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How about "Terrible" Terry Norris vs the all-time greats of the 154lb class?

What if he got to fight these guys in their primes at 154lbs:
1. Thomas Hearns
2. Wilfred Benitez
3. Mike McCallum
4. Nino Benvenutti
5. Koichi Wajima
6. Winky Wright
7. Felix "Tito" Trinidad
8. Fernando Vargas
9. Oscar De La Hoya
10. Tony Ayala

What if he got to fight these guys at middleweight:
1. Gerald McClellan
2. Michael Nunn
3. James Toney
4. Jermaine Taylor
5. Bernard Hopkins

What would his record be? A winning record or a losing record?

You need to get a different hobby.

Most of the fighters you have listed would decapitate Terry Norris, the rest would just beat him to death.

Terry Norris vs Tommy Hearns or Gerald McClellan...........scary............the Whicker Man had more chance.

I believe he could outbox Vargas, Wright, Taylor and KO Trinidad.

Never saw Wajima fight so refraining from opinion. At 154 pounds: Norris gets knocked out by Hearns, Trinidad, Vargas, De La Hoya, Ayala Jr. Loses decisions to Benitez, McCallum, Benvenutti, Wright. At 160 pounds Norris gets knocked out by McClellan and Toney. Loses decisions to Nunn, Hopkins. WINS by decision over Taylor.

elmersalsa wrote:How about "Terrible" Terry Norris vs the all-time greats of the 154lb class?

What if he got to fight these guys in their primes at 154lbs:
1. Thomas Hearns
2. Wilfred Benitez
3. Mike McCallum
4. Nino Benvenutti
5. Koichi Wajima
6. Winky Wright
7. Felix "Tito" Trinidad
8. Fernando Vargas
9. Oscar De La Hoya
10. Tony Ayala

What if he got to fight these guys at middleweight:
1. Gerald McClellan
2. Michael Nunn
3. James Toney
4. Jermaine Taylor
5. Bernard Hopkins

What would his record be? A winning record or a losing record?

I'd have to pick all the middleweights there to beat him. Norris was a small-ish jr. middle (almost a blown up welter) and he never proved anything above that weight.

Hearns and McCallum would have too much for him, Tito should be able to overpower him eventually, and I'd take Winky to beat him on decision. But Norris against Benvenuti, DeLaHoya, Vargas, and Benitez are all interesting fights and somewhat tough to pick IMO.

Like many people, I don't think Norris was a great fighter, but I think he's being underrated a bit if he's made a "lock" to lose to all of the fighters on this list.

His best chance would be against Wajima and Ayala. Vargas would be competitive. Would be a decided underdog in the others. There is a lot of really good competition here. Might pull off an upset one here and there (like if Toney was bored). He would probably go something like 2-13 or 3-12.

elmersalsa wrote:How about "Terrible" Terry Norris vs the all-time greats of the 154lb class?

What if he got to fight these guys in their primes at 154lbs:
1. Thomas Hearns
2. Wilfred Benitez
3. Mike McCallum
4. Nino Benvenutti
5. Koichi Wajima
6. Winky Wright
7. Felix "Tito" Trinidad
8. Fernando Vargas
9. Oscar De La Hoya
10. Tony Ayala

What if he got to fight these guys at middleweight:
1. Gerald McClellan
2. Michael Nunn
3. James Toney
4. Jermaine Taylor
5. Bernard Hopkins

What would his record be? A winning record or a losing record?

I see Terry winning most of these easy.

Benitez would get a boxing lesson worse than the one Ray Leonard got. Ayala? He was the exception and on his way to becoming champ. Tony would have belted out guys like Tito and Vargas no problem. Nino had heart but wouldnt be able to withstand attacks from guys like Terry and Tony.

How do I know? I've seen them all before that's how. The two people that stand the best chance against Terry are Hearns and McCallum