Terry Norris slaughters John Mugabi

Terry Norris wipes out John "The Beast" Mugabi in the first round. A crunching left hook starts it all and from there, Mugabi tries to hang on for dear life while "Terrible" Terry beats him into the canvas.

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• terry
• norris
• john
• mugabi
• ko
• boxing

[kidasterorig111]

Terry Norris is Chuck Norris's black brother.

[kenmarv71]

Mugabi gained back SOME of his senses after the first knockdown - but! I still can't believe that Ref allowed him to keep fighting - after getting up and not being able to walk straight after the knockdown. The WHOLE point of having the fighter walk towards you as a Ref after they get knockdown - is to check and see if their legs are steady - and Mugabi's clearly WASN'T.

[kingvic97]

what a HORRIBLE ref

[BufordStone]

Mugabi was never the same after the Hagler fight.

[muhammadumarJA]

the ref made a huge mistake...if you have to hold up a boxer the fight is over!

[MADMAC572]

@ccrosbie33 Well of course that's true. He could have fought Hearns without moving anywhere. He was pretty old by the time Trinidad became a big name... but there is no question his legacy was hurt by not taking the tougher fights. Of course Cavez is non-pereil. Even for his era he stood out as a guy who fought everyone and often. Whitaker, who was not a big puncher, also was remarkable for what he did at 147. But most greats stayed at one weight for most of their careers.

[ccrosbie33]

@MADMAC572 I guess this is where we disagree a bit. He never did attempt to actually go down to 147 -- even when a bout with Tito could have netted some good money. Norris' manager (who once called him the "Michael Jordan of Boxing" got him to the Hall of Fame, but when you look at that era with guys like Whitaker and Chavez fighting everyone they could and even moving up to do so, you'll see why their legacies are so much stronger than Norris'.

[MADMAC572]

@ccrosbie33 Well a good manager will keep putting guys in front of you you are likely to beat. That's what he's suppose to do. Maximum financial gain for minimum risk. Norris wasn't going to beat those guys "just six pounds heavier". He was a small 154 who could make 147. Hagler, McClellan, Hearns - they all probably beat him and he knew it. He was not likely to hurt those guys, and he didn't have a great chin. He was DQed enough for hitting guys down - he paid the price.

[ccrosbie33]

@kidasterorig111 Chuck Norris gets dropped by Simon Brown jabs too? Or is it just Simon Brown pushing the canvas up to meet Chuck/Terry?

[ccrosbie33]

@MADMAC572 You're 100% right on everything there. Those reasons are why I was never a big Norris fan during his peak and through his declining years. He was a great fighter, but feasting on old and smaller guys while avoiding numerous Hall-Of-Famers just 6 pounds north of him is why I was cheering when guys like Waters and Mullings had success against him. Kind of that big "bully" mentality is how I saw Norris. That and the fact he hit so many guys when they were down. Great talent, that's it.

[MADMAC572]

@ccrosbie33 He was too chinny to fight those guys. Of course he'd love to have fought Chavez, a lightweight. But big guys with big power - bad idea. He wanted to make money, and Chavez had the name, but was low risk at 154.

[MADMAC572]

Norris was so much fun to watch. Terrific hand speed, terrific power, good defense, lousy chin. Someone was going to get KOed when Terry fought. What an exciting fighter.