Have Ken Norton and Ray Junior Ellis ever fought each other?

Yes. Ken Norton and Ray Junior Ellis met once on May 8, 1970, and Ken Norton won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Norton or Ellis?

Ken Norton is 42-7-1 and Ray Junior Ellis is 0-4 across the 4 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.

Who has more knockouts, Norton or Ellis?

Ken Norton has 33 knockout wins and Ray Junior Ellis has 0. Ken Norton has more.

Do Norton and Ellis have any common opponents?

Ken Norton and Ray Junior Ellis share 1 common opponent: Jerry Quarry. Ken Norton fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norton and Ellis?

This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton and 4 bouts tracked for Ray Junior Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ken Norton vs Ray Junior Ellis — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ken Norton

Ray Junior Ellis

Ken Norton (42-7-1) and Ray Junior Ellis (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Norton

Wins33 KO · 79%

Losses

Draw50 tracked bouts

Ellis

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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 Ray Junior Ellis have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.
Met	1970May 8	Series
Ken NortonFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Ray Junior EllisFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR2Norton vs Ellis	1Meeting

Norton vs Ellis · May 8, 1970

The Numbers

Norton 5 · Ellis 1 of 6 measurable rows

NortonEdge = longer wingEllis

Record^†: 42-7-1 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%: 85% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 33: 33 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 78.57%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 79%—
Times stopped^‡max 4: 4
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.7: 3.7 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50: 50
4

† 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″; Ray Junior Ellis: No height on file
Reachnot held: Ken Norton: 80″; Ray Junior Ellis: No reach on file
Agenot held: Ken Norton: Died aged 70; Ray Junior Ellis: No date of birth
Stance: Ken Norton: Orthodox; Ray Junior Ellis: Not recorded

Ken Norton left, Ray Junior Ellis 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

33 by KO/TKO 79%9 on the cards 21%

Ray Junior Ellis0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Ellis yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ken Norton 50, Ray Junior Ellis 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Norton better on 11 shared · Ken Norton better on 1

NortonKen Norton

Opponent

EllisRay Junior Ellis

Ken Norton
Win, TKO 5
1975Mar 1975
QuarryJerry QuarryUnited States 53–9–4Norton betterKen Norton better — 1–0 to 0–2
Ray Junior Ellis
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 3
1965Sep 1965
Loss, UD
1965Jul 1965

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

Ray Junior Ellis last boxed on May 8, 1970 — 20,620 days ago. Ellis had lost four straight.LLLL

Quarry Jul 1965Quarry Sep 1965Foster Oct 1967Norton May 19700.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Ken Norton and Ray Junior Ellis ever fought each other?: Yes. Ken Norton and Ray Junior Ellis met once on May 8, 1970, and Ken Norton won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Norton or Ellis?: Ken Norton is 42-7-1 and Ray Junior Ellis is 0-4 across the 4 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.
Who has more knockouts, Norton or Ellis?: Ken Norton has 33 knockout wins and Ray Junior Ellis has 0. Ken Norton has more.
Do Norton and Ellis have any common opponents?: Ken Norton and Ray Junior Ellis share 1 common opponent: Jerry Quarry. Ken Norton fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norton and Ellis?: This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton and 4 bouts tracked for Ray Junior Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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