David Tua vs Ken Norton

Tua very quickly, Norton didn’t have the best backfoot game, he tried it against Foreman, but just didn’t have the body mechanics or tools to fight that way, his feet were decent on the front foot, but not on the back foot, they looked awkward and unnatural, Tua wouldn’t have a hard time finding him.

 

Yeah, Kenny had the type of chin that was fine up to a certain threshold of power - beyond that threshold, Ken would unfortunately come apart.

Ken was by far the better boxer but it’s a huge ask to expect him to avoid ALL of Tua’s heavy artillery - and really, it seems that Tua might only need 2-3 solid connections to get Norton going.

For as long as Ken could successfully avoid Tua’s power - he would always still be only 2-3 punches away from sudden defeat - all the way to the final bell.

Ken was doing nicely until Foreman’s first truly solid connection - after that, it was a fast, one way, slippery slope.