Tony Tucker WSD12 Orlin Norris (1991)

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Unforgiven, Oct 8, 2010.


Page 2 of 2
  1. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

    58,748
    21,579
    Nov 24, 2005
    Tucker had long-standing management issues, a disputed contract and bad finances etc.
    I think these issues contributed to him being sidelined after the Tyson fight, and he took the inactivity as an opportunity to get heavy into cocaine, which cause further inactivity.

    He was clearly past his best by 1991 when he fought this fight against Norris, but most of the top ranked fighters were in a similar condition.
     
    Unforgiven, Oct 9, 2010
    Unforgiven, Oct 9, 2010
    #16
  2. Blood Green

    Blood Green Guest

    He took a break because of problems with DK. He supposedly got shortchanged for the Tyson fight.
     
    Blood Green, Oct 9, 2010
    Blood Green, Oct 9, 2010
    #17
  3. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

    20,862
    138
    Jul 6, 2007
    Shocking! :)
     
    lefthook31, Oct 9, 2010
    lefthook31, Oct 9, 2010
    #18
  4. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

    12,700
    2,572
    Oct 18, 2004
    When he was up-and-coming, he also missed about a year due to a knee injury.In the right frame, he should've been making his mark about late '82/early '83.
     
    Titan1, Oct 9, 2010
    Titan1, Oct 9, 2010
    #19
  5. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

    13,965
    68
    Aug 18, 2009
    He was way more talented . When he lost it was always to much bigger men . When he won , it was also against bigger men.
    And he was rarely truly beaten.
     
    frankenfrank, Oct 11, 2010
    frankenfrank, Oct 11, 2010
    #20
Page 2 of 2