An Ultra In-Depth Analysis: Terry Norris/Julian Jackson

[Rockin']

I was sure that this one would have gone the distance, who'da thunk?


Very entertaining match-up, very entertaining action and an astonishing conclusion. Great fight!............. Rockin'

[TBear]

The first round I thought Norris was going to get the ko. The second, I didn't.
The first round Norris thought he was going to get the ko. That was his mistake.

[mickey malone]

I was sure that this one would have gone the distance, who'da thunk?


Very entertaining match-up, very entertaining action and an astonishing conclusion. Great fight!............. Rockin'

Good thread... Norris often gets overlooked,, by myself included, but if memory serves correct, the Jackson ko, kind of signalled the start of Norris's prime, and he became 'the man' at lmwt for quite some time... Beatings of Mugabi, Curry, SRL, Meldrick Taylor come to mind.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

This is what is wrong with today's fighters, they have padded and protected records, without challenging themselves early in career..

Norris is a prime example of learning from a loss and improving and going on to have a HOF type career. Those early career losses and fighting tough opposition early paid dividends later on in his career.


This fight was probably the best 2 round fight ever.. I loved norris' career. So many twists and turns, and you never knew what to expect.

[mickey malone]

This is what is wrong with today's fighters, they have padded and protected records, without challenging themselves early in career..

Norris is a prime example of learning from a loss and improving and going on to have a HOF type career. Those early career losses and fighting tough opposition early paid dividends later on in his career.


This fight was probably the best 2 round fight ever.. I loved norris' career. So many twists and turns, and you never knew what to expect.

True enough, and I totally agree..

Norris a hoffer for sure, not an atg... Defence and discipline, were both questionable at times..

[Sugar Adam Ali]

True enough, and I totally agree..

Norris a hoffer for sure, not an atg... Defence and discipline, were both questionable at times..

Yeah def not an ATG, but was always an exciting fighter to watch. When he laid out mugabi in 1, that was wild. Then he had probably the worst trilogy ever with that one guy, i forget his name, but norris kept losing by early DQ, and then iced him in the 3rd fight.

He is not an ATG, but probably top 20 guy all time at 154

[mickey malone]

Yeah def not an ATG, but was always an exciting fighter to watch. When he laid out mugabi in 1, that was wild. Then he had probably the worst trilogy ever with that one guy, i forget his name, but norris kept losing by early DQ, and then iced him in the 3rd fight.

He is not an ATG, but probably top 20 guy all time at 154

That would have been Luis Santana, awkward fighter, could make anyone look bad, without looking good himself

[Bodyshot3]

The more you look at who Terry fought (back-to-back) and the results that did go his way; the more you begin to realise that whilst not ATG material, he was certainly a very special fighter indeed.

His career is invaraibly be defined by the Jackson and SRL wins; but that's not doing the guy proper justice or looking at his career forensically and examining who he fought and how and where he beat them.

Before he has faced Leonard he has beaten JJ but had also got a first round KO over the lethal John Mugabi, defended it on the road in France and beaten the extremely dangerous Jorge Vaca.

After Leonard, he draws a series with the excellent Simon Brown, beats none other than Meldrick Taylor by stoppage, ends Don Curry's career and stops guys like Joe Gatti, Alex Rios and Maurice Blocker along the way and early.

That's a heck of record folks and just how Santana even got close to Terry is proper Bermuda Triangle stuff.