By Edward Chaykovsky
Hall of Famer and former world champion Terry Norris is NOT a fan of today's boxing landscape.
A very feared puncher in his day, with good boxing ability. His only flaw was the inability to take a very good punch. Norris retired in 1998 with a record of 47-9, 31KOs.
Norris feels today's boxers are more interested in fighting the easiest opponent for the most amount of money, instead of testing their skills against elite competition or striving to be the best.
In the opinion of Norris, if fighters like Mayweather and some of the other top welterweights would have competed in his era - they would have never captured world titles. He has several fighters in mind, during his time period, who would have beaten Mayweather (49-0, 26KOs). Mayweather, who captured world titles in five weight divisions, retired from the sport last September.
"You know I really don’t think too much of those guys. If they were back in my era they wouldn’t be champions. Boxing has gotten soft. If you put Floyd Mayweather in my era, I know a number of guys that were in my weight division that would beat him, including me! I don’t think that much of boxing today," Norris told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.
How would Norris beat Mayweather? He explains the necessary game plan to get the job done.
"The key to beating Floyd is somebody that’s going to go in there and mix it up with Floyd. Not box him, but go at him, bang Floyd, push Floyd around, and hit him with uppercuts and hit him with things that he’s just not expecting to be hit with. You need somebody strong, somebody bold, and somebody that’s real aggressive and just throws a lot of punches, and goes in there in the best shape of their life and ready to go," Norris said.