Big bill Tate - Kid Norfolk Footage

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by PowerPuncher, Nov 22, 2012.


  1. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Just came across this

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBvbJxEOnh4[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oebhNQeFh9A&feature=relmfu[/ame]

    Norfolk looks pretty good, Tate not so much
     
  2. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Been done before PP. Consensus was that Tate was a complete waste of space.
     
  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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  4. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Too bad Dempsey didn't fight Norfolk
     
  5. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tate held Harry Wills to a draw.
     
  6. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Norfolk despite being left hook and clinch happy looks pretty useful. Tate looks like he doesn't have a clue

    Wills going from decimating both to drawing with Tate, is a massive drop in form for Wills or a massive improvement in Tate
     
  7. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Could be a fluke. Wills was still winning like crazy for a few more years.
     
  8. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Impossible to decipher all those results.

    Bill Tate may have been better than this footage indicates. I believe his training for this Norfolk bout was getting beat up daily by Jack Dempsey, who topped the bill against Bill Brennan.

    Tate had won a 6-rounder against old Sam Langford a few months earlier on the Dempsey-Miske under card.

    Not all these fight results and performances should be taken too seriously though.

    I suspect if all the Wills-Langford fights were available of film some of you here would be horrified by most of them.