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.
Ken Norton (42-7-1) and Steve Carter (1-2 across 3 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.
Ken Norton vs Steve Carter — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ken Norton leads 1–0- Ken Norton wonNorton vs CarterJun 12, 1971 · TKO · R3
The Numbers
- 42-7-1 (edge)
- Record
- 1-2
- 85% (edge)
- Win %
- 33.3%
- 33 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 78.57%
- KO rate
- —
- 77% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 4
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.9
- 54
- Bouts tracked
- 3
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- —
- 80″ (203 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 83
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyKen Norton · 44 wins
KO/TKO
34
Decision
10
Other
0
Steve Carter · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (54 and 3 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared 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
Steve Carter
WLL
W1 streak · last fought Mar 21, 1972
Common Questions
- Have Ken Norton and Steve Carter ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ken Norton and Steve Carter met once on June 12, 1971, and Ken Norton won by TKO in round 3.
- Who has the better record, Ken Norton or Steve Carter?
- Ken Norton is 42-7-1 and Steve Carter is 1-2 across the 3 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, Ken Norton or Steve Carter?
- Ken Norton has 33 knockout wins and Steve Carter has 0. Ken Norton has more.
- Do Ken Norton and Steve Carter have any common opponents?
- Ken Norton and Steve Carter share 1 common opponent: Earnie Shavers. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ken Norton and Steve Carter?
- This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Ken Norton and 3 bouts tracked for Steve Carter. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.