Ken Norton vs Oleksandr Usyk

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by MarkusFlorez99, Apr 26, 2021.


Who takes it and how

Poll closed Jan 21, 2024.
  1. Ken Norton UD

    15 vote(s)
    40.5%
  2. Ken Norton KO/TKO

    8 vote(s)
    21.6%
  3. Usyk UD

    14 vote(s)
    37.8%
  4. Usyk KO/TKO

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Would Nortons style be problematic for Usyk like it was for Ali and Holmes or would Usyk find a way ?
     
  2. IntentionalBrit

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  3. derekcantona

    derekcantona Member Full Member

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    Foregoing the analysis, I think everybody on this forum would pay to watch it.
     
  4. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Usyk fights nothing like Ali or Holmes. Ali and Holmes fought with their hands low and tried to rely on slipping Nortons jab all night. Usyk is a mobile high guard boxer. Norton would be jabbing Usyks guard rather than his chin like the other two. Catching punches on his guard then countering is Usyks bread and butter. Norton doesn't pose the same stylistic threat to Usyk as he did to Ali and his doppelganger. Whether Usyk wins or not I don't know, Norton was a very good fighter.
     
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  5. Stiches Yarn

    Stiches Yarn Active Member Full Member

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  6. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Norton by close decision . However don't count Usyk out its close
     
  7. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Norton knocks out the most overrated fantasy fight heavyweight on this forum. Usyk has done nothing to warrant the belief he'd beat Ken Norton
     
  8. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, modern boxers, especially modern former high level amateurs usually does use medium height, shifted or high guard since jabs are very important tool to score in high level amateur fights.

    Bear in mind that forums users usually does not create their own ranking systems to rank Usyk or anyone else.
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    I don't know. With jabbing alone he will not beat prime Usyk. He should had add power punches, hooks etc otherwise he didn't had landed enough jabs on prime Usyk to get decision win.
     
  9. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    People actually believe that anyone who had that type of trouble with a four round Chisora would do well against Norton. Then again these are the same groupies that claimed Lomachenko would beat Floyd at 130 and 135. :lol:
     
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  10. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Usyk almost always loses the first few round. A lot of fighters in history were like that. Mayweather famously dropped the first 3 to 4 rounds in most of his fights.
     
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  11. snake33

    snake33 Active Member Full Member

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    Norton wins wit ease
     
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  12. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    Usyk still can't fight
     
  13. richdanahuff

    richdanahuff Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nortons style was problematic for every.style except KO punchers....he was impossible to time...but I see Usyk winning a decision
     
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  14. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Be an interesting match up. Usyk uses a high guard with punch volume, but Norton was great at looping in body shots around people's guard. Usyk also gives away the early rounds. Norton's herky-jerky cross arm defense may also give Usyk problems.
    I say The Black Hercules takes this in an exciting scrap.
     
  15. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    What?? When did this happen? Zab maidana 1 who else?