Ken Norton inducted into the WBN Hall of Fame
Jacksonville-born puncher Ken Norton is latest inductee into the WBN Hall of Fame after a successful pro career from 1967 to 1981.
The now 69 year-old former world champion, who famously broke Muhammad Ali’s jaw in 1973 whilst inflicting a second defeat on ‘The Greatest,’, racked up an impressive 42-7-1 record during his stint in the ring – claiming 33 stoppages in process.
Norton fought most of the sublime heavyweight crop of the 1970’s, with varying degrees of success, but more than held his own is what was one of the greatest eras for the sports top division.
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1900-1909
JOE GANS (140-10-16, 96 KO’s)
1910-1919
JACK JOHNSON (73-13-10, 40 KO’s)
SAM LANGFORD (178-32-40, 129 KO’s)
TED ‘KID’ LEWIS (192-32-14, 79 KO’s)
1920-1929
HARRY GREB (104-8-3, 48 KO’s)
JACK DEMPSEY (65-6-11, 51 KO’s)
GENE TUNNEY (65-1-1, 48 KO’s)
1950-1959
ARCHIE MOORE (185-23-11, 131 KO’s)
ROCKY MARCIANO (49-0, 43 KO’s)
FLOYD PATTERSON (55-8-1, 40 KO’s)
1960-1969
CARLOS ORTIZ (61-7-1, 30 KO’s)
EMILE GRIFFITH (85-24-2, 23 KO’s)
SONNY LISTON (50-4, 39 KO’s)
1970-1979
MUHAMMAD ALI (56-5-0, 37 KO’s)
JOE FRAZIER (32-4-1, 27 KO’s)
CARLOS MONZON (87-3-9, 59 KO’s)
KEN NORTON (42-7-1 33 KO’s)
1980-1989
MIKE TYSON (50-6-0, 44 KO’s)
MARVIN HAGLER (62-3-2, 52 KO’s)
SUGAR RAY LEONARD (36-3-1, 25 KO’s)
THOMAS HEARNS (61-5-1, 48 KO’s)
JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ (107-6-2, 86 KO’s)
ROBERTO DURAN (103-16, 70 KO’s)
1990-1999
OSCAR DE LA HOYA (39-6, 30 KO’s)
LENNOX LEWIS (41-2-1, 32 KO’s)
GEORGE FOREMAN (76-5, 68 KO’s)