Ken Norton '73 Vs Lewis 2000

Norton could be poison to certain, lighter hitting type of opponents, but Lewis is all wrong for him. Frankly, i'd be surprised if Norton hears the bell of the 4th round.

 

Depends on how well Lewis gets a handle on Norton's style.
It's okay saying "Lewis bombs him out because Lewis is a big hitter and a strong man like Foreman", but Lewis had different gears and was a boxer too. And dont under-estimate Norton's awkwardness and ability to make Lewis think and be cautious. Norton could counter punch well, and hit hard himself. He was tricky defensively. This could be a distance fight, with Lewis playing it as a chess match.

 

Obviously Lewis would be odds on to win this one. I would n't be surprised,though if Norton caught him with one of those big overhand rights. If McCall and Rahman could do it,so could Kenny.

 

Lennox early-ish KO.

 

I watched most of Nortons important fights, he was not that bad at all but he always had problems with a fighter that could punch because Ken could not fight backing up. As long as it was he that was moving forward, Ali, Bobick,Young,Holmes he was fine but when he got hurt, Shavers,Foreman,Garcia, Cooney,Ledoux he became like a deer in the headlights, could not back up with coordination....I think of Lennox/Rudduck and see that right hand reaching Norton pretty quickly