Terry Norris v Pernell at 147?

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I can't see Norris beating Whittaker.

I find it hard to ever pick against PW, as his defensive skills were freakish.

Norris was definitely the stronger man, but PW's slickness would have frustrated the hell out of Norris.

Whittaker by UD.

I honestly believe Whitaker would win by DQ because Norris would blow his top with not being able to hit Whitaker and there isn't many more frustrating to fight than Whitaker remember Norris had his demons.

Never thought of that.

You might well be right there.

Norris was prone to frustration & there is no more a frustrating opponent than a prime PW.

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Norris knocks him out, and it could happen in the first round or the 12th. I watched Norris from his 4th or 5th pro fight. He had one punch power in both hands, and he could box very well, and he was faster than Whitaker. It would be a slow paced fight because of Whitaker's herky-jerky nonsense, but, if ever for a second he stopped to fight like he did against Brazier, for example, Norris would blast him. As for Norris getting frustrated...He fought Stevie Little, one of the most frustrating guys of recent years, and, in a clutch and grab and pose chess match, knocked him out with one right hand. Only time Little ever went down, much less out, and he later won a 168 pound title.

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Norris knocks him out, and it could happen in the first round or the 12th. I watched Norris from his 4th or 5th pro fight. He had one punch power in both hands, and he could box very well, and he was faster than Whitaker. It would be a slow paced fight because of Whitaker's herky-jerky nonsense, but, if ever for a second he stopped to fight like he did against Brazier, for example, Norris would blast him. As for Norris getting frustrated...He fought Stevie Little, one of the most frustrating guys of recent years, and, in a clutch and grab and pose chess match, knocked him out with one right hand. Only time Little ever went down, much less out, and he later won a 168 pound title.

Just like the other thread i stopped reading after this.


Whitaker's herky-jerky nonsense,


And this statement was just plain ridiculous.

Norris knocks him out, and it could happen in the first round or the 12th.

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I think you miss understand me. Whitaker was a very effective defensive fighter, in that he was hard to hit and hard to figure out, but he was far from a classical defensive fighter. He had a habit of squatting very low, well below his opponent's waist, which, technically, is illegal. He also had a tendency to grab around their legs and lift them (against Nelson, for example). This, also, is technically illegal. He got away with it and more power to him, but the best way I can think of to describe it is "herky-jerky nonsense."
Whitaker did not have the best chin; early in his career, especially, it was a source of much concern. Later, Hurtado put him down a couple times. Perhaps this contributed to his unorthodox way of avoiding punches. My belief is that Norris would knock him out, and Pernell Whitaker wasn't the type of fighter that you beat up on. I think that, at some point, Norris would have hit him and stopped him. That moment may have come in the first round; it may not have come until late, but it would've come. I think it would've been in the 6-8 round.
Incidentally, Freddie Pendleton hit Whitaker and made him shake a few times in their fight and a one-armed Buddy McGirt fed him right hands like peanuts. Norris stops him.