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Jerry Quarry vs Ken Norton

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Jerry Quarry and Ken Norton met once (1975). Ken Norton won in 1975 by ko.

SOURCE·Jerry Quarry and Ken Norton — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Jerry QuarryKen Norton
72″ (182.9 cm)Reach80″ (203.2 cm)
72″ (182.9 cm)Height75″ (190.5 cm)
0%Reach advantage+6.67%
53–9Record42–7
60%Finish rate79%
13Longest unbeaten run15
61Recorded bouts49
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentJerry QuarryKen Norton
Earnie Shavers W L
Muhammad Ali L L
Muhammad Ali L L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Jerry Quarry

1960197019801990win v Roy Crear, 1965, kodraw v Tony Doyle, 1965, decisionwin v Al Carter, 1965, kowin v Milton Manley, 1965, kowin v Ray Junior Ellis, 1965, kowin v John Henry Jackson, 1965, decisionwin v JP Spencer, 1965, kowin v Willie Davis, 1965, kowin v Dave Centi, 1965, decisionwin v Lance Holmberg, 1965win v Gene Hamilton, 1965, decisionwin v Joey Orbillo, 1966, decisionwin v Leslie Borden, 1966, kowin v Bill Nielsen, 1966, decisionloss v Eddie Machen, 1966, decisiondraw v Tony Alongi, 1966, decisionwin v Al Jones, 1966, decisionwin v George Johnson, 1966, kowin v Prentice Snipes, 1966, kowin v Eddie Land, 1966, decisionwin v Floyd Patterson, 1967, decisionwin v Billy Daniels, 1967, kowin v Alex Miteff, 1967, kowin v Brian London, 1967, decisionwin v Al Jones, 1967, kowin v Willis Earls, 1968, decisionwin v Bob Mumford, 1968, koloss v Jimmy Ellis, 1968, decisionwin v Thad Spencer, 1968, koloss v George Chuvalo, 1969, kowin v Brian London, 1969, kowin v Johnny Carroll, 1969, koloss v Joe Frazier, 1969, kowin v Buster Mathis, 1969, decisionwin v Aaron Eastling, 1969, kowin v Charlie Reno, 1969, koloss v Muhammad Ali, 1970, kowin v Stamford Harris, 1970, kowin v Mac Foster, 1970, kowin v George Johnson, 1970, decisionwin v Rufus Brassell, 1970, kowin v Lou Bailey, 1971, decisionwin v Jack Bodell, 1971, kowin v Tony Doyle, 1971, decisionwin v Dick Gosha, 1971, decisionloss v Muhammad Ali, 1972, kowin v Larry Middleton, 1972, decisionwin v Eduardo Corletti, 1972, kowin v Earnie Shavers, 1973, kowin v Tony Doyle, 1973, kowin v James J Woody, 1973, kowin v Ron Lyle, 1973, decisionwin v Randy Neumann, 1973, koloss v Joe Frazier, 1974, kowin v Joe Alexander, 1974, koloss v Ken Norton, 1975, kowin v George Johnson, 1975, decisionwin v Lorenzo Zanon, 1977, kowin v James Williams, 1983, decisionwin v Lupe Guerra, 1983, koloss v Ron Cranmer, 1992, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1965–1992
1970 1980 1990 win vs Roy Crear (1965)draw vs Tony Doyle (1965)win vs Al Carter (1965)win vs Milton Manley (1965)win vs Ray Junior Ellis (1965)win vs John Henry Jackson (1965)win vs JP Spencer (1965)win vs Willie Davis (1965)win vs Dave Centi (1965)win vs Lance Holmberg (1965)win vs Gene Hamilton (1965)win vs Joey Orbillo (1966)win vs Leslie Borden (1966)win vs Bill Nielsen (1966)loss vs Eddie Machen (1966)draw vs Tony Alongi (1966)win vs Al Jones (1966)win vs George Johnson (1966)win vs Prentice Snipes (1966)win vs Eddie Land (1966)win vs Floyd Patterson (1967)win vs Billy Daniels (1967)win vs Alex Miteff (1967)win vs Brian London (1967)win vs Al Jones (1967)win vs Willis Earls (1968)win vs Bob Mumford (1968)loss vs Jimmy Ellis (1968)win vs Thad Spencer (1968)loss vs George Chuvalo (1969)win vs Brian London (1969)win vs Johnny Carroll (1969)loss vs Joe Frazier (1969)win vs Buster Mathis (1969)win vs Aaron Eastling (1969)win vs Charlie Reno (1969)loss vs Muhammad Ali (1970)win vs Stamford Harris (1970)win vs Mac Foster (1970)win vs George Johnson (1970)win vs Rufus Brassell (1970)win vs Lou Bailey (1971)win vs Jack Bodell (1971)win vs Tony Doyle (1971)win vs Dick Gosha (1971)loss vs Muhammad Ali (1972)win vs Larry Middleton (1972)win vs Eduardo Corletti (1972)win vs Earnie Shavers (1973)win vs Tony Doyle (1973)win vs James J Woody (1973)win vs Ron Lyle (1973)win vs Randy Neumann (1973)loss vs Joe Frazier (1974)win vs Joe Alexander (1974)loss vs Ken Norton (1975)win vs George Johnson (1975)win vs Lorenzo Zanon (1977)win vs James Williams (1983)win vs Lupe Guerra (1983)loss vs Ron Cranmer (1992)
winlossdraw / NC1965–1992

Ken Norton

196019701980win v Grady Brazell, 1967win v Cornell Nolan, 1968, kowin v Wayne Kindred, 1968, kowin v Jimmy Gilmore, 1968, kowin v Harold Dutra, 1968win v Sam Wyatt, 1968win v Julius Garcia, 1969, kowin v Gary Bates, 1969, kowin v Bill McMurray, 1969, kowin v Pedro Sanchez, 1969, kowin v Wayne Kindred, 1969, kowin v Joe Hemphill, 1969, kowin v Roby Harris, 1970, kowin v Chuck Leslie, 1970win v Roy Wallace, 1970, koloss v Jose Luis Garcia, 1970, kowin v Ray Junior Ellis, 1970, kowin v Bob Mashburn, 1970, kowin v Stamford Harris, 1970, kowin v Aaron Eastling, 1970, kowin v James J. Woody, 1971, decisionwin v Chuck Haynes, 1971, kowin v Vic Brown, 1971, kowin v Steve Carter, 1971, kowin v Charlie Reno, 1972, decisionwin v Henry Clark, 1972, kowin v James J. Woody, 1972win v Herschel Jacobs, 1972, decisionwin v Jack O'Halloran, 1972, decisionwin v Charlie Harris, 1972, koloss v Muhammad Ali, 1973, decisionwin v Boone Kirkman, 1974, koloss v George Foreman, 1974, kowin v Jose Luis Garcia, 1975, kowin v Jerry Quarry, 1975, kowin v Rico Brooks, 1975, koloss v Muhammad Ali, 1976, decisionwin v Larry Middleton, 1976, kowin v Ron Stander, 1976, kowin v Pedro Lovell, 1976, kowin v Jimmy Young, 1977, decisionwin v Lorenzo Zanon, 1977, kowin v Duane Bobick, 1977, kowin v Randy Stephens, 1978, koloss v Larry Holmes, 1978, decisiondraw v Scott LeDoux, 1979, drawloss v Earnie Shavers, 1979, kowin v Randall Cobb, 1980, decisionloss v Gerry Cooney, 1981, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1967–1981
1970 1980 win vs Grady Brazell (1967)win vs Cornell Nolan (1968)win vs Wayne Kindred (1968)win vs Jimmy Gilmore (1968)win vs Harold Dutra (1968)win vs Sam Wyatt (1968)win vs Julius Garcia (1969)win vs Gary Bates (1969)win vs Bill McMurray (1969)win vs Pedro Sanchez (1969)win vs Wayne Kindred (1969)win vs Joe Hemphill (1969)win vs Roby Harris (1970)win vs Chuck Leslie (1970)win vs Roy Wallace (1970)loss vs Jose Luis Garcia (1970)win vs Ray Junior Ellis (1970)win vs Bob Mashburn (1970)win vs Stamford Harris (1970)win vs Aaron Eastling (1970)win vs James J. Woody (1971)win vs Chuck Haynes (1971)win vs Vic Brown (1971)win vs Steve Carter (1971)win vs Charlie Reno (1972)win vs Henry Clark (1972)win vs James J. Woody (1972)win vs Herschel Jacobs (1972)win vs Jack O'Halloran (1972)win vs Charlie Harris (1972)loss vs Muhammad Ali (1973)win vs Boone Kirkman (1974)loss vs George Foreman (1974)win vs Jose Luis Garcia (1975)win vs Jerry Quarry (1975)win vs Rico Brooks (1975)loss vs Muhammad Ali (1976)win vs Larry Middleton (1976)win vs Ron Stander (1976)win vs Pedro Lovell (1976)win vs Jimmy Young (1977)win vs Lorenzo Zanon (1977)win vs Duane Bobick (1977)win vs Randy Stephens (1978)loss vs Larry Holmes (1978)draw vs Scott LeDoux (1979)loss vs Earnie Shavers (1979)win vs Randall Cobb (1980)loss vs Gerry Cooney (1981)
winlossdraw / NC1967–1981

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