H&G All-Time Index public fighter card
Ken Norton
Heavyweight · United States
Ken Norton ranks #422 in the H&G All-Time Index at Heavyweight, with a 76.04 All-Time Index score and a 42-7-1 professional record. His career span on this page is 1967-1981.
- All-time rank
- #422
- H&G All-Time Index
- 76.040-100 ranking index. This is the number that orders the list.
- Career record
- 42-7-1Professional wins, losses and draws.
- Active years
- 1967-1981
- Data Confidence
- MediumSolid but wider career evidence. Treat close ranks with extra care.
Career story
How Ken Norton's rating rose and fell year by year, with his peak marked.
Yearly peak-form Elo rating points. This curve is separate from the 0-100 ranking index.
Show the year-by-year numbers
| Year | Peak-form Elo rating |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,754 |
| 1969 | 1,788 |
| 1970 | 1,825 |
| 1971 | 1,855 |
| 1972 | 1,885 |
| 1973 | 1,889 |
| 1974 | 1,886 |
| 1975 | 1,890 |
| 1976 | 1,884 |
| 1977 | 1,867 |
| 1978 | 1,836 |
| 1979 | 1,814 |
| 1980 | 1,801 |
| 1981 | 1,794 |
Why this ranking
Ken Norton ranks #422 with a 76.04 score on the 60-100 H&G All-Time Index. His standout win in our data is over Muhammad Ali in 1973, who reached a 2,097 Peak-form Elo, one of the stronger opponents on his record. In one case a result was later reversed: he beat Muhammad Ali once, then lost to him in a later fight. Data Confidence is Medium, so the rating should be read with wider uncertainty. Peak-form Elo is 1,890 (±192), separate from the 60-100 career Index.
What lifts or lowers this ranking
Bars show each weighted signal's relative size. Gold lifts the placement; grey holds it back.
How much repeat elite-year presence supports the all-time case.
Same-era separation left after the shared peak and sustained rating signal is removed.
Collapsed signal from peak rating, sustained rating and same-era separation.
A narrow signal for lineal, explicit undisputed or major multi-belt class control in this release data; it is not a full title history.
How much the record is helped by wins over contemporaneous title-level opponents.
How much major title evidence supports the rating.
Compare and explore
Put Ken Norton next to any other ranked fighter, or open the tools built on the same rating data.
Top fights
The highest-ranked fighters Ken Norton actually faced, biggest names first. Each one opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Muhammad Ali#9 · Index 96 · 1973, 1976
- Larry Holmes#22 · Index 92 · 1978
- George Foreman#50 · Index 89 · 1974
- Jerry Quarry#631 · Index 74 · 1975
- Gerry Cooney#698 · Index 73 · 1981
- Duane Bobick#851 · Index 72 · 1977
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- Jimmy Young#965 · Index 71 · 1977
Ranked-vs-ranked bouts from the pinned fight archive, ordered by opponent ranking. An objective record of who they shared a ring with.
Great rivals he never fought
Ranked fighters who shared a recognised division and whose competitive careers overlapped, with no bout between them on record. Each name opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Michael Spinks#36 · Heavyweight · 5 overlapping years (1977-1981)
- Joe Frazier#49 · Heavyweight · 15 overlapping years (1967-1981)
- Bob Foster#109 · Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1967-1978)
- Ron Lyle#524 · Heavyweight · 10 overlapping years (1971-1980)
- Oscar Bonavena#623 · Heavyweight · 10 overlapping years (1967-1976)
- Gerrie Coetzee#668 · Heavyweight · 8 overlapping years (1974-1981)
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- Joe Bugner#715 · Heavyweight · 15 overlapping years (1967-1981)
- Mike Weaver#821 · Heavyweight · 10 overlapping years (1972-1981)
Shared recognised division, overlapping competitive years, no recorded bout between them. A measured pattern only.
Linked style profile
8-axis style breakdown
Ken Norton also has a reviewed style profile with radar scores, study notes and diagnostic comparisons.
About this rating
Rankings: H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0. Reflects fights up to , the most recent on record. The ratings are fixed to that point, so fights after it are not yet included.
The rating itself is built from the 45 bouts we hold full data for from 1967 to 1981, which is why this count differs from the professional record above.
For the data-minded
Peak-form Elo rating: 1,890 (peak dated 1975-03-24). This best-point rating sits on its own scale and is not directly comparable with the 0-100 index.
The peak estimate carries an uncertainty band of about ±192 Elo, so read close comparisons with care.