Terry Norris
Origin
Campo, California, USAProfile
Strengths
Explosive handspeed
Excellent foot work
Decent power
Fought well on the inside and outside
Killer instinct
Facts
His knockout of John Mugabi was The Ring Knockout of the Year for 1990.
Terry came into prominence with a dominating win over a dangerous but past-his-prime Sugar Ray Leonard in 1991.
The second round of his fight with Troy Waters was The Ring Round of the Year for 1993.
Three of Norris's losses were via disqualification
Fought Louis Santana three times consectutively. Norris was disqualified in the first two fights and easily KO'd Sanatana in the 2nd Round of their third fight.
Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005
Major World Titles
WBC Light Middleweight
1990-93
WBC Light Middleweight
1994
WBC Light Middleweight
1995-97
IBF Light Middleweight
1995-97
Significant Wins
KO 8 Vincent Pettway - 1996
UD 12 Paul Vaden - 1995
UD 12 Simon Brown - 1994
TKO 2 Maurice Blocker - 1993
TKO 4 Meldrick Taylor - 1992
TKO 9 Carl Daniels - 1992
UD 10 Jorge Castro - 1991
Donald Curry - 1991
UD 12 Sugar Ray Leonard - 1991
KO 1 John Mugabi - 1990
SD 10 Jorge Vaca - 1989
UD 10 Quincy Taylor - 1988
Significant Loses
TKO 9 Laurent Boudouani - 1998
TKO 9 Keith Mullings - 1997
KO 4 Simon Brown - 1993
TKO 2 Julian Jackson - 1989
Amateur Info
Record: 291-4
Four-time Texas State Golden Gloves Champion
Images
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