I have seen a few of his fights and his highlight reels and find him very exciting to watch. His skillset was very impressive, shame his chin was not. I have just ordered his career set for christmas and was wondering what people thought of his resume. I recognise plenty of names on it but people often say they were bloated 147 pounders who were well past there best. I wanted to look back at this see what you guys feel. This is a post I found on exactly the same topic posed by PowerPuncher. Norris is severely underrated, hes a far better boxer than Benitez, Trinidad, Delahoya and Winky Wright at 154 all in all. 25 world title fights, won 19 of them, proved to be the premier 154lber from 90-97 and was probably dodged by a few big name WWs Yes some of his opponents were past-prime but nearly every great champ has their fair share of that and you can only beat the man in front of you. Why isn't Norris A Class then? Is it because he was only a champion spanning 7years? IS it because he was ko'd near prime (not at his absolute best)? Because Hearns was too (3times), so was Tyson, so was Barrera...... So what of these past prime fighters: Mugabi - current WBC champ with 11 consequtive KO wins, ko'd in 1, what more do you want? Jaquot - ex WBC champ who had beat Curry, completely dominated Curry - ex P4Per, boxing prodigy, at home at 154, a big threat, dominated and ko'd in 8. Leonard - ex P4P no1, coming off a shutout over Duran who'd just beat MW titlist Barkley, a draw with Hearns, a LHW title win and ofcourse a win over Hagler. Completely dominated. Leonard was past his best but would have beat a lesser champ on that day Taylor - current WW champ, arguably should have had a win over Chavez, arguably should be undefeated. KO'd in 4 Castro - future MW titlist Daniels - undefeated challenger who'd go on to be a challenger/contender for 10 more years Blocker - current WW titlist Brown/Santana - beats the 2 men who beat him How good do you believe these wins to be? As i say I recognise plenty of them but how much did they have to offer at this time? I just wanted to gain a bit of background knowledge of his opposition before I got to see him in action.
He beat Leonard when he was only 24. Lets put it this way anyone , and I mean anyone at 154 today wouldnt last 6 rounds with him.
yess TN was a very good fighter but he caught most of those guys when they were over the hill, bt you can't doubts his skills, and yess I think if he had a better chin he wouldve been a waaaay better fighter
He had one of the most devestating win streaks of any fighter in the last 20 years. From 1990 to 1992 he was a beast. Mugabi, Leonard, curry, Castro, Daniels, Taylor...he was an awesome fighter.
He had one of the most devestating win streaks of any fighter in the last 20 years. From 1990 to 1992 he was a beast. Mugabi, Leonard, Curry, Castro, Daniels, Taylor...he was an awesome fighter.
I seem to remember Al Bernstein holding him in high regard, infact watching the Rosenblatt fight, I seem recall him saying, that at one point, he felt he was the best fighter in the world.
