Terry Norris

"Terrible" Terry Norris ( born June 17, 1967 as Terry Wayne Norris in Lubbock, Texas ) is a retired American boxer. He is the younger brother of former world champion at cruiserweight Orlin Norris.

Career

Terry Norris had as an amateur boxer record of 291 wins and four defeats and began a career as a professional in 1986. He distinguished himself early by a major technical repertoire, coupled with unusual speed and great clout from. As a weakness, however, were his lack of takers skills.

After Norris his first twelve fights all could deny victorious, he eventually lost on August 13, 1987 compared Derrick Kelly on points. In the same year he suffered his second defeat when he - was disqualified against Joe Walker - not for the last time in his career. After Norris defeated the hitherto unbeaten Quincy Taylor, as well as the eventual champion at super middleweight Steve Little.

After Norris had signed with Boxpromotor Don King, he called on July 30, 1989 out the dreaded because of its clout WBA champion Julian Jackson. Although he had dominated his opponent at the start of the fight, Norris lost his first title fight, when he was already seriously went KO in round 2.

A few months later, on 31 March 1990, Norris received another shot at the title. He challenged the WBC title holder John Mugabi, which also possessed an impressive punch. This time, Norris was able to secure with a spectacular first-round knockout for the world title. A point victory over come into the years superstar Sugar Ray Leonard in his second title defense finally helped Norris 1991 final breakthrough.

As a world champion Terry Norris was known often to fight against opponents who originally came from lighter weight classes. So were Meldrick Taylor, a far from top form distant Donald Curry and Maurice Blocker no actual Halbmittelgewichtler. After Norris had defeated them all prematurely, he insulted other known boxer from the lower weight classes, such as Julio César Chávez, Pernell Whitaker and Oscar de la Hoya and tried to provoke a fight. He defended his title until 1993, a total of ten times - including against the subsequent title holder Carl Daniels and Jorge Castro or in February 1993 in the victory by TKO in the IBF junior middleweight bout in Mexico City against Maurice Blocker from the U.S.. At a rematch against Jackson or a fight against the hard hitting WBA titlist Julio César Vásquez, who was the successor of Jackson, but it never came.

On December 18, 1993 Norris was in his eleventh title defense by former welterweight Simon Brown - who had to contend with strong health problems and had almost stopped - dethroned by KO in the fourth round. Although Norris won the rematch against Brown half a year later and reclaim his title, but his aura was struck. Even against his next opponent and 25:1 outsider Luis Santana - which was inferior in seven of his last ten fights - Norris lost his title again when he was disqualified for lookup. In the rematch Norris was disqualified lying on points lead for lookup. It was only the third meeting between the Boxer Norris won by TKO in the second round.

After Terry Norris had regained his WBC title for the second time, he parted from Don King to get with the help of the promoter Bob Arum a fight against Oscar de la Hoya. Despite the efforts of the fight never came about ultimately.

On December 16, 1995 Norris won in a title unification bout against Paul Vaden also added the title of IBF. After a total of four title defenses him but the IBF title was again denied because he did not compete against the mandatory challenger. After two non- title bouts, which Norris could prematurely each decide for himself, he lost on 16 December 1997 the WBC title to his compatriot Keith Mullings by technical knockout in round nine. After another defeat against Dana Rosenblatt, he called in November 1998 out the WBA champion Laurent Boudouani from France. After another knockout loss in round nine Norris eventually ended his career.

Apart from two brief interruptions Terry Norris was almost seven years WBC world champion in the light middleweight division, where he 16 times successfully defended his title. In addition to his WBC title he held for 13 months beyond the world title on the version of the IBF, which he successfully defended a total of four times successfully. Overall, Norris played 30 world championship fights, of which he was able to finish 24 victorious.

2005 Norris was induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

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