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Orlin Norris

70″ reach · +1.43% reach advantage · 27th percentile

Orlin Norris has a reach of 70″ against a height of 69″ — a reach advantage of +1.43%, short for heavyweight boxing and the 27th percentile of the 317 compared here.

Reach in context

Reach advantage

+1.43%

70″ reach on a 69″ frame

Compared against 317 heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 3.99%.

-2.8%heavyweight boxing reach advantage12%
Measurements
Reach70″ (177.8 cm)2nd pct
Height69″ (175.3 cm)3rd pct
StanceOrthodox
DivisionHeavyweight Boxing
competed at 2: cruiserweight, heavyweight — compared here against the last
Peak era1990s
CountryUnited States

Record

Boxing record

57–10

70 bouts on record

Finish rate

53%

of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 22nd percentile

By knockout: 30 (53%)By decision: 27 (47%)
  • By knockout 53%
  • By decision 47%

The career, bout by bout

71 recorded bouts from 1986 to 2005. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.

1990 2000 win vs David Smith (1986)win vs Mike Bardwell (1986)win vs Ricky Reese (1986)win vs Ray Mitchell (1986)loss vs Olian Alexander (1986)win vs Levi Billups (1986)win vs Lionel Washington (1986)win vs Larry Alexander (1987)win vs Billy Joe Thomas (1987)win vs John Barbier (1987)win vs Gary Lightbourne (1987)win vs Eddie Richardson (1987)win vs Avery Rawls (1987)win vs Mike Gans (1987)win vs Rufus Hadley (1987)win vs Roger Troupe (1987)win vs Jesse Ferguson (1988)win vs Dwain Bonds (1988)win vs Andrew Stokes (1988)win vs Renaldo Snipes (1988)win vs Woody Clark (1988)nc vs Tony Tubbs (1989)win vs Dee Collier (1989)win vs Greg Page (1989)win vs Tony Willis (1990)win vs Oliver McCall (1990)win vs Henry Hearns (1990)win vs Greg Gorrell (1990)win vs Danny Wofford (1990)loss vs Bert Cooper (1990)win vs James Pritchard (1991)win vs Jesse Shelby (1991)loss vs Tony Tucker (1991)win vs Lionel Washington (1991)win vs Jamie Howe (1991)win vs David Sewell (1992)win vs Keith McMurray (1992)win vs Anthony Hembrick (1992)win vs Marcelo Victor Figueroa (1993)win vs Jack Basting (1993)win vs Richard Mason (1993)win vs Troy Jefferson (1993)win vs James Heath (1994)win vs Arthur Williams (1994)win vs Art Jimmerson (1994)loss vs Nate Miller (1995)win vs Adolpho Washington (1995)win vs Marion Wilson (1996)win vs Jeff Pegues (1996)win vs Tony Tucker (1996)win vs Cleveland Woods (1996)loss vs Henry Akinwande (1997)win vs Nate Miller (1998)win vs Adolpho Washington (1998)nc vs Mike Tyson (1999)win vs Pelé Reid (1999)win vs Bradley Rone (2000)loss vs Andrew Golota (2000)loss vs Brian Nielsen (2001)win vs Brian Yates (2001)loss vs Vitali Klitschko (2001)win vs Troy Weida (2003)win vs Harry Funmaker (2003)win vs Ken Murphy (2004)win vs Mike Peak (2004)win vs Roberto Coelho (2004)loss vs Ola Afolabi (2005)draw vs Vassiliy Jirov (2005)loss vs Albert Sosnowski (2005)
winlossdraw / NC1986–2005

Career span

20y

1986–2005

Longest unbeaten run

23

without a loss — draws do not break it

Busiest year

1987

9 bouts

Recorded bouts

71

69 with a date

Fights

YearResultOpponentMethodRd
2005 L Ola Afolabi KO/TKO7
2005 D Vassiliy Jirov Decision8
2005 L Albert Sosnowski Decision8
2004 W Ken Murphy KO/TKO6
2004 W Mike Peak Decision8
2004 W Roberto Coelho Decision8
2003 W Troy Weida KO/TKO3
2003 W Harry Funmaker KO/TKO5
2001 L Brian Nielsen Decision12
2001 W Brian Yates Decision8
2001 L Vitali Klitschko KO/TKO1
2000 W Bradley Rone Decision10
2000 L Andrew Golota Decision10
1999 N Mike Tyson 1
1999 W Pelé Reid KO/TKO1
1998 W Nate Miller Decision12
1998 W Adolpho Washington Decision12
1997 L Henry Akinwande Decision12
1996 W Marion Wilson Decision10
1996 W Jeff Pegues KO/TKO1
1996 W Tony Tucker Decision10
1996 W Cleveland Woods KO/TKO6
1995 L Nate Miller KO/TKO8
1995 W Adolpho Washington Decision12
1994 W James Heath KO/TKO2
1994 W Arthur Williams KO/TKO3
1994 W Art Jimmerson KO/TKO4
1993 W Marcelo Victor Figueroa KO/TKO6
1993 W Jack Basting KO/TKO4
1993 W Richard Mason Decision12
1993 W Troy Jefferson KO/TKO2
1992 W David Sewell KO/TKO5
1992 W Keith McMurray KO/TKO2
1992 W Anthony Hembrick KO/TKO8
1991 W James Pritchard Decision8
1991 W Jesse Shelby 10
1991 L Tony Tucker Decision12
1991 W Lionel Washington KO/TKO1
1991 W Jamie Howe KO/TKO7
1990 W Tony Willis KO/TKO9
1990 W Oliver McCall Decision10
1990 W Henry Hearns KO/TKO1
1990 W Greg Gorrell KO/TKO8
1990 W Danny Wofford KO/TKO10
1990 L Bert Cooper KO/TKO8
1989 N Tony Tubbs 12
1989 W Dee Collier Decision12
1989 W Greg Page Decision12
1988 W Jesse Ferguson Decision12
1988 W Dwain Bonds Decision12
1988 W Andrew Stokes Decision10
1988 W Renaldo Snipes Decision12
1988 W Woody Clark KO/TKO1
1987 W Larry Alexander Decision12
1987 W Billy Joe Thomas KO/TKO3
1987 W John Barbier KO/TKO1
1987 W Gary Lightbourne Decision10
1987 W Eddie Richardson KO/TKO2
1987 W Avery Rawls Decision10
1987 W Mike Gans KO/TKO7

Showing the 60 most recent of 71 recorded bouts.

24 of these opponents have their own page here.

How this is worked out

  1. Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
  2. Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
  3. Percentiles rank this fighter among the 317 heavyweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100

Full methodology →

Source: Orlin Norris on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-07. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.

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