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Ken Norton vs Wayne Kindred — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ken Norton

Wayne Kindred

Ken Norton (42-7-1) and Wayne Kindred (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Norton

42

Wins33 KO · 79%

7

Losses

1

Draw50 tracked bouts

Kindred

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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 2–0

Ken Norton and Wayne Kindred have met 2 times; Norton leads 2–0.

Ken Norton and Wayne Kindred have met 2 times; Norton leads 2–0.
Met1968Jul 231969Feb 20Series
Ken NortonFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Wayne KindredFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultTKOR6TKOR92Meetings

The Numbers

Norton 5 · Kindred 1 of 6 measurable rows
NortonKindred
Record†
42-7-1 (edge)0-3
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)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
3

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

Ken Norton left, Wayne Kindred 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%

Wayne Kindred0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Wayne Kindred: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kindred yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ken Norton 50, Wayne Kindred 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

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

Wayne Kindred last boxed on Feb 20, 1969 — 21,065 days ago. Kindred had lost three straight.LLL

Folley Sep 1967Norton Jul 1968Norton Feb 19692.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ken Norton and Wayne Kindred ever fought each other?
Yes. Ken Norton and Wayne Kindred have met 2 times and Ken Norton leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WFeb 20, 1969 · Norton · TKO R9

WJul 23, 1968 · Norton · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Norton or Kindred?
Ken Norton is 42-7-1 and Wayne Kindred is 0-3 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.
Records · win %

Norton42–7–185%

Kindred0–30%

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

Norton3378.6%

Kindred0

The Numbers ↓
Do Norton and Kindred have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ken Norton and Wayne Kindred have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norton and Kindred?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton and 3 bouts tracked for Wayne Kindred. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Norton50bouts

Kindred3bouts

How They Win ↓

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