jersey joe walcott vs ken norton

[mokele]

of course I knew that

walcott was a harder puncher than norton

he also beat JOE LOUIS, ever heard of him? unfortunetley walcott was robbed. he also beat EZZARD CHARLES twice


THERES A LOT MORE GOOD NAMES THAN JUST ROCKY MARCIANO ON HIS RESUME!

Of course I knew that stuff. I saw a show a few years ago in which Joe Louis, Tony Galento, Jersey Joe Walcott and a moderator (who I've forgotten) were sitting around reminiscing about their boxing careers. Galento had lost a lot of weight and no longer looked like he was ever a heavyweight. During the show, the 1st Louis-Walcott fight was brought up, and Walcott said that he had won that fight. Louis disagreed but tried not to make a big deal out of it. It was sort of touching to see 2 old boxers that still carry on a feud 30 years or more after it occurred!

[Kid Achilles]

If you can find out where you saw that, I'd love to know.

[RockyMarcianofan00]

walcott was a harder puncher than norton





he also beat JOE LOUIS, ever heard of him? unfortunetley walcott was robbed. he also beat EZZARD CHARLES twice


THERES A LOT MORE GOOD NAMES THAN JUST ROCKY MARCIANO ON HIS RESUME!

good posting

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Walcott was a great fighter with a good punch for the most part and he had a special punch that would knock nearly anyone down, maybe not out but down. This is the punch he used against Louis,Charles,and Marciano

Walcott was prime during the Marciano fight

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Walcott knocks down Marciano

[SuzieQ49]

kid achilles, my fights came in. i will upload some for you


quick points after watching the fights


* nino valdes was absolutley tailor made for marciano. valdes is lucky he did not fight the rock, it would not have lasted 5 rounds. all of valdes weaknesses are rocky's strengths!


* bob satterfield had a lot better defense and better boxing skills than people think. he was polished


* rex layne knocked out bob satterfield with one of the best right hands i have ever seen. satterfield dropped like he been shot. this fight shows how hard layne could hit.


* walcott schooled the huge 6'6 hein ten hoff who on film looked pretty mobile for a big man. walcott showed in this fight he was very good at dealing with big men.


* machen-johannsen knockout is THE MOST BRUTAL KO I HAVE EVER SEEN. i thought machen was dead. literally. he was being pummeled on the ropes uncounsious and the ref refused to step in. it was very scary KO! make no mistake about it, ingo could **** with his right. machen dropped the first time like he been shot!


* sam langford is the real deal. he has incredible punching technique as well, throws very straight punches in combinations.


* archie moore was just as fast in early-mid 1950s as in mid 1940s

[Kid Achilles]

That's great to hear! Satterfield is a punching power legend and I've always wanted to see the guy in action. When I get back home from college, I'll have to order some fights myself.

[SABBATH]

* bob satterfield had a lot better defense and better boxing skills than people think. he was polished


* rex layne knocked out bob satterfield with one of the best right hands i have ever seen. satterfield dropped like he been shot. this fight shows how hard layne could hit.

Satterfield was an explosive puncher and had an impressive looking style until he got hit on the chin. Keep that in mind any time you see Satterfield get starched. He wasn't very durable.

[SABBATH]

Norton-Walcott is a good match-up. I see it being more like Norton-Young than Holmes-Norton or Ali-Norton. Young was a slick counter-puncher who had a better chin than Walcott but didn't hit as hard as Jersey Joe. Young was able to stop Norton dead in his tracks with sharp counter-punches so it's not inconcievable that Walcott could hurt Norton while I also believe Norton could hurt Walcott as others fighters were able to.

Having watched Norton-Young many times I believe Young could have been given the decision. It was a very close fight and difficult to score. Your classic aggressor vs counterpuncher. I do believe Norton was not the same after Ali III and admittedly had lost some of his taste for boxing. Starting with the debateable Young decision Norton went on to lose to Holmes, was demolished by Shavers, was floored and out on his feet at the final bell in his draw against Ledoux before coming back to a split decision win over Cobb and a blow-out loss to Cooney.

Norton's peak was from '73-'76 and I believe this version of Norton beats prime Walcott. Based on the split decision '78 Holmes fight, this prime Norton may have beaten Holmes also.

[butterfly1964]

who do you take

norton has the slightly better chin, and the edge in power and size, so he would catch up to walcott and ko him late.

norton in 10.

[SuzieQ49]

norton does NOT i repeat DOES NOT have more power than walcott

[Heckler]

With the parrying hand norton would render Walcotts jab useless, Walcott may have been slick but Norton was rather relentless and would eventually brake him down. Norton was a harder hitter and he would track and brake walcott down eventually. Him dropping Joe Louis isn't justification for being a harder hitter, Joe Louis isn't known for a strong chin.