Ken Norton vs Duane Bobick

[mr. magoo]

The picture quality in this clip is not exactly great, but it was a fun fight to watch for all but the minute that it lasted.

Enjoy..

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[Rock0052]

Entertaining indeed. It's like watching a real-life version of a Fight Night player who keeps throwing nothing but haymakers. The overhand right couldn't have landed more if Norton had a magnetic fist and Bobick had metal in his head.

[TheGreatA]

Bobick must have had flashbacks to his earlier humiliating loss at the hands of Teofilo Stevenson in the amateurs. The loss basically ended any hype he may have had and turned him into a bit of a sideshow. Of course one must question the decision to put Bobick in there with Norton after having only beaten washed up opponents, clubfighters and tomato cans up to that point.

Maybe he should have taken on a lesser contender and then gone onto fight Ali and he probably would be viewed differently.

[Sardu]

One of Norton's best performances.

[Bill1234]

I don't think Ken missed a single right hand.

[Longhhorn71]

Norton hit Bobick in the throat for the first shot.

Bobick was way in over his head against Norton.

[Bummy Davis]

It was Bobick first big test and I dont think he learned too much in the area of Defense, and it was exposed shortly after with his 1 punch KO loss to Kallie Knotzee. Duane was a catcher

[Bummy Davis]

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Kallie threw a badass overhand

[Bummy Davis]

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Now Duane looked full of promise at this point, notice Ali says, there are 2 ways to get stopped and the ref stopped it because Holmes wanted to fall

[mr. magoo]

I don't know who was favored to win, but I'm guessing that a fair number of guys lost money on Bobick that night.....

[Bummy Davis]

For some reason Duane never really impressed me as a pro. He was an amatuer legend and he did beat Stevenson before that loss. He also had a few wars with Nick Wells, but it is funny Duane did hold a Pro KO win over Mike"Hercules "Weaver but Weaver also lost to Duanes brother Fat Rodney Bobick

[Longhhorn71]

I don't know who was favored to win, but I'm guessing that a fair number of guys lost money on Bobick that night.....

I remember the build up to the fight.....Bobick the rising star and Norton considered a little worn.

[mr. magoo]

For some reason Duane never really impressed me as a pro. He was an amatuer legend and he did beat Stevenson before that loss. He also had a few wars with Nick Wells, but it is funny Duane did hold a Pro KO win over Mike"Hercules "Weaver but Weaver also lost to Duanes brother Fat Rodney Bobick


Weaver was a non-established nobody when he fought in both those matches.... Different story 3-5 years later...

[mr. magoo]

I remember the build up to the fight.....Bobick the rising star and Norton considered a little worn.


I'm thinking that given Bobick's status as a successful olympian and having a 38-0 record, along with Norton aging a tad, a lot of mother fuckers were picking Duane to clean house and probably early..... Needless to say they were wrong... Perhaps the same son's of bitches thought they had learned a lesson, and a few years later figured they'd change their thinking and bet on Norton against another over hyped great white...... They would be wrong again....

[Unforgiven]

Interestingly, Norton starts this fight fighting on the back foot and he's in with a big puncher in Bobick.

[My2Sense]

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This was not only a classic example of a hot prospect being "exposed," but it was also one of the biggest trainer fails of all time.

Eddie Futch was Bobick's trainer, and as Norton's former trainer he was convinced he had "inside info" on Norton that would enable Bobick to beat him. In fact, he predicted that Bobick would KO Norton in the 1st. :lol: Hence, he convinced Bobick's people to rush him into this fight after having fed him an almost exclusive tomato can diet.

This fight was also billed as something of a "grudge match" between Norton and Futch, and that added another element to the build up. Maybe that's what lit a fire under Norton's behind? :think

[Unforgiven]

This was not only a classic example of a hot prospect being "exposed," but it was also one of the biggest trainer fails of all time.

Eddie Futch was Bobick's trainer, and as Norton's former trainer he was convinced he had "inside info" on Norton that would enable Bobick to beat him. In fact, he predicted that Bobick would KO Norton in the 1st. :lol: Hence, he convinced Bobick's people to rush him into this fight after having fed him an almost exclusive tomato can diet.

This fight was also billed as something of a "grudge match" between Norton and Futch, and that added another element to the build up. Maybe that's what lit a fire under Norton's behind? :think

Yes, and people still quote Futch as an authority on Norton's tendency to freeze against punchers, and his inability to beat them. There may well be some truth in that, but Futch was working on exactly that presumption when he put Bobick in with him.

Interestingly, Joe Frazier told the press Bobick would get beaten up by Norton.

Bobick was the Gerry Cooney of the time. Bobick was actually being ducked by Muhammad Ali prior to this fight !

[CassiusClayAli]

just started here. Stevenson was something else.