Mike Mccallum vs Terry Norris @154

Really? I can't even understand your last sentence.

Why don't you expand past your 4 words and tell us how you see the fight going and why.

 

I like mccallum, better boxer imo and I can't see anyone breaking him down.

 

Both are beasts, they'd be shredding the division today.

 

Norris is my man

 

Norris is overrated and wasn't in McCallum's league. Simple as that.

He didn't have the durability to beat McCallum, and McCallum, despite being slower, was the better technician boxer of the two. He'd take Norris apart and take him out.

 

I love Terry Norris. He is pure poison for certain types of fighters. But, I agree that McCallum's skill and durability would be too much for Norris. McCallum catches him sometime just like he did Curry, and it would be lights out.

 

I'm probably one of the biggest McCallum fans on this board, and I think this is a quite silly statement.

Curry and Graham both gave McCallum some trouble. McCrory did as well, in the early rounds at least. And Norris achieved more than anyone of them at 154, I'd say, and I see no strong reason why he should be considered lesser than any of them h2h at the weight. Certainly not than McCrory.

Norris would be one of Mike's three best opponents at 154, together with Curry and Jackson, so why think it would be a stroll for him? He might well win by KO, but I feel pretty sure Norris would have his moments along the way.

 

Spot on. McCallum wasn't in the habit of "destroying" people. Curry was handily outboxing him until the fateful moment.

 

I'm not of that view, I have to say. Curry landed the bigger shots, but Mike did some good work on the inside. I think it was more even than people describe it. Not that the KO was in the cards, though.

My take on this fight is that Norris would have the better of the early rounds just like McCrory, Curry and Graham, but that Mike would take over as the fight progressed. A late KO is quite possible, since Mike's KO ratio at 154 was quite excellent. Like Ali during his first career, in that neither man had a devastating punch but still had an uncanny knack of stopping their opponents most of the time.

 

I'll watch the fight again on the weekend, been ages. My vague memory is of Curry outboxing McCallum quite comfortably and Curry making a basic defensive mistake in pulling back with his hands down. Pretty sure McCallum was bothered by his speed and sharpness but i really should look again as you are usually spot on.

I think Norris would be leading after 6. What happens between 6 and 12 is the key. Norris showed good stamina here and there but McCallum's body attack may change that.

Norris had a superb combination of speed and power and was extremely sharp at his best. He would catch McCallum with some serious shots of his own imo. I think it would be Mike's toughest fight at 154 given Jackson was a bit fresh.

If we put in the overconfident aggressive banging version of Norris that came into the Brown fight McCallum would take him apart. The more cautious boxing version would give Mike a very good fight i think. McCallum would be favoured due to his durability and Norris' lack thereof.

It's a top matchup and would be fascinating at any rate.

 

Oh, Mike was definitely bothered by his speed and sharpness, and Curry rocked him at least two times with hard, accurate right hands. But I also think he got some good work done himself, even though it was less visible.

I agree.

 

ATG match-up at this weight. It'd be phenomenal.

 

I don't think Norris has the style to succeed here.

He was best at out speeding boxers. I mean he splattered Mugabi but how's he gonna keep Mike off him for 12?

Mike is very fundamentally sound but his hand and foot speed wasn't the best. I've no out Norris would outbox him rounds on end but Mike had no issue throwing body shots, biting down on his gum shield and going for broke.

I just don't see Norris surviving this fight. He won't handle the body shots and as he backs away from them Mike will find a target.

I reckon it will be quite similar to the Curry fight.

 

Norris may very well make McCallum look old here. Damn, tremendous battle.