Have Ken Norton and Rico Brooks ever fought each other?

Yes. Ken Norton and Rico Brooks met once on March 4, 1975, and Ken Norton won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Norton or Brooks?

Ken Norton is 42-7-1 and Rico Brooks is 1-8 across the 9 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 Brooks?

Ken Norton has 33 knockout wins and Rico Brooks has 0. Ken Norton has more.

Do Norton and Brooks have any common opponents?

Ken Norton and Rico Brooks share 3 common opponents: Duane Bobick, Ron Stander and Jack O'Halloran. Ken Norton fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton and 9 bouts tracked for Rico Brooks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ken Norton vs Rico Brooks — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ken Norton

Rico Brooks

Ken Norton (42-7-1) and Rico Brooks (1-8 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Norton

Wins33 KO · 79%

Losses

Draw50 tracked bouts

Brooks

Tracked record

1–8

counted from 9 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 Rico Brooks have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.
Met	1975Mar 4	Series
Ken NortonFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Rico BrooksFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR1Norton vs Brooks	1Meeting

Norton vs Brooks · Mar 4, 1975

The Numbers

Norton 7 · Brooks 0 of 7 measurable rows

NortonEdge = longer wingBrooks

Record^†: 42-7-1 (edge)1-8
Win %0–100%: 85% (edge)
11.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 33: 33 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 78.57%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 79% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 7: 4 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.7: 3.7 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50: 50
9

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

Ken Norton left, Rico Brooks 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%

Rico Brooks1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ken Norton 50, Rico Brooks 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Norton better on 2 · even on 13 shared · Ken Norton better on 2 · even on 1

NortonKen Norton

Opponent

BrooksRico Brooks

Ken Norton
Win, TKO 1
1977May 1977
BobickDuane BobickUnited States 48–4Norton betterKen Norton better — 1–0 to 0–1
Rico Brooks
Loss, KO
1973Dec 1973
Ken Norton
Win, TKO 5
1976Apr 1976
StanderRon StanderUnited States 38–21–3EvenEven — 1–0 both
Rico Brooks
Win, SD
1972Jan 1972
Ken Norton
Win, UD
1972Mar 1972
O'HalloranJack O'HalloranUnited States 34–21–2Norton betterKen Norton better — 1–0 to 0–1
Rico Brooks
Loss, KO
1972Oct 1972

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

Rico Brooks last boxed on Mar 4, 1975 — 18,859 days ago. Brooks had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Ellis May 1973Bobick Dec 1973Ros Mar 1974Jones Jan 1975Norton Mar 19750.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Ken Norton and Rico Brooks ever fought each other?: Yes. Ken Norton and Rico Brooks met once on March 4, 1975, and Ken Norton won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Norton or Brooks?: Ken Norton is 42-7-1 and Rico Brooks is 1-8 across the 9 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 Brooks?: Ken Norton has 33 knockout wins and Rico Brooks has 0. Ken Norton has more.
Do Norton and Brooks have any common opponents?: Ken Norton and Rico Brooks share 3 common opponents: Duane Bobick, Ron Stander and Jack O'Halloran. Ken Norton fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norton and Brooks?: This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton and 9 bouts tracked for Rico Brooks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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