7 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
11

† 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
Ken Norton: 6′3″
Larry Middleton: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ken Norton: 80″
Larry Middleton: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ken Norton: Died aged 70
Larry Middleton: No date of birth
Stance
Ken Norton: Orthodox
Larry Middleton: Not recorded

Ken Norton left, Larry Middleton right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Larry Middleton3 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

Larry Middleton: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ken Norton 50, Larry Middleton 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Norton better on 3 · even on 1

Norton

Opponent

Middleton

  • Ken Norton

    Draw, PTS

    1979

    LeDouxNorton better

    Larry Middleton

    Loss, PTS

    1976

  • Ken Norton

    Win, TKO 1

    1977

    BobickNorton better

    Larry Middleton

    Loss, UD

    1976

  • Ken Norton

    Win, TKO 5

    1975

    QuarryNorton better

    Larry Middleton

    Loss, PTS

    1972

  • Ken Norton

    Win, UD

    1972

    O'HalloranEven

    Larry Middleton

    Win, KO

    1973

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

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

Larry Middleton last boxed on Jul 10, 1976 — 18,364 days ago. Middleton had lost four straight.DLLLL

Ellis Mar 1974Bonavena May 1974Bobick Feb 1976LeDoux Mar 1976Norton Jul 19762.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ken Norton and Larry Middleton ever fought each other?
Yes. Ken Norton and Larry Middleton met once on July 10, 1976, and Ken Norton won by TKO.
The meeting

WJul 10, 1976 · Norton · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Norton or Middleton?
Ken Norton is 42-7-1 and Larry Middleton is 3-7-1 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ken Norton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Norton42–7–185%

Middleton3–7–131.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Norton or Middleton?
Ken Norton has 33 knockout wins and Larry Middleton has 2. Ken Norton has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Norton3378.6%

Middleton2

The Numbers ↓
Do Norton and Middleton have any common opponents?
Ken Norton and Larry Middleton share 4 common opponents: Scott LeDoux, Duane Bobick and Jerry Quarry (and 1 other). Ken Norton fared better against 3 of them.
4 shared opponents

Scott LeDouxDL

Duane BobickWL

Jerry QuarryWL

Jack O'HalloranWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norton and Middleton?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton and 11 bouts tracked for Larry Middleton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Norton50bouts

Middleton11bouts

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