SRL vs Pernel

Dran was a lightweight and he beat Leonard

Camacho was a jr lightweight and he dominated Ray en route to a knockout

I dont see how you could even consider writing that post knowing Ray was whipped by smaller men

so yes, Pernell does indeed have a very good chance of coming out on top

STYLES

Not size, styles

Duran and Camacho proved that

 

I'm glad you asked that question. Terry had more than just four wins worth mentioning

Leonard

Taylor

Mugabi

Curry

Brown

Hall of famers all and he did so without working up a sweat

Norris was PURE SPEED. Indomitable. Supremely confident. Beyond reckoning

quite possibly the best ever at his weight

He has the resume to back it up

 

Not quite true but nice try anyways.

You did not bother to mention the surrounding circumstances that signaled their demise - strenuous bouts that included beatings, and usually fluctuating weight.

Both did in Roy Jones

So far Monzon's career goes, Monzon actually quit the sport altoghter not because "he started struggling" but because he'd been champion for 7 years and so far as I could tell, beat his closest rival by more or less the same score and simply ran out of competition

What's he going to do, run from Alan Minter?

Rudy Robles?

Sugar Ray Seales?

 

What names are you expecting, sugar Ray Leonard?

I like Norris because he beats the big names

Mugabi COULDNT be washed up. He was only 30and holding a belt

Taylor was 25 and holding a belt

Curry is a name any SRl fan wished they could see on Leonard's resume and is much better than a Lalonde

and the domination of Brown only proves the first fight was just a fluke

With so many dominating wins, this proves the win over Leonard was not sue to any reason other than Terry was too fast for Ray to formulate any kid of successful plan and that what we were seeing was one very fast boxer being outsped by an even faster boxer

watch it again. sometimes you have to watch it several times to really appreciate terry's prowess

It was unbelievable. Terry made it looks so easy and I felt truly blessed to see Roy Jones continue the legacy of speed

 

Taylor was welter but you forget that Norris came down

Norris even came down to meet him half way to help him out and he STILL mopped the floor with Fastest hands ever Mel Taylor

LOL! No matter how you try to tear him down, you can't.

Mugabi was actually champion when Terry wrested the championship from him and notice that Terry whipped him BEFORE Gerald got to him, not AFTER.

GET IT NOW???

As for Curry, he just could never get past a certain level of competition, starting with Honeyghan

We can actually put Norris in the same proud company as McCallum & Nunn

Your arguments hold no water no matter what you try and no matter how desperate you become to explain away how Terry beat legends, without working up a sweat

 

I've never really seen Pernell hurt and is an outstanding defensive fighter

Leonard's not known as a boxer with great power who takes a guy out with one or two shots like a George Foreman. He usually traps them with a delivery of blinding shots (see Chiaverini and Price)

so this does not add up

A more likely scenario is that Leonard will sting him on occasion and I don't see him being able to score consistently enough to pull ahead on the cards

I see Pernell dictating the action, moving the way he wants and making Leonard do what he wants (styles)

 

On the contrary. You are underestimating Mr. norris and then resorting to sensationalism we often find in journalism "fought a career's worth in one fight"

If that's the case, why not say the same thing about Joe Louis after losing his first fight???

in fact, you could make the same claim of ANY fighter losing their first fight including Sugar Ray Leonard, terry Norris, Hearns, McCallum, Hagler, Napoles, Tunney, Minter, whoever

I myself dont believe John was the same fighter in 1990 as he was in 1986 or even 1983

But the fight was decided so early, how could you really tell what John had left???

How can you or anyone say how much John had left? Just because he was destroyed by a hook that struck so fast, he didnt see coming???

He WAS champion so if he fought an entire career against Hagler, how did he wind up winning a championship after the bout???

The same can be reasoned with Taylor. I dont recall Taylor's career petering out after the Chavez robbery

He outhit Chavez 20 - 1 until the last round when it was stopped with two seconds left

I really think it's hard to prove that Taylor was a washed up name and I dont think there are many who would agree with you (if they're being honest)

Unbeknownst to you, I saw Mel easily outpoint Davis for his second title and at 25 yrs. didnt appear to be showing wear from the Chavez fight

Should I believe what others say or should I believe my own eyes???

So if I hold Norris in high regard, it is not a mistake nor an error in judgement and if others dont hold him in the proper light, it's because of their personal biases and that they are in a constant state of denial