Andy Ruiz Jnr vs Ken Norton (12)

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Who wins gents?

  1. Ken Norton

    20 vote(s)
    66.7%

  2. Andy Ruiz Jnr

    9 vote(s)
    30.0%

  3. Draw

    1 vote(s)
    3.3%
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  1. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Out For Milk Full Member

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    Lots of talk about that guy who is good but no Alexander Povetkin. I figured we’d match him with a similar Sanders / Douglas type contender who pulled off the big upset. Who wins?
     
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  2. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ken Norton easy decision
     
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  3. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Norton pummel s him and gets a decision.
     
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  4. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Ruiz is both a puncher and a former lightheavyweight. Norton is doomed.
     
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  5. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's not a puncher, Norton would box and outthink Ruiz at all ranges, this is a lighter punching sloppy version of Tua
     
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  6. Smoochie

    Smoochie Harry Greb Footage Hunter Full Member

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    Norton ain't AJ
     
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  7. Mandela2039

    Mandela2039 Philippians 2:10-11 Full Member

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    Norton slander will not be tolerated
     
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  8. Journeyman92

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    Not a puncher? He’s a sloppy version of Tua because he’s overweight? lol they fought nothing alike.
     
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  9. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Please provide the raws that Ruiz is a big puncher. He couldn't even stop the fossil remains of Liakhovic, couldn't put a dent in Parker who got dropped by Whyte, KO'd by Joyce, dropped by Chisora and Zhang, went life and death with a shot inactive Chris Arreola and couldn't get a single knockdown. He got dropped too

    Norton dominates Ruiz, there is no deep thinking needed here
     
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  10. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Yeah. AJ is the one who won titles in the ring and defended them.
     
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  11. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Whyte didn’t drop Parker. He headbutted him.
     
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  12. Pat M

    Pat M Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I don't see any similarity between Ruiz and Tua either. Ruiz is/was extremely quick and he didn't just arm punch, he threw hard punches in combinations, more like a young Mike Tyson. Tua was a powerful puncher but was not known as a quick handed combination puncher.
     
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  13. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Out For Milk Full Member

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    Is Scott LeDoux really so much better than Andy Ruiz in people’s eyes? Yes LeDoux was in 79 but Norton looked fine, Norton just a year prior was fighting Holmes and in many people’s eyes took him to the edge (not me) I’ll say he was diminished but I find it funny Garcia doesn’t count, Shavers doesn’t count, LeDoux doesn’t count Foreman was JUST a bad style match up and it couldn’t be repeated by anybody else lol.
     
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  14. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Left hook round 9. I'm surprised Parker got up from that
     
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  15. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    I forgot about that kd and just watched it. It was a balance shot and he was fine. Ruiz also fought the better version of Parker.
     
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