Inexplicable Losses

**Master** · 11-01-2020 12:16 PM

I am a huge Terry Norris fan, I could watch him fight all day he was a joy to see with his fast, explosive hands and great footwork but he was finished by the time he fought Mullings. Norris was being set up to fight Oscar but he aged badly in that fight. Never won another fight after that and retired a couple of losses later.

**SlimTrae** · 11-09-2020 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by Master

I am a huge Terry Norris fan, I could watch him fight all day he was a joy to see with his fast, explosive hands and great footwork but he was finished by the time he fought Mullings. Norris was being set up to fight Oscar but he aged badly in that fight. Never won another fight after that and retired a couple of losses later.

I'm not sure I can say he aged in that fight as commentary IMO was spot on. He was quicker, sharper & more accurate than Mullings for what its worth. What I saw was a Mullings pull a Mulligan

He landed one shot that seemed to short circuit Norris. Then the next round, he finished him.
I agree Norris was not prime or peak. But he didnt seem to slow down at any point. IMO he got caught, couldnt recover.

**SlimTrae** · 11-09-2020 07:32 AM

DLH Losing to Tito. I remember thinking around 7th or 8th round that I couldn't believe how Oscar wasn't just winning, he was schooling Trinidad. Around the 11th round I heard commentators say what we were all saying while watching- he's running and giving up rounds.

That is a fight to kick one's self. Not when a person loses on a come from behind KO, but when a fighter listens to his corner give them the wrong friggin info. I'd say Oscar by 12th was on literal run mode. Horrible way to lose a fight.

**johnsebastianmiran** · 11-27-2020 08:16 PM

John Tate losing the WBA title against Mike Weaver in the fifteenth round and far ahead on the scorecards was Tate. It was a right cross and the hardest left hook ever thrown by Mike Weaver that separated Tate from his title.

**TitoFan** · 11-27-2020 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by johnsebastianmiran

John Tate losing the WBA title against Mike Weaver in the fifteenth round and far ahead on the scorecards was Tate. It was a right cross and the hardest left hook ever thrown by Mike Weaver that separated Tate from his title.

Good one! Tate had that fight in the bag. All he had to do was last out the round. But he got lazy up against the ropes and Weaver unleashed that cannon of a left hook and Tate went down like a felled redwood.