Terry Norris vs Wilfred Benitez

[Cobra33]

A very interesting match-up.Norris with ethe speed and power but horrible chin vs the ultra slick Benitez.Who wins?

[brownpimp88]

Terry Norris would knock him out

[Terrible Terry]

Terrible Terry by KO, I may be a little bias though

[redrooster]

Give Terry some real competition. Norris wins without Benitez putting up a struggle. Norris by tko

[Cobra33]

And who would you feel is a REAL challenge REDROOSTER? Maybe a prime Mike Tyson might be able to get out of the 1rst round vs Norris?
How about Norris vs Ali-No Norris hits too hard for Ali.

[redrooster]

Not someone like Benitez. He had no heart and let Leonard walk off with his title without putting up a fight. No heart.


I can guarantee that had it been Norris with his title on the line, he would have squashed Leonard like a grape. He would have been in his face all the time unlike Wilfredo who just looked at him the whole time, concentrating on defense. Frankly, I'm glad he lost his title-he didn't deserve to hold onto it.

[JohnThomas1]

I think Benitez could outbox Terry, but it's a dangerous match. Terry has a weak chin, and tho Benitez is no big hitter it's not impossible that he might get him in trouble.

[la-califa]

If Hearns,Leonard or Duran couldn't knock out Benitez. Norris would have no shot. Benitez would avoid the Norris attacks & come on in the late rounds. A right hand to the fine china will bring an abrupt end. (ALA Maurice Hope).

[BENNY BLANCO]

Norris wins this by TKO in the late rounds or by UD.

[laxpdx]

Norris wins this by TKO in the late rounds or by UD.

Second.

[redrooster]

I must concur. Terry just has too much speed, too much tenacity. Wilfred would be a helpless pup as Terry boxes circles around him

[natonic]

Possibly the best version of Benitez was the 154 lb one. He was still in his prime but matured physically. He fought great fights against Hope and Duran and very well against and awesome Tommy Hearns. If Hearns couldn't stop Benitez at that weight, NO WAY Norris does. Benitez would've eventually caught Norris on that china chin and gotten him outta there. No prediction on the round, just a matter of time.

[BENNY BLANCO]

Possibly the best version of Benitez was the 154 lb one. He was still in his prime but matured physically. He fought great fights against Hope and Duran and very well against and awesome Tommy Hearns. If Hearns couldn't stop Benitez at that weight, NO WAY Norris does. Benitez would've eventually caught Norris on that china chin and gotten him outta there. No prediction on the round, just a matter of time. Benitez is not even a power puncher to even consider him knocking out Norris.

Norris had the high workrate, punching accuracy, and constant pressure to beat Benitez. And nobody can outbox Terry Norris who style is a nightmare for technical boxers whether they are textbook like Maweather or unorthodox like Benitez, the only advantage Benitez has in this matchup is reflexes and counter punching which is simply not enough to beat Norris at his best.

[Bad_Intentions]

Norris UD12.

too much speed and workrate.

[red cobra]

Benitez would have outboxed Norris and very possibly put him on his ass en route to a unanimous decision victory. All these posts with Norris koing Benitez...ridiculous...El Radar was a nightmare for Duran, made Leonard miss more than anyone was able to in Sugar's prime, and Hearns even failed to ko him...HEARNS(!!!) This is no washed up Ray Leonard we're talking about, but one of the best pure boxing wizards of all time...he outclasses Norris, and wins 15 round decision.

[PowerPuncher]

Looks like the Leonard fight, which I thought was largely 1 sided

[Unforgiven]

Norris by decision.

[redrooster]

Benitez would have outboxed Norris and very possibly put him on his ass en route to a unanimous decision victory. All these posts with Norris koing Benitez...ridiculous...El Radar was a nightmare for Duran, made Leonard miss more than anyone was able to in Sugar's prime, and Hearns even failed to ko him...HEARNS(!!!) This is no washed up Ray Leonard we're talking about, but one of the best pure boxing wizards of all time...he outclasses Norris, and wins 15 round decision.

You saw what happened when he stepped into the ring with someone faster than himself: he really couldnt do anything with either of them.

Duran and Hope were plodders at best but and without speed-the perfect opponents to make "El Radar" look good. And let's face it, Duran was yesterday's news by '81. Norris on the other hand was the new breed of athlete-much much faster both with the hands and feet.

I fail to understand how a weaponless fighter like Wilfred could deal with Mr. Norris. If Leonard himself had no chance, what feeble hope would "Wonderful Wilfred" have?

He wouldn't. After building an insurmoutable lead, Terry decides to finish the myth of El Radar and unleashes a volley of shots to the head similar to what happened in the Matthew Hilton fight and finishes that sorry mo fo.

[teeto]

Norris for me.

[Flea Man]

If Hearns,Leonard or Duran couldn't knock out Benitez. Norris would have no shot. Benitez would avoid the Norris attacks & come on in the late rounds. A right hand to the fine china will bring an abrupt end. (ALA Maurice Hope).

Leonard DID stop Benitez.

Anyway this is a very close match-up IMO, but Benitez is smarter than Norris IMO.

Benitez by close decision, Norris more eye catching, Benitez moer effective. I see Norris getting dropped late.

[Robbi]

Norris.

[MrMarvel]

Terry Norris would knock him out

I agree. The combination of skill, speed, and power is too much for Benitez.

[GPater11093]

good fight

Benitez is not even a power puncher to even consider him knocking out Norris.

Norris had the high workrate, punching accuracy, and constant pressure to beat Benitez. And nobody can outbox Terry Norris who style is a nightmare for technical boxers whether they are textbook like Maweather or unorthodox like Benitez, the only advantage Benitez has in this matchup is reflexes and counter punching which is simply not enough to beat Norris at his best.

I think Benitezs jab can nuetralise the speed of Norris. I help Benitez controll the pace. Obviously he cant win it just with the jab his movement plays an important part in this.

I think early Norris has alot of sucess with his speed, combos and workrate and can catch Benitez. Benitez might take afew rounds to adjust to the speed of Norris and to get the jab working ot help controll the fight.

I like Benitez to controll the range with movement and jab and in turn controll the pace and overrall shape of the fight. But Norris will always be in it.

I say Benitez SD as he boxes off his back foot with sharper shots but Norris throwing more and being aggresive.

[bighappy]

my little sister could slap norris and ko him

[he grant]

Wilfredo Beneitz was still a great fighter when he won the title at 154. Tons of natural talent. A frame that carried the weight. The Duran he beat was still very good. He went on to crush Cuevas and Moore, go a tough 15 with Hagler and later defeat Barkley. He simply could not do a thing with Wilfredo.

Norris was a terrific offensive fighter with a weak chin. He was a much better hitter than Wilfredo but Benetiz was much slicker , much better defensively and just as fast. I feel a prime Wilfredo beats him but it would be a very dangerous fight because of Norris' power. Wilfredo would throw Terry off his game enough to keep him missing.

Duran a plodder ? Are you crazy ? At any weight , the man was never a plodder. That's way off man.

The Leonard that fought Norris was shot. A prime Leonard would stop Terry.

[redrooster]

Wilfredo Beneitz was still a great fighter when he won the title at 154. Tons of natural talent. A frame that carried the weight. The Duran he beat was still very good. He went on to crush Cuevas and Moore, go a tough 15 with Hagler and later defeat Barkley. He simply could not do a thing with Wilfredo.

Norris was a terrific offensive fighter with a weak chin. He was a much better hitter than Wilfredo but Benetiz was much slicker , much better defensively and just as fast. I feel a prime Wilfredo beats him but it would be a very dangerous fight because of Norris' power. Wilfredo would throw Terry off his game enough to keep him missing.

Duran a plodder ? Are you crazy ? At any weight , the man was never a plodder. That's way off man.

The Leonard that fought Norris was shot. A prime Leonard would stop Terry.

Don't mean to offend anyone ezpecially the Duran fans but i feel at 154 he is too stationary. Not as bad as Hope. Hope was hopeless. But Duran was way too flatfooted. Speed was never his game and at these heavier weights is way too slow.

Terrible Terry on the other hand at 154 was a natural speedster if I ever saw one. We saw what a mobile fighter could do to a relatively immobile one in Norris vs Curry and I feel Terry would do the same with the mostly flatfooted Benitez.

Even Meldrick as fast as he was, perhaps the fastest hands ever, was barely a match for the swarming attack of Norris. And the great SRL-legendary five time champion with 0 losses over the last 11 years could do nothing with my man TTN!

Let's be serious folks, Wilfred-O has two chances-slim and none.