World heavyweight titles
1
Professional wins
42
Knockouts
33
Fights with Muhammad Ali
3
Professional bouts
50
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 5 | |
| 1968 | 6 | |
| 1969 | 5 | |
| 1970 | 4 | |
| 1971 | 3 | |
| 1972 | 3 | |
| 1973 | 3 | |
| 1974 | 3 | |
| 1975 | 2 | |
| 1976 | 3 | |
| 1977 | 2 | |
| 1978 | 2 | |
| 1979 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- IBHOF
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ken Norton ranks #189 in Boxing
Ken Norton ranks #189 in Boxing and #1599 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 82.2/100.
The verified career covers 1967–1981 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World heavyweight titles 1, Professional wins 42, Knockouts 33, Fights with Muhammad Ali 3.
Nearest context: ahead Adrien Broner (82.3); behind Alycia Baumgardner (82.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ken Norton GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Norton comparisons
Ken Norton — frequently asked
- Is Ken Norton the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ken Norton ranks #189 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 82.2/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Ken Norton's GOAT Score?
- 82.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Ken Norton rank all time?
- #1599 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #189 in Boxing.
- Ken Norton vs Adrien Broner: who ranks higher?
- Adrien Broner ranks higher at 82.3 versus Ken Norton at 82.2, a margin of 0.1 points.