Who woulda won? To me, Norris would have taken the defensively challanged Williams apart. Williams is overrated right now.
Norris would have started well, but his lack of durability would be his downfall against Williams. Pauls' a hard dude , solid and strong . Terry was lightning fast and hit hard, but his high work rate left him open. Those who landed, like Julian Jackson for example, found Norris' punch resistance rather low. The bigger, stronger Williams would take Norris' best, wear Terry down, and finish him off around the 11th round.
Great fight. Too bad Norris isn't around today. Norris had TNT in his hands but Williams has a good chin and a good workrate to match. I feel that Williams would hit Terry with something that would hurt him and Williams would probably finish him off around round 7 or 8. Norris is one of my all time favorites but Williams is a bad matchup for him.
Man i would have liked to see terry norris. I was so young when i watched him that i do not remember how good he was. I do remember him kicking meldrick taylors ass.
Julian Jackson was one of the biggest punchers of all time. Its insane how overrated Paul has become.
Norris would not be there for Williams to hit. His movement, explosive legs and hand speed would neutralize Williams' height. Because of Paul's activity with the jab I think Norris would have a harder time getting in but would definitely get to him. This would go to a decision for Norris. You mean going down from a punch on the chin by one of the p4p hardest punchers of all time is having a low punch resistance? Where is evidence of this lack of durability? He went 12 hard rounds on many occasions. Also I never once seen Terry Norris winded, considering how much he used his legs he was one of the most finely conditioned fighters around.
Don't forget a past prime Simon Brown also gave Norris a ton of trouble. I think Williams would handle Norris.
Williams has solid power, but I don't think he has the power at 154 to take a prime Norris out. His chin was weak, but it wasn't as if someone hit him cleanly and he's gone. Norris, on top of his game, would probably clearly outbox Williams to a UD. The threat of Norris getting stopped is always possible, but I don't think it's likely in this match-up.