Who is better, Broner or Norton?
Adrien Broner leads with a GOAT score of 82.3 against 82.2 for Ken Norton — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Broner vs Norton
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Adrien Broner above Ken Norton: 82.3 vs 82.2. Adrien Broner leads on Honours, Statistics. Ken Norton leads on Dominance.
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BronerWinner
82.3Broner wins: Honours, Statistics
Norton
82.2Norton wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Adrien Broner
82.3
Broner leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Adrien Broner
2. Ken Norton
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Ken Norton5 years played · career day 1,82523 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Adrien Broner5 years played · career day 1,82621 title wins
-8.7% vs Norton at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Broner | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 30 |
| 🇺🇸 Norton | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 34 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BronerActive | NortonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Weight classes with world titles | 4 | — |
| World titles won | 4 | — |
| Professional wins | 35 | 42 |
| Knockout wins | 24 | — |
| World title fights | 12 | — |
| World heavyweight titles | — | 1 |
| Knockouts | — | 33 |
| Fights with Muhammad Ali | — | 3 |
| Professional bouts | — | 50 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Broner82.3
Norton82.2
FAQ
Where does Norton beat Broner?
Norton scores higher on dominance. Broner leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Broner vs Norton score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Broner: 82.3, Norton: 82.2.
What do you think?
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