Record details

Ken Norton

"The Black Hercules"

Heavyweight

Male

(Kenneth Howard Norton)
USA, San Diego, California
Born: August 9, 1943, Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
Died: September 18, 2013, Bullhead, Arizona, USA
(some sources report: Henderson, Nevada, USA)
Height: 6ft 3in, mt 1,90
Weight: 202, 205, 208, 212, 218, 224 lbs

as an amateur:

member of the United States Marine Corps from 1963 to 1967
1966 United States National Championships heavyweight 2nd place
1967 United States National Championships heavyweight 2nd place

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

Below are reported 26 contests, won 20, lost 6

Amateur Results


1965
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Greensboro, North Carolina, American Legion winner, +81 kg
+ Jan. 4	Aubrey Grizzelle	Greensboro, North Carolina	WTKO 1
+ Jan. 5	Robert Wheeler	Greensboro, North Carolina	WKO 1
+ Jan. 6	Weldon Benton	Greensboro, North Carolina	WKO 2
High Point, North Carolina, North Carolina AAU winner, +81 kg
+ Jan. 29	Scott Rowell	High Point, North Carolina	WTKO 1
+ Jan. 30	Weldon Benton	High Point, North Carolina	WTKO 2
Charlotte, North Carolina, North Carolina Golden Gloves winner, +81 kg
+ Feb. 13	Weldon Benton	Charlotte, North Carolina	WPTS 3
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, All-Marine Tournament winner, +81 kg
+ Mar. 27	Al Wilson	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina	WPTS 3
High Point, North Carolina, National AAU Junior Tournament winner, +81 kg
+ Apr. 2	Hershel Wood	High Point, North Carolina	WKO 1
+ Apr. 3	Hershel Wood	High Point, North Carolina	WKO 1
San Francisco, California, Inter-Service Championship 2nd place, +81 kg
+ May 6	Richard Pettigrew	San Francisco, California	WPTS 3
- May 7	Charles Flack	San Francisco, California	LPTS 3

1966
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Greensboro, North Carolina, American Legion winner, +81 kg
+ Jan. 5	Charles Dwyer	Greensboro, North Carolina	WPTS 3
- Feb. 14	Johnny Peddigrew	Norfolk, Virginia	LPTS 3
High Point, North Carolina, North Carolina Invitational winner, +81 kg
+ Feb. 18	Bill Murray	High Point, North Carolina	WTKO 1
+ Feb. 19	Charles Dwyer	High Point, North Carolina	WTKO 1
Norfolk, Virginia, Inter-Service Championships 3rd place, +81 kg
- Apr. 2	Bill Watkins	Norfilk, Virginia	LTKO 3
High Point, North Carolina, United States National Championships 2nd place, +81 kg
+ Apr. 15	Gene Strahan	High Point, North Carolina	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 16	Roy Wallace (USA)	High Point, North Carolina	WPTS 3
- Apr. 16	James Howard (USA)	High Point, North Carolina	LPTS 3

1967
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Fort Lewis, Washington, Inter-Service Championship 2nd place, +81 kg
- Mar. 31	Richard Pettigrew	Fort Lewis, Washington	LPTS 3
San Diego, California, United States National Championships 2nd place, +81 kg
+ Apr. 6	Ken LaMere	San Diego, California	WTKO 2
+ Apr. 7	Wesley Craven	San Diego, California	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 8	Chuck Haynes (USA)	San Diego, California	WPTS 3
- Apr. 8	Forrest Ward	San Diego, California	LPTS 3
Saint Paul, Minnesota, US Pan-Am Trials winner, +81 kg
+ July 5	Mike Boswell (USA)	Saint Paul, Minnesota	WTKO 3
+ July 6	Tyrone Hollins	Saint Paul, Minnesota	WPTS 3

Professional record


1967
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 14	Grady Brazell	San Diego, USA	KO 5

1968
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 16	Sam Wyatt	San Diego, USA	W 6
+ Feb. 6	Harold Dutra	Sacramento, USA	KO 3
+ Mar. 26	Jimmy Gilmore	San Diego, USA	KO 7
+ July 23	Wayne Kindred	San Diego, USA	TKO 6
+ Dec. 5	Cornell Nolan	Los Angeles, USA	KO 6

1969
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 11	Joe Hemphill	Woodland Hills, USA	TKO 3
+ Feb. 20	Wayne Kindred	Los Angeles, USA	TKO 9
+ Mar. 31	Pedro Sanchez	San Diego, USA	TKO 2
+ May 29	Bill McMurray	Los Angeles, USA	TKO 7
+ July 25	Gary Bates	San Diego, USA	KO 8
+ Oct. 21	Julius Garcia	San Diego, USA	KO 3

1970
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 4	Aaron Eastling	Las Vegas, USA	KO 2
+ Mar. 13	Stamford Harris	San Diego, USA	TKO 3
+ Apr. 7	Bob Mashburn	Cleveland, USA	KO 4
+ May 8	Ray Junior Ellis	San Diego, USA	KO 2
- July 2	Jose Luis Garcia	Los Angeles, USA	KO by 8
+ Aug. 29	Roy Wallace	San Diego, USA	KO 4
+ Sept. 26	Chuck Leslie	Woodland Hills, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 16	Robie Harris	San Diego, USA	KO 2

1971
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 24	Steve Carter	Woodland Hills, USA	TKO 3
+ June 12	Vic Brown	Santa Monica, USA	KO 5
+ Aug. 7	Chuck Haynes	Santa Monica, USA	KO 7
+ Sept. 29	James J Woody	San Diego, USA	W 10

1972
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 17	Charlie Harris	San Diego, USA	KO 3
+ Mar. 17	Jack O'Halloran	San Diego, USA	W 10
+ June 5	Herschel Jacobs	San Diego, USA	W 10
+ June 30	James J Woody	San Diego, USA	TKO 8
+ Nov. 21	Henry Clark	Stateline, USA	KO 9
+ Dec. 13	Charlie Reno	San Diego, USA	W 10

1973
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 31	Muhammad Ali	San Diego, USA	W 12
(Won NABF Heavyweight Title)
- Sept. 10	Muhammad Ali	Inglewood, USA	L 12
(Lost NABF Heavyweight Title)

1974
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 26	George Foreman	Caracas, Venezuela	TKO by 2
(For World Heavyweight Title)
+ June 25	Boone Kirkman	Seattle, USA	TKO 7

1975
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 4	Rico Brooks	Oklahoma City, USA	KO 1
+ Mar. 24	Jerry Quarry	New York, USA	TKO 5
(Regained vacant NABF Heavyweight Title)
+ Aug. 14	Jose Luis Garcia	Saint Paul, USA	KO 5

1976
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 10	Pedro Lovell	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 5
+ Apr. 30	Ron Stander	Landover, USA	TKO 5
+ July 10	Larry Middleton	San Diego, USA	TKO 10
- Sept. 28	Muhammad Ali	Bronx, USA	L 15
(For World Heavyweight Title)

1977
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 11	Duane Bobick	New York, USA	TKO 1
+ Sept. 14	Lorenzo Zanon	Las Vegas, USA	KO 5
+ Nov. 5	Jimmy Young	Las Vegas, USA	W 15
(Won WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator) Shortly Norton was awarded the WBC Title

1978
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- June 9	Larry Holmes	Las Vegas, USA	L 15
(Lost WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 10	Randy Stephens	Las Vegas, USA	KO 3

1979
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 23	Earnie Shavers	Las Vegas, USA	KO by 1
= Aug. 19	Scott LeDoux	Bloomington, USA	Draw 10

1980
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 7	Randall Cobb	San Antonio, USA	W 10

1981
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- May 11	Gerry Cooney	New York, USA	TKO by 1

Summary