Would Riddick Bowe or Terry Norris make it into the top 10 p4p fighters today in their primes?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I think Canelo would have beaten Norris at light middle, but maybe Terry would be champ right now because Canelo has moved up, but I don`t think Bowe would make it into the P4P ratings the way he was rated in the top 10 during the 90`s. Am I wrong?
     
  2. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Norris would have schooled Canelo at 154.
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No, he didn`t have the chin, I feel it would have gone like the Khan fight with Canelo tricking Norris the same way he tricked Khan by going to the body a number of times to make Amir think he`s going there again the coming with the right over the top, Norris made defensive mistakes and the first hard shot Canelo lands will end it.
     
  4. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Absolutely they would...is this a serious question
     
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  5. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I could fathom Canelo beating Norris even though I am not sure I would pick it (need to think on that). But comparing Khan to Norris...I just don’t get it...I don’t know what to add?
     
  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I simply meant Norris would probably use the negative tactics he used in the rematch vs Brown, he would need to, he couldn`t hurt Canelo who took solid middleweight blows off GGG, Norris would have been destroyed by GGG at middle, I feel Canelo would be too strong for the fragile Norris the same way it was with Khan, also though Norris would be using hids hand speed like Khan did to steal points and quick footwork the same way like he did vs Julian Jaxckson before getting, the difference being tghat Canelo can`t punch lie Jackson could, but he`s a smarter offensive fighter and would land more shots than a limited fighter like Jackson, if the fight went to the mid rounds like the Khan fight, having said that I`m not saying Khan could fight as good ass Norris at light middle, he would have got destroyed, but there would be some similarities, I didn`t like Terry1`s performance vs Brown in the rematch at all, Canelo would have destroyed Brown easily. (Please tell me where to put my comas and full stops, lol!)
     
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  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I feel Norris was a lot better than Bowe P4P but didn`t get to prove it against elite opposition.
     
  8. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    With Canelo and possibly ggg both moving to super middleweight can see Norris being the undisputed champ at light middleweight then doing the same at middleweight. Obviously Norris chin was notoriously bad and he might get upset once or twice one the way but being the man at both divisions is definitely possible. I rate Bowe above all the current heavyweights although time will tell if their better however as of now I'd favour him over Joshua, Wilder and Fury so he'd likely be the number on at heavyweight. Given all of this yeah they'd both be top ten p4p.
     
  9. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    One thing your forgetting is that Norris punches twice as hard as Khan ...he punches harder than Canelo . Norris is a natural 154lb guy , Khan is not . I'm not sure Mayweather could beat Terry Norris much less Canelo
     
  10. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Troy Waters shook Norris to his heels and then some. Norris would have nothing to do with JC Vasquez. Canelo has the skill and athleticism to clear Norris out.

    No Bowe couldn't likely have beaten a prime Wlad but surely a Joshua and most likely the wildcard Wilder.
     
  11. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bowe def has a hard time w Wlad or Fury maybe Wilder but wipes the floor w everyone else. Prime Bowe not lazy fat Bowe
     
  12. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    But let's not forget that Canelo struggled against guys like Erislandy Lara and Austin Trout . I believe Terry Norris is as talented as Floyd Mayweather
     
  13. BCS8

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    Bowe no, Norris maybe.

    Let's not forget the depth of the lighter divisions
     
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    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Bowe was far worse defensively thanany of the top heavies of today and he had never been hit with the power that Wilder punches with, plus Wilder and Fury would have reach advantages over Bowe. Saunders would beat Norris I feel, his jab would be a big problem far Terry and I don`t know which fighter would have the better reach, that`s a big thing when a fighter moves up, they often have a reach problem. A fight with Lem could go like the Jackson fight, except Jackson had faster hands than Lem.