SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Not nervous, i meant impatient.lurkyshaka wrote:SaadOffTheDeck wrote: In all fairness anyone with a brain knows a high Ko % doesn't necessarily mean a fighter is physically strong. And likewise a low KO % doesn't necessarily mean a fighter isn't physically strong.
As i've already said while a big bench press on its own doesn't prove that Norris was stronger than Floyd, but when added to the other factors at play its fair to suppose he was indeed stronger than Floyd at 154. I base my thinking on several factors, not just Norris's bench press.
Dunno why you're getting so antsy about this minor side issue.
I'm not antsy about anything. Why in the world would you think you're making me nervous?
You spoke about people rushing to call you a moron when i don't think anyone had the intent, it seemed to be a fairly balanced and constructive thread.
You missed the point. It was about misconceptions. Are you telling me that my assertion that Norris didn't have a size advantage didn't drive people to check their statistics on the front page? I'm sure you did it yourself. You can't measure strength in the ring until you see it. Everyone in here is just making an assumption that I'm not willing to make.[/quote]
I can't speak for everyone else. But i myself didn't need to check the stats out, as i knew both Terry and Floyd's stats already. And from a variety of factors i came to the view that Terry would have been the stronger man physically. I didn't base my thinking on any one thing, but a combination of several factors.
Norris was taller but also more compact than Floyd.
He was a career super-welter as opposed to Floyd who obviously came up through the weights.
Terry was well known for strength in the gym, and while that isn't conclusive on its own its another indication.
And lastly from watching most of Terry's career it was clear to witness what a strong fighter he was at 154. He'd often physically shove and push his opposition around to make room to knock lumps out of them with combinations. I never saw Terry Norris physically mauled or outstrengthed, but i watched him manhandle plenty of his opposition.
Now not all seemingly obvious assumptions are true, and its fair enough to question things. Certainly not everything is as it may at first appear. But i think in this particular case its fair to conclude that Terry Norris was physically stronger than Floyd Mayweather after looking at all the evidence available.[/quote]
You can conclude anything you like, I wouldn't know that Norris was stronger than Floyd until I saw it. If he set out to prove he was, Mayweather's chances would dramatically improve.[/quote]
Well its bloody obvious that you, i, nor anyone else would 'know' for certain that Norris was stronger until we saw it actually happen. Obviously we can only speculate on these type of threads. But that being the case, it is logical to reckon that Norris would have been the stronger fighter based on the various factors i've mentioned.And while there are several reasons to suppose Norris would have been the stronger man, there is NO reason to think Mayweather would have been.
There is wild speculation and there is logical speculation, but no matter how much it irritates you its logical to speculate that Terry Norris would have been stronger than Floyd Mayweather.