Andy Ruiz Jnr vs Ken Norton (12)

It was also 5 years after there original bout and Garcia’s last fight, Garcia was 213lbs (20+”lbs higher then the first bout) he cashed out against Ken because I think Nortons management thought it’d be good for his image to beat the former 160lber who KO’d him.

 

Have you seen Norton “on his bike” his flailing attempts on the ropes against Shavers and Formean? lol LeDoux had Norton hurt and stumbling and of course Garcia too Ruiz hit harder then those guys, backed people up better, was bigger, faster and you’re right he was really good at countering guys and punching with them (which is the bread and butter of pressure fighting…) I think it’s unlikely it goes the distance.

 

The Garcia bout is to mostly show his chin isn’t up to scratch. Norton isn’t underrated… no, no I think I’ve got a balanced evaluation of the guy he was a contender type like Ruiz with some good wins and an upset. I’d say Ruiz excusing there upset wins would have the deeper resume?

 

Who hit harder than Garcia that he beat? (Bobick? lol) It also isn’t just about power, it’s about Ruiz’s style in combination with hitting hard enough to crack Norton which he 0 doubt does. You have to understand Norton was a late starter, instincts were all wrong he folded under pressure badly he read self help books, sparred LHW’s so he didn’t get disheartened and waited 5 years to rematch Garcia once his shell was opened up he was squishy inside and got a beating.

 

Based on a fight with a shot Quarry? Okay Marky… are you going to ignore the Joshua bout? Joshua’s chin is better than Nortons for my 0.2$ he got up to win, fought a guy who hit like and was better then Shavers, fought multiple guys that probably undo Norton really… honestly I think Norton might quit like Joshua he was famously mentally fragile.