The Shavers fight was really odd. Norton was the bigger guy 225 vs 210 for Shavers, yet he was totally overpowered.
How hard would it have been for him to show some lateral movement?
Here’s Ali talking after the 1st round of the Norton Foreman fight, where he predicts an easy win for Norton because of his superior boxing skills...
I’ve heard that before. That crossed arm worked well against boxers like Ali, but not against big punchers. Yet he was supposed to be a highly...
What was it about Ken Norton that made him so vulnerable to certain fighters: Foreman, Shavers, and Cooney, the big lumbering Irishman? All...
The title of the thread was “Tommy Hearns vs Floyd Mayweather Jr @147” not 154 Floyd was undersized, essentially still a welter when he fought...
That was at 154.
Hearns is vulnerable to anyone who is able to get inside. If Hearns gets inpatient and tries too hard for an early KO he’ll let his guard down,...
He did that with Hill because he was up against a bigger opponent. Against Floyd he might think he could do an early KO as he did against Duran.
I meant what I said. Floyd is slippery enough to avoid most of Hearns’ big shots. Then he might entice him to get too close...
Tommy never fought a Mayweather with such skills...
At welter, Floyd has a chance. He might have to switch tactics and become the aggressor just as Leonard did. At 154 and above Hearns has a major...
They all have fortitude. The training in itself is a test of fortitude. As Tyson once said: it’s all about the training. The fight itself is the...
Sports have a totally different ethos than the military. In the military it is considered smart to retreat when you are overmatched. Salvage your...
So what are you saying, that he was not a natural lightweight?
