who wins ? ray leonard vs. terry norris , at 154 both prime

i say leonard.
leonard fought hagler a close fight.
stopped a prime hearns and went the distance with him another time.
the first to stop benitez , hearns later won a MD over him.
leonard was good 147-160.
somehow even won a title at 175 , he was far from being a legit 175 ,
lalonde also wasn't really a legit 175 , weighing 167 at the weighins.
does anyone imagine terry norris doing any of these ?
he only fought at 154 , retired aged 30 , stopped 4 times , lost 9.
leonard also was a terrific amateur , stopping andres aldama who stopped mccallum and outpointed mugabi.
for me a stoppage at the amateurs counts even more than at the pro's , when it's between two grown men.
to stop someone wearing a headgear at less than full 4 rounds , is more impressing.
poll added.

 

Norris would find out very quickly that this NOT the 91 version of Ray. Leonard TKO 7.

 

Norris would make a good fight outta of it,but once ray decided to turn it up a notch he would take out norris by 8 round ko.This is a pretty easy choice

 

Norris by 9-3 decision.

 

First of all let me just say that Leonard was a great great fighter. There's no denying that.

That's the good news.

Now here's the bad news: Norris would win in an upset. Norris would win but it would be close.

Leonard naturally along with the press would attribute the loss to the fact that Ray just took him lightly and that he would be better prepared for the rematch in which the fight would be dubbed RETRIBUTION.

Only it wouldn't work out that way. Once again, Norris would win again by about 3 point margin.

Leonard would go on to score some significant victories in an attempt to re-establish himself and prove he's still got what it takes before assuring himself that a Norris-Leonard rubber match would turn out in his favor.

This time, Ray would set out to blot the memory of the first two matches in a fight dubbed SANCTIFICATION.

But once again, Norris wins a clear cut decision, this time by a good 6 points.

Leonard it seems, cannot seem to figure the style of Norris and under the urging of his wife and trainer, decides to hang up the gloves for good.

 

I'd take Norris by decision. If Norris didn't stop the Leonard he faced, I don't see him stopping a younger version.

I think that Norris' heavier hands would be the deciding factor in a narrow, but convincing, decision win.

I can't just rule Norris out because of the common suspicion that Norris had a weak chin. If carrying a decent punch was enough to take Norris out, Jorge Castro or Vincent Pettway would have done it. I will not argue that Norris had a jaw of granite, and say that I know Leonard to be incapable of stopping him. In fact, with a younger Leonard's hand speed, I consider it to be a viable option.

 

Norris is turning into a bit of an urban legend on this site. Leonard is at a different level than Norris, maybe not physically, but in so many intangible areas, not to mention having a better chin. This never happened to leonard:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Id6-oOY1U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjnQhJSfODk


Leonard would hurt Norris at some point, and when he did, he would finish him brutally.

 

Sugar Ray Leonard would hand Norris his ass..........Norris had no chin.

 

nor ring intelligence, nor mental focus and discipline to outbox Leonard.

 

This should get interesting.

 

This post is just stupid beyond belief.

 

I agree exceptfor the ring intelligence cuz norris was a goodboxer as well as puncher,but to pick norris is blasphemous!! atschLeonard was one of the best finishers,and once he hurt norris he wouldnt let him of the hook,as for mental focus you are so right on and no one was more mentally focused than ray,I am surprised how close the poll is the leonard that beat hagler beats norris and so does the one who beat hearns,my god this is a no brainer:huh

 

norris in his prime beats leonard, honest

 

That's because he never climbed into the ring with Jackson :smoke

Duh! No **** Sherlock! Some people just havent figured out the obvious!

Unfortunately, he DID git into the ring with Norris and we all found out who the better man was.