Dempsey vs Norton

Easy night? He didn't have an easy night vs Luis Firpo who didn't employ any defence whatsoever.

 

Ken Norton was made-to-order for any top hard-punching heavyweight. How could Norton have been a great fighter when so many top heavyweights, specifically the hard punchers, presented such a bad match-up problem for him? Although overrated in many circles, Dempsey most likely would have taken Norton out in very short order.

- Chuck Johnston

 

Then I must respectfully say that you overvalue size.

 

Would you favour Floyd Mayweather to beat James DeGale?

 

Sorry, I'm not seeing the logic of your argument.:huh

 

4got to add how Dempsey was also way faster on his feet.
Theres nothing Norton could have done with Dempsey nothing at all.

 

Once.:deal

 

Prey tell your scoring for number 3.

 

Norton a month off of 27 was kod by 188lbs Garcia, Five years later now ranked number 3 Norton stopped a25lbs heavier Garcia who carried most of the extra weight around his midriff, Garcia, who was having his last fight had already been ko'd by Ernie Terrell,Joe Alexander,Ron Lyle ,Joe Bugner and decisioned by Jimmy Young, he was done. 22 Years old Dempsey was caught cold by Flynn a year later he returned the compliment in the opening round .Spot the difference?

 

I'm not watching it again just to report back to you.Ali won 2 fights Norton 1 and Ali lost that on a split dec, fighting with a broken jaw.

Prey?

 

phone autocorrect.

much like the judges needed an autocorrect on their scores.

wholesale robbery.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323808204579085120768490880

 

No worries :good

 

He is pointing out Norton developed into a far far better fighter than he had been at the time of their initial encounter.


Regardless of whether i think Dempsey does or doesn't beat peak Norton he has a solid point.

 

Norton was a month off of 27 years old when Garcia ko'd him, he wasn't a kid. Garcia was his 17th fight,same number as Anthony Joshua.
In the 5 intervening years Garcia had regressed irretrievably, added 25lbs of lard to his torso and been stopped by non punchers like Terrell ,Alexander 7-3-0,and Bugner,along with Ron Lyle and outclassed by Jimmy Young ,now with all the ambition punched out of him,he was having his last fight . Did Norton's chin get any better in those 5 years? Garcia never had one , of his 8 defeats 6 were by stoppage, Ernie Terrell knocked him out of the ring!

 

Very close fights are never robberies, at least not to agenda free , objective observers.