The Hardest Hitter That Norton Beats?

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  1. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Earnie Shavers (prime Norton wins imo).
     
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  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    The softest punching one.
     
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  3. clinikill

    clinikill Active Member Full Member

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    Tua?! Tua could potentially put Norton down as quickly as he did Moorer.

    I could see Norton beating the likes of Coetzee, Weaver and Mercado. All three had tremendous power.
     
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  4. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Who's that iyo?
     
  5. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    You’re right once you become a lineal champ Pokémon your power increases by 30%!
     
  6. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    Yes obviously he was an ace of the 70s see below.
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  7. GoldenHulk

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    I'd say Bonecrusher Smith.
     
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  8. SwarmingSlugger

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    He couldnt beat Shavers or virtually any other puncher with a gun.
     
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    Witherspoon, Bonecrusher Smith, Rahman, Bruno
     
  10. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    We could be talking the hardest puncher Ken could literally stand up to in terms of actual connections or the hardest puncher whose power Ken could confidently avoid via a superior skill set.

    In terms of sheer absorption, we have a range between and starting at Ali, Holmes all the way up to Foreman, Shavers and Cooney. I think that nicely narrows down the possibilities. :D

    Okay, getting off de fence, I’ll throw up Ron Lyle - I could perhaps see Ken avoiding any fatal bombs for a points win - perhaps even scoring a later round stoppage.

    But..if Ronnie lands like he did vs Foreman and Shavers, I don’t think Ken passes the test in terms of actual absorption.
     
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  11. ALEX FORRESTER

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    Norton lost to Foreman and Shavers who are universally recognized as the hardest punchers in boxing history, I wouldn’t those loses probably ruined his chin though.
     
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  14. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    I agree. How could a prime Norton ever replicate the likes of what a 20-24 Bob Stallings pulled off?
     
  15. SwarmingSlugger

    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    True.
     
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