Ken Norton

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What was Norton's amateur record?

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24-2

[Nile4000]

24-2

Thanks, O!

[oogiebe]

24-2

Thanks, O!

[Bob]

Ken Norton

1965

Jan 4 Aubrey Grizzelle TKO 1 Greensboro American Legion quarters
Jan 5 Robert Wheeler KO 1 Greensboro American Legion semis
Jan 6 Weldon Benton KO 2 Greensboro American Legion finals
Jan ? W 3 Fort Campbell, Ky
Jan 29 Scott Rowell TKO 1 High Point Carolina AAU semis
Jan 30 Weldon Benton TKO 2 High Point Carolina AAU finals (7-0)
Feb 13 Weldon Benton W 3 Charlotte Carolina Golden Gloves finals
Mar 27 Al Wilson W 3 Camp Lejeune All-Marine tournament finals
Apr 2 Hershel Wood KO 1 High Point National AAU Junior tournament semis
Apr 3 Henry Crump KO 1 High Point National AAU Junior tournament finals
May 6 Richard Pettigrew W 3 San Francisco Inter-Service Championship semis
May 7 Charles Flack L 3 San Francisco Inter-Service Championship finals

1966

Jan 5 Charles Dwyer W 3 Greensboro American Legion finals
Feb 14 Johnny Peddigrew L 3 Norfolk, VA Service bouts
Feb 18 Bill Murray TKO 1 High Point North Carolina Invitational semis
Feb 19 Charles Dwyer TKO 1 High Point North Carolina Invitational finals
Apr 2 Bill Watkins TKO by 3 Norfolk, VA Interservice Championships semifinals
Apr 15 Gene Strahan W 3 High Point National AAU quarters
Apr 16 Roy 'Cookie' Wallace W 3 High Point National AAU semis
Apr 16 James Howard L 3 High Point National AAU finals

1967

Mar 31 Richard Pettigrew L 3 Fort Lewis, WA Inter-Service Championship finals
Apr 6 Ken LaMere TKO 2 San Diego National AAU preliminaries
Apr 7 Wesley Craven W 3 San Diego National AAU quarters
Apr 8 Chuck Haynes W 3 San Diego National AAU semis
Apr 8 Forrest Ward L 3 San Diego National AAU finals
Jul 5 Mike Boswell TKO 3 St. Paul Pan-Am Trials semis
Jul 6 Tyrone Hollins W 3 St. Paul Pan-Am Trials finals

21-6-0, 11 KOs

Notes:

1. article on 1/24/65 stated he is 4-0

2. article after 3/27/65 stated he was 9-0

3. article on 10/5/65 stated he was 14-1 w/ 13 Kos

4. article on 3/23/67 stated he was 24-4

5. he was removed from the Pan-Am team after sparring 9 rounds with Ward;
committee felt Ward was better suited to the International style

6. won two tournaments at Camp Lejeune in 1965