It would be like holyfield moorer 2, with Norton doing good, until holyfield starts ripping in the upper cuts. Norton gets dropped in the 8 th, gets up in time but holy sends a disorientated Norton down again. Fight over.
Hmm holyfield had above average power at best. He tended to hurt guys with his accuracy/counters or through volume and pressure. If he catchs norton with a good hook or uppercut he could definitely hurt him but i wouldnt be shocked if it went all 12. Norton was great at making boxers/movers look bad and was notorious for having close decisions that were hard to judge (holmes, ali 2, young). He was a great athlete, good jab, good body shots, and had an awkward stance. He could also crack pretty hard too. The slower the pace, the more i would favor norton but i wouldnt ever count holyfield out. He was a master boxer and in my top 5 h2h. But his chances are much higher if he makes it a rough and tough fight to make norton more uncomfortable. Overall holy wins 6/10 in my book.
Kenny Norton by decision. Good fight though. Norton was naturally bigger than Evander and he was better defensively. I think the jab of Norton would be a problem for Holyfield. That was his Kryptonite. Kenny Norton would land his jab and stop Holyfield`s.
It would be competitive early. After say round 7 Holys straight accurate counters start to dominate. I see a combination of punches on the button ending the fight in round 12. Holyfield KO 12.
Norton, in his prime in took power to get him out, Holyfield doesn't have it and Norton had the strangest style in history. He gave guys who boxed fits and probably beat Holmes.
Yeah but for some reason Norton gave boxers all kinds of trouble, if Holyfield can't back Norton up , he loses
Thats actually a good point. From the fights ive seen, anyone who couldnt force norton to back up or take him out early with power punches struggled. Outside of an accumulation of volume shots or his powerful left hook, holyfield doesnt really have the firepower to stop norton. Making him back up was no easy task. Norton was 6'3 and a wall of herculean muscle 210+ lbs. Holy was no slouch in the muscle department either but he wasnt a natural heavy he came up from being a skinny light heavy amateur and a cruiser later on. Most his additional weight he gained through weights. This could turn into an epic wrestling match with lots of body shots, pulling, leaning, elbows, and a clash of heads.
Holyfield was a lot more aggressive than boxers like Ali and Holmes and I can see Norton gradually being drawn into a lot closer range than he would feel comfortable with. I think Holyfield's superior infighting and combos would allow him to pull away down the stretch but Kenny could still make it competitive enough to last the distance.