Professional Boxing Record
| 42 Wins (33 knockouts), 7 Losses, 1 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 42-7-1 | Gerry Cooney | TKO | 1 (10) | 11/05/1981 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 42-6-1 | Randall Cobb | SD | 10 | 07/11/1980 | HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, United States | Prior the Norton-Cobb matchup, Cobb beat Earnie Shavers by TKO in 8ht on August 2, 1980. Incidentally, Ken Norton was the Color Analyst for the TV broadcast of the Cobb-Shavers fight. |
| Draw | 41-6-1 | Scott LeDoux | PTS | 10 | 19/08/1979 | Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota, United States | Norton was knocked down twice in round 10. |
| Loss | 41–6 | Earnie Shavers | KO | 1 (12) | 23/03/1979 | Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 41–5 | Randy Stephens | KO | 3 (10) | 10/11/1978 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Norton hit Stephens with a good shot in the 3rd round that staggered him. |
| Loss | 40–5 | Larry Holmes | SD | 15 | 09/06/1978 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lost WBC Heavyweight title. Norton was late in his prime for his first title defense vs. Holmes, who was early in his peak. |
| Win | 40–4 | Jimmy Young | SD | 15 | 05/11/1977 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Eliminator for WBC Heavyweight title. Shortly after this fight, Norton was awarded the WBC title as Leon Spinks signed to fight Muhammad Ali in a rematch instead of WBC #1 ranked Norton. |
| Win | 39–4 | Lorenzo Zanon | KO | 5 (10) | 14/09/1977 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 38–4 | Duane Bobick | TKO | 1 (12) | 11/05/1977 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 37–4 | Muhammad Ali | UD | 15 | 28/09/1976 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States | For WBC & WBA Heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 37–3 | Larry Middleton | TKO | 10 (10) | 10/07/1976 | Sports Arena, San Diego, California, United States | This fight was billed as "The Battle of the Jaw Breakers" as Middleton had broken Joe Bugner's jaw and Norton had broken Muhammed Ali's jaw. |
| Win | 36–3 | Ron Stander | TKO | 5 (12) | 30/04/1976 | Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, United States | |
| Win | 35–3 | Pedro Lovell | TKO | 5 (10) | 10/01/1976 | Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 34–3 | Jose Luis Garcia | KO | 5 (10) | 14/08/1975 | Civic Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | Garcia was knocked down once in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th rounds. |
| Win | 33–3 | Jerry Quarry | TKO | 5 (12) | 24/03/1975 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | Won vacant NABF Heavyweight title. Title had been vacated by Muhammad Ali. |
| Win | 32–3 | Rico Brooks | KO | 1 (10) | 04/03/1975 | Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 31–3 | Boone Kirkman | RTD | 7 (10) | 25/06/1974 | Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, Washington, United States | Kirkman was knocked down in the 7th, and did not answer the bell for the 8th round. |
| Loss | 30–3 | George Foreman | TKO | 2 (15) | 26/03/1974 | El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela | For WBC & WBA Heavyweight titles. Norton down 3 times. This fight would became known as the "Caracas Caper" |
| Loss | 30–2 | Muhammad Ali | SD | 12 | 10/09/1973 | Forum, Inglewood, California, United States | {{Lost NABF Heavyweight title.} |
| Win | 30–1 | Muhammad Ali | SD | 12 | 31/03/1973 | Sports Arena, San Diego, California, United States | Won NABF Heavyweight title. Ali suffered a broken jaw during this bout. There were no knockdowns. |
| Win | 29–1 | Charlie Reno | UD | 10 | 13/12/1972 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 28–1 | Henry Clark | KO | 9 (10) | 21/11/1972 | Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 27–1 | James J. Woody | TKO | 8 (10) | 30/06/1972 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 26–1 | Herschel Jacobs | UD | 10 | 05/06/1972 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 25–1 | Jack O'Halloran | UD | 10 | 17/03/1972 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 24–1 | Charlie Harris | KO | 3 (?) | 17/02/1972 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 23–1 | James J. Woody | UD | 10 | 29/09/1971 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 22–1 | Chuck Haynes | KO | 7 (10) | 07/08/1971 | Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| Win | 21–1 | Vic Brown | KO | 5 (10) | 12/06/1971 | Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| Win | 20–1 | Steve Carter | TKO | 3 (10) | 12/06/1971 | Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, United States | |
| Win | 19–1 | Robie Harris | KO | 2 (?) | 16/10/1970 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 18–1 | Chuck Leslie | UD | 10 | 26/09/1970 | Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, United States | |
| Win | 17–1 | Roy Wallace | KO | 4 (?) | 29/08/1970 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States | |
| Loss | 16–1 | Jose Luis Garcia | KO | 8 (10) | 02/07/1970 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | Norton knocked down in 1st and 8th rounds. |
| Win | 16–0 | Ray Junior Ellis | KO | 2 (?) | 08/05/1970 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 15–0 | Bob Mashburn | KO | 4 (10) | 07/04/1970 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 14–0 | Stamford Harris | TKO | 3 (10) | 13/03/1970 | Coliseum, Arena, San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 13–0 | Aaron Eastling | KO | 2 (10) | 04/02/1970 | Coliseum, Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 12–0 | Julius Garcia | KO | 3 (10) | 21/10/1969 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 11–0 | Gary Bates | KO | 8 (10) | 25/07/1969 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 10–0 | Bill McMurray | TKO | 7 (10) | 25/07/1969 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | A cut over McMurray's left eye, ended the bout. |
| Win | 9–0 | Pedro Sanchez | TKO | 2 (10) | 31/03/1969 | Sports Arena, San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Wayne Kindred | TKO | 9 (10) | 20/02/1969 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Joe Hemphill | TKO | 3 (10) | 11/02/1969 | Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Cornell Nolan | KO | 6 (10) | 08/12/1968 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Wayne Kindred | TKO | 6 (10) | 23/07/1968 | Circle Arts Theater, San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jimmy Gilmore | KO | 7 (8) | 26/03/1968 | Community Concourse, San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Harold Dutra | KO | 3 (6) | 06/02/1968 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States | Norton knocked down in the 2nd round. |
| Win | 2–0 | Sam Wyatt | PTS | 6 | 16/01/1968 | Community Concourse, San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Grady Brazell | KO | 5 (6) | 14/11/1967 | Community Concourse, San Diego, California, United States | |
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