Mac Foster vs Ken Norton

[Nile4000]

Ken had a vulnerability to punchers, but Mac wasn't totally top-notch.Would Ken be able to survive Mac's power for the duration of the fight?

[BoxBuzz]

Yep

[drunkenpiper36]

Foster's power is difficult to gauge. For all we know he might have hit as hard as anybody. But then again, the quality of his opposition makes it hard to determine anything solid. What we do know, is that he lost pretty much every time he stepped up, and was even defeated by men who weren't top notch. I'm thinking Ken has a chance here. while its true that his chin wasn't the greatest, it generally took an "exceptional" puncher to make him fold, and in all reality, only one of them did it when he was prime. The rest took place otherwise.

[BoxBuzz]

Ken had a vulnerability to punchers, but Mac wasn't totally top-notch.Would Ken be able to survive Mac's power for the duration of the fight?

Depending on the year........

May 1970

* Mac Foster ~ 24-0-0 {24 KO's} ~ {Age; 27 years, 11 months} ~ 6' 2" ~ 212 lbs. ~ Reach; 78"
vs.
* Ken Norton ~ 15-0-0 {14 KO's} ~ {Age; 26 years, 9 months} ~ 6' 3" ~ 205 lbs. ~ Reach; 80"

I'd take Mac Foster by 'Knockout' all the way. Mac would be too big and too strong for the 1970's {205 lb.} version
of Ken Norton.

Kenny was still 'chinny' and was wobbled in several early-career bouts, even when facing mediocre-punchers. Plus, many
of Kenny's early career KO wins were TKO's, not "flush-punch' Knockouts.

Mac Foster by TKO in 4.

Did you just get out of the pool? Cuz it appears you're all wet.

[raylawpc]

Physician Buzz,

See Kenny Norton versus > Aaron Eastling and Bob Mashburn in 1970.

Kenny tasted the canvas in both bouts, and was in 'big' trouble. Luckily for Kenny, neither
Eastling or Mashburn knew how to finish a fighter who was 'out-on-his-feet'.

Aaron Eastling >
"I landed a grazing right hand to his chin, and he fell down. It wasn't even that hard of a punch.
And this guy is supposed to be a future Champion. I don't think so. I'm not even that big of a
puncher, and he fell from a light tap to his whiskers."

Sources please . . .

[BoxBuzz]

He was just chattin' with Aaron last week.... I"m sure it came up in conversation.

[Cap]

Close personal source. He was once married to Aaron's sister Ederweena, big sweaty gal, liked pickled herring right out of the bucket. She was sure something to look at, yessir.

[Cap]

Yes. Considering your monicker can I assume you're a dictator from Italy? DD

[BoxBuzz]

....And in an ultimate Irony, you were rescued by the Germans, who were willing to give you safe haven, (at least until Uncle Addy had no place to run) but you chose to go back to your wicked ways, and ended up a Pinata.

[Nile4000]

Ken had a vulnerability to punchers, but Mac wasn't totally top-notch.Would Ken be able to survive Mac's power for the duration of the fight?

Depending on the year........

May 1970

* Mac Foster ~ 24-0-0 {24 KO's} ~ {Age; 27 years, 11 months} ~ 6' 2" ~ 212 lbs. ~ Reach; 78"
vs.
* Ken Norton ~ 15-0-0 {14 KO's} ~ {Age; 26 years, 9 months} ~ 6' 3" ~ 205 lbs. ~ Reach; 80"

I'd take Mac Foster by 'Knockout' all the way. Mac would be too big and too strong for the 1970's {205 lb.} version
of Ken Norton.

Kenny was still 'chinny' and was wobbled in several early-career bouts, even when facing mediocre-punchers. Plus, many
of Kenny's early career KO wins were TKO's, not "flush-punch' Knockouts.

Mac Foster by TKO in 4.

And if this had happened in reality, could Ken have recoverd, and still beat Ali in their initial 1973 matchup?