How good was Terry Norris

[Master]

That fight for me, was the epitome of a past prime fighter taking a whipping.
Norris was merciless in combination.

It really signified a changing of the guard.

Just as SRL had put Benitez down with a jab, Norris' poker put Leonard down mmid fight....
I hate to watch that fight from a Leonard perspective, but have to admire the number Terry did on him.

Norris at his best beats any version of Leonard

Interesting one!

But true.

[ICB]

Good enough to scare SRL, he was hungry then and wanted a good 'ol fashioned piece of him.

That fight for me, was the epitome of a past prime fighter taking a whipping.
Norris was merciless in combination.

It really signified a changing of the guard.

Just as SRL had put Benitez down with a jab, Norris' poker put Leonard down mmid fight....
I hate to watch that fight from a Leonard perspective, but have to admire the number Terry did on him.

Norris at his best beats any version of Leonard

Have to agree there actually, its not like SRL was old or was totally shot. He was coming off beating Roberto Duran one sidedly.

Yes it was a boring fight, but Roberto Duran was coming off one of his best performances against Iran Barkley. Terry Norris IMO would of still been too big for SRL at Jr Middleweight, and he would always clearly have the power advantage.

Just because Terry Norris suffered some losses, when he didn't concentrate on a fight properly. Or wasn't 100 percent physcially. Or because SRL is more of a legend.

Doesn't mean Terry Norris couldn't defeat the best version of SRL. People need to check out Terry Norris vs Simon Brown 2, and tell me that version of Terry Norris wouldn't of had a great chance at beating SRL.

Or even check out Meldrick Taylor vs Terry Norris, yes Meldrick Taylor may of been a bit past his prime, after the JCC loss. But he was faster than SRL handspeed wise IMO, but you see in that fight the size difference played a huge factor.

And i think the size difference would always play a factor, in a fight between SRL/Terry Norris. Yes they maybe almost the same height, but i think Terry Norris is still clearly the naturally bigger man.

[Mr140]

Thats kinda liek saying Taver beats any version of Jones i think if Leonard was prime he and the fight was 15 rounds give him a great shot. I think he stop Norris because tell you true most of fight he fought were past it. I mean Leonard was 35 and really to me slowed down quite some. I think in his prime he was faster and think he could a fustrated Norris and got him to fight wrong way i can see the Leonard that beat Hearns winning the fight tell you the truth.