Ken Norton Versus Tyson Fury

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by ThatOne, Aug 13, 2025.


Who wins?

  1. Ken

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  2. Tyson

    52.4%
  1. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    I don't either. Bob Arum knows more about selling a fight than he does about boxing.
     
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  2. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You would think he would know a lot becuse he has fiduciary interest in the outcome. I've seen him fight and there's nothing evocative of a welterweight.
     
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  3. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Eighth round stoppage? What about the argument that you get Kenny out of there earlier or not at all? He ate Ali's and Holmes's bombs for 54 rounds and was never stopped.
     
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  4. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    I am still waiting for the footage of this great Tyson Fury left hook :lol:
     
  5. Maginot

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    Fatigue is a factor here.

    Fury is going to bully Norton around. It will be his gameplan to tire the smaller man out. Kenny already is slow of foot. He is not a combination puncher either.

    Fury will keep him on the outside with long strikes, Kenny will parry and crouch to get a counter and then get tied up and leaned on. This will go on until Norton finally starts getting hit by those longer arms of Fury.

    I see no way Kenny can win this. Fury has good movement, Norton is not a combination puncher. Fury has immense size advantage and reach. Norton is a better fighter overall but Fury is not the style for him.
     
  6. Maginot

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    Great left hook/uppercuts.

    Fury gets way to much hate on this forum. He is a legit champ and is a H2H nightmare.
     
  7. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Fury had a better uppercut than Ali did, at least the Sugar Hill version of him does. And that’s on top of being 40 pounds bigger than Ali.

    Futch used to mock Ali’s uppercut, saying that he threw “what he thought was an uppercut.”
     
  8. Mandela2039

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    the left hook of Tyson Fury LMAOO as scary as a 1 year old kitty
     
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  9. JohnThomas1

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    Whatever you do, don't go on a hunger strike while you are waiting :lol:
     
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  10. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I swear you already made this thread
     
  11. ThatOne

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  12. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Don't see any great left hooks there. Some good uppercuts. His left hook is merely a decoy. I am Ali landed a peach of a left hook vs Bonavena and that hook is better than anything Fury has ever landed. But i wouldn't call Ali a great hooker.

    Fury's Uppercut is good but hardly an ATG uppercut.
     
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  13. ThatOne

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    I didn't imply Ali had a great uppercut, only that he used it out of necessity against the crossarm guard
     
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  14. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    I was referring to Fury's uppercut. Its good but not some ATG uppercut. And Fury has a mediocre left hook at best. I was responding to the posters who were claiming Fury has a left hook when Fury's left hook is mediocre and certainly below Ali's left hook.
     
  15. PRW94

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    Futch had "Ali derangement syndrome" IMO.