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Ken Norton vs Steve Carter — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ken Norton

Steve Carter

Ken Norton (42-7-1) and Steve Carter (2-3 across 5 tracked bouts) 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

Carter

Tracked record

2–3

counted from 5 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 Steve Carter have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.

Ken Norton and Steve Carter have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.
Met1971Jun 12Series
Ken NortonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Steve CarterFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Norton 6 · Carter 1 of 7 measurable rows
NortonCarter
Record†
42-7-1 (edge)2-3
Win %0–100%
85% (edge)
40%
Wins by knockoutmax 33
33 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
78.57%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
79% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 4
4
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.7
3.7 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
5

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

Ken Norton left, Steve Carter 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%

Steve Carter2 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Steve Carter: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ken Norton 50, Steve Carter 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Norton better on 1 · even on 1

Norton

Opponent

Carter

  • Ken Norton

    Loss, KO 1

    1979

    ShaversEven

    Steve Carter

    Loss, TKO 1

    1971

  • Ken Norton

    Win, RTD 7

    1974

    KirkmanNorton better

    Steve Carter

    Loss, PTS

    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

Steve Carter last boxed on May 16, 1973 — 19,515 days ago. Carter had won one in a row before losing a decision to Boone Kirkman.WLLWL

White Aug 1970Shavers Mar 1971Norton Jun 1971Corletti Mar 1972Kirkman May 19731.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WJun 12, 1971 · Norton · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Norton or Carter?
Ken Norton is 42-7-1 and Steve Carter is 2-3 across the 5 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%

Carter2–340%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Norton or Carter?
Ken Norton has 33 knockout wins and Steve Carter has 0. Ken Norton has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Norton3378.6%

Carter0

The Numbers ↓
Do Norton and Carter have any common opponents?
Ken Norton and Steve Carter share 2 common opponents: Earnie Shavers and Boone Kirkman. Ken Norton fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Earnie ShaversLL

Boone KirkmanWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norton and Carter?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton and 5 bouts tracked for Steve Carter. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Norton50bouts

Carter5bouts

How They Win ↓

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