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Ken Norton vs Randall Cobb — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ken Norton

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Randall Cobb

Ken Norton (42-7-1) and Randall Cobb (42-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Norton

42

Wins33 KO · 79%

7

Losses

1

Draw50 tracked bouts

Cobb

42

Wins35 KO · 83%

7

Losses

1

Draw51 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Norton leads 1–0

Ken Norton and Randall Cobb have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.

Ken Norton and Randall Cobb have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.
Met1980Nov 7Series
Ken NortonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Randall CobbFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Norton 2 · Cobb 4 of 6 measurable rows
NortonCobb
Record
42-7-142-7-1
Win %level0–100%
85%
85%
Wins by knockoutmax 35
33
35 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
78.57%
83.33% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
79%
83% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.7
3.7 (edge)
3.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
50
51

† 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

HeightLevel
Ken Norton: 6′3″
Randall Cobb: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Ken Norton: 80″
Randall Cobb: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Ken Norton: Died aged 70
Randall Cobb: 72
Stance
Ken Norton: Orthodox
Randall Cobb: Orthadox

Ken Norton left, Randall Cobb 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%

Randall Cobb42 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

Randall Cobb: 42 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (83%) and 7 on the cards (17%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 83%7 on the cards 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ken Norton 50, Randall Cobb 51 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Cobb better on 1 · even on 1

Norton

Opponent

Cobb

  • Ken Norton

    Loss, SD

    1978

    HolmesEven

    Randall Cobb

    Loss, UD

    1982

  • Ken Norton

    Loss, KO 1

    1979

    ShaversCobb better

    Randall Cobb

    Win, TKO 8

    1980

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

Randall Cobb last boxed on Jun 7, 1993 — 12,188 days ago. Cobb had won nine straight, the most recent against Andre Smiley.WWWWW

Smith Mar 1993Warrior Mar 1993Wilkinson Apr 1993Acklie May 1993Smiley Jun 19933.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ken Norton and Randall Cobb ever fought each other?
Yes. Ken Norton and Randall Cobb met once on November 7, 1980, and Ken Norton won by SD.
The meeting

WNov 7, 1980 · Norton · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Norton or Cobb?
Ken Norton is 42-7-1 and Randall Cobb is 42-7-1. The two are level on win percentage.
Records · win %

Norton42–7–185%

Cobb42–7–185%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Norton or Cobb?
Ken Norton has 33 knockout wins and Randall Cobb has 35. Randall Cobb has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Norton3378.6%

Cobb3583.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Norton and Cobb have any common opponents?
Ken Norton and Randall Cobb share 2 common opponents: Larry Holmes and Earnie Shavers. Randall Cobb fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Larry HolmesLL

Earnie ShaversLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norton and Cobb?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton and 51 bouts tracked for Randall Cobb. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Norton50bouts

Cobb51bouts

How They Win ↓

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