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Terrible Terry Norris defends his WBC Super Welterweight Title against Joe Gatti on Showtime Boxing PPV. Plus an interview with Pernell Whitaker in the dressing room.
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00:00world Chavez will attempt to win
00:02his fourth weight division
00:03championship later tonight
00:04against WBC welterweight champion
00:06Pernell's Sweet Pea Whitaker but
00:09coming up next the WBC super
00:11welterweight champion terrible
00:12Terry Norris defends his title
00:14against lightning Joe Gaddy for
00:16the call of that fight let's go
00:17back to ringside and Steve
00:18Albert Steve thanks again Jim
00:21Terry Norris putting his WBC
00:23super welterweight title on the
00:24line against little known but
00:25highly rated Joe Gaddy in
00:27Norris's last defense back in
00:29June he experienced some
00:30anxious moments against another
00:32little known fighter by the name
00:33of Troy waters after dropping
00:35waters in the opening round
00:37Norris got a little lazy and
00:38received a rather alarming wake up
00:40call waters flatten Norris with a
00:42right to the temple in round two
00:44but terrible Terry living up to
00:45his nickname regained his momentum
00:47in round three with ferocious
00:49uppercuts decking the top Aussie
00:50again and eventually retaining
00:52his title when the badly cut
00:54waters couldn't begin the fourth
00:56now Norris comes in riding a 14
00:58fight winning streak including
00:59victories over Sugar Ray
01:00Leonard and Donald Curry pounding
01:02both into retirement plus a
01:04fourth round stoppage of
01:05Meldrick Taylor now back in
01:07February Norris stopped two time
01:09world champ Maurice Plucker in
01:10the second round with vicious
01:12combinations Joe Gaddy who took
01:14up boxing at the age of eight
01:16upon the urging of his father
01:17gets his shot Gaddy's dad who
01:19passed away four years ago always
01:21dreamed that his son would one
01:23day become a world champion
01:25tonight Joe Gaddy hopes to turn
01:27that dream into reality even
01:28though the odds are stacked
01:29heavily against him now one of
01:32the questions heading into this
01:33fight what did Terry Norris learn
01:35from his last bout for any of your
01:37observations while he learned
01:39that he hadn't got the chin that
01:40he had but the main thing he
01:41learned and when he showed me more
01:42than anything is that he gets up
01:43from going down and he gets up
01:45fighting Matt and takes control of
01:46the fight now how you get up from
01:49a knockdown is really the whole
01:51essence to becoming a great
01:52champion and continuing because
01:53you're going to go down all the
01:55great champions go down and how
01:56you get up is something that he
01:58got up in championship form
02:00that's what he learned he can
02:01get up he can destroy his
02:02opponent he doesn't have to get
02:03rattled I think he was much the
02:05better man for it and a better
02:06champion he will be because he
02:08now knows he can get up and
02:09fight well Norris his last fight
02:11raises the issue can he stay
02:12focused while awaiting bigger
02:14fights pretty what do you think
02:15he's got a good coach and I
02:17think he's got a good coach
02:18there yeah I mean you have to
02:20know this kid he's a family man
02:21he's got a great manager Joe
02:23Stojanovich he's got a great
02:24family he doesn't want to go
02:26elsewhere he doesn't want to go
02:27outside this is what he wants to
02:27do he wants to fight he wants
02:29to become known as pound for
02:30pound the best fight he's one of
02:31the most focused guys in this
02:32ring outside of Chavez and a
02:34zoom and Elson so I think he has
02:35no problem I don't think
02:36there'll ever be a problem with
02:37this guy being focused I think
02:38Norris is focused on his own
02:39greatness he wants to be pound
02:41for pound the best fighter in the
02:43world Alright switching over now
02:44to the career of the
02:45he wants to lose one thing's for
02:47sure this is the opportunity of
02:48a lifetime Bobby for getting
02:50Oh Steve it certainly is a win
02:51here could catapult him into the
02:52record books not only as a world
02:53champion but as one of the
02:55biggest upsets of our time he
02:56was inspired by the Troy
02:57Waters fight and thinks that he
02:58has a legitimate shot here and
03:00he's going to try and take it
03:01and I'll tell you what the kid is
03:02confident and he's determined
03:04they said he looks as good as
03:04he's ever looked in a gym and
03:06he has nothing to lose he's in
03:07a great situation everything to
03:08gain nothing to lose the
03:10opportunity fighters dream for
03:12what does Gaddy have to do
03:13and tell us about your insight to
03:14his strategy well Gaddy's a
03:16middleweight who's come down in
03:17the way it was yesterday so
03:18he'll be about one hundred and
03:18sixty five pounds maybe today
03:20when he rehydrates that extra
03:21strength may give him a little
03:22bit of an edge whereas he might
03:24not have had as much strength as
03:25it says the legitimate junior
03:26middleweight he's going to use
03:27his jab move early and try and
03:29land that bomb try and hit him
03:30with a Troy Waters right hand and
03:32see what happens he says it'll
03:34have to end in a knockout
03:34either way which I basically
03:36agree with it's so hot in here
03:38Bobby may soon be a lightweight
03:39I'm telling you sweating it all
03:40right right now let's zero in on
03:42the challenger Joe Gaddy born in
03:45Montreal Montreal Canada and soon
03:48after beginning his professional
03:49career in 1987 made the move to
03:51the Garden State of New Jersey to
03:53find more competition now makes his
03:55home in Jersey City Gaddy a former
03:57five-time Canadian Golden Gloves
03:59champ twenty and two with fifteen
04:01knockouts and has made it all the
04:03way up to a number three ranking by
04:04the WBA as a middleweight this his
04:07first world title shot
04:34you can handle the man with the
04:36plans and the land of country
04:37make the smack and the crack and
04:38the rack on the violin and I keep a
04:40smile like that leave the knife and
04:42the gun in the store and ignore
04:43temptations set by the nation
04:45racial gain for the pain needs a new
04:47reference in your hearts and mind
04:48never forget you set the
04:49walk into when you're walking you
04:51know just once black on black
04:52remember that it's important
04:53anyway the shuttle is one bring forth
04:55the fun no hatred this summer's
04:57almost done no time to sleep jump in
04:59your japan pump up the funky
05:01breathe the holy reaper goes off go
05:03smash it then trash it let's
05:04get your boys and bring the noise
05:06and just swing it
05:08come on to people sing it
05:11Joe getty who aside from his real
05:26life ring duties will be soon
05:28appearing in a movie starring
05:29Robert De Niro titled a Bronx tale
05:32and would you believe it Gaddy
05:34plays a local boxing hero type
05:36cast again and here is the
05:41champion Terry and here is the
05:46champion Terry Norris out of
05:48Lubbock Texas but makes his home
05:50in San Diego Norris coming up the
05:52adventurous three rounds with
05:54Australian Troy Waters back in June
05:55in his hometown of San Diego
05:57tasting the canvas for only the
05:58second time in his career
05:59although he bounced back to win
06:01convincingly tonight Norris making
06:03his tenth title defense
06:05Norris making his tenth title defense
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07:27While many are focused on the idea that tonight's main event should clarify who's the best pound
07:32for pound in the world, Whitaker or Chavez.
07:34What about this guy, Terry Norris, who feels he could beat either one?
07:38Norris, who seems resigned to the fact that he'll never get to fight Chavez because of
07:42the weight difference, will probably look to move up to middleweight eventually.
07:46He told us he hasn't totally discounted the possibility of someday meeting Chavez.
07:52Let's see how they stack up.
07:53The tail of the tape, Norris and Gaddy, both 26 years old.
07:57The inch and a half height advantage for the challenger.
08:00The weight is almost even and a four inch reach advantage for Gaddy.
08:04Let's check the rules according to the WBC 10 point must system in effect.
08:08Three judges will score the fight.
08:10No standing eight count, no three knockdown rule.
08:12Only the referee can stop the fight.
08:14And a fighter cannot be saved by the bell except in the final round.
08:20So here at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, Texas, we are set for the WBC Super Welterweight Championship.
08:26Let's get the introductions from our ring announcer, Jimmy Lennon Jr.
08:30Ladies and gentlemen, we welcome you to our second world title main event as brought to you by
08:40Don King Productions in association with Main Events Monitor, along with King Vision and
08:46SCT Pay-Per-View as sponsored by the San Antonio Express News and Corona Beer.
08:53At this time, we present the WBC Super Welterweight Championship.
08:59This bout is sanctioned by the World Boxing Council, President Jose Suleiman, Supervisors
09:06at Ringside, Juan Sanchez and Dick Cole.
09:11Along with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Executive Director is Jack
09:17Garrison.
09:18And at this time, we introduce Ruth Ringside, Dave Brown, Newton Campos, and Gail Van Hoy.
09:29Introducing the referee in charge, he will be giving instructions after the introductions,
09:34David Avalos.
09:36All right, fans, here we go with the WBC Super Welterweight Championship of the World scheduled
09:45for 12 rounds of boxing.
09:48Introducing to you first the challenger on my right, fighting out of the red corner.
09:54He enters the ring wearing white trunks with red and green trim.
09:59Originally from Montreal, Canada, now fighting out of Jersey City, New Jersey.
10:06He weighed in at 153 and three quarter pounds.
10:10His record includes 21 losses with 15 wins.
10:16He has ranked the number nine super welterweight contender by the WBC.
10:22Please welcome tonight's challenger, known as Lightning, Joe Getty.
10:34And his opponent across the ring.
10:37On my left, fighting out of the blue corner, the defending champion entering the ring with
10:42white trunks and red trim.
10:44Fighting out of First Fighters Squadron in Campo, California, by way of Lubbock, Texas.
10:51He weighed in at 153 and one half pounds with an outstanding record of 35 wins, three losses,
11:0021 wins coming by way of knockout.
11:03Tonight, making his 10th defense of his title, please welcome one of the young superstars of
11:10boxing today, the defending WBC Super Welterweight Champion of the World, Terrible Terry Morris.
11:19Once again, here's your referee in charge, David Avalos.
11:26David Avalos.
11:28Okay, you can have both already received your instructions.
11:33Remember, obey my commands at all times, protect yourselves at all times.
11:37Take hands, return to your corners.
11:40Let's go!
11:42Let's go!
11:44Let's go!
11:46Let's go!
11:48Let's go!
11:49Let's go!
11:50Let's go!
11:51Let's go!
11:52Let's go!
11:53Let's go!
11:54Norris told us yesterday if there's one thing he learned from his last fight when he
11:56was knocked down in the second, it's don't take anybody for granted.
11:59That includes Joe Getty.
12:00No more messing around.
12:01You've got to stay focused 100%.
12:03Okay.
12:04Oh, a wild swing and a miss at the outset by Getty, and that's what Norris said he expected
12:09might happen at the start of the fight.
12:11I guess he did see the waters run.
12:12Yes.
12:13Yes.
12:14He watched the tanks closely.
12:15Norris said he expects Getty to come out and throw bombs!
12:18And he's a prophet.
12:19Wring it away with telegraphs wide-ranging punches.
12:22Don't keep your eyes off this set and don't leave because this is kind of explosive and
12:27it's going to end one way or another early.
12:31Getty, a 20-1 underdog.
12:34He's been knocked down twice as a pro just in case.
12:39Same for Norris, including that last fight.
12:43Don't pull back.
12:44Body punching there by Terry Norris.
12:48Yeah, he told us he feels Norris is most dangerous the first three rounds.
12:52You don't have to be a prophet to know that.
12:54Down he goes!
12:55A crunching left hook, but Terry Norris.
12:57Well, he wasn't able to weather that storm for three rounds, at least not yet.
13:01He has a good jab.
13:02He's going to have to use it now, but his legs are not under him.
13:05Okay.
13:06And a long way to go.
13:08Just under two minutes in round one.
13:11And that's what tells the difference in class.
13:14It could be over.
13:16Getty goes down through the ropes.
13:21Referee David Avalos has to help him back up.
13:27We haven't gotten any official signal, but it appears as if the fight is over.
13:32Oh, this fight is over.
13:33He's not getting off the floor.
13:34And I'm sure the doctor's going to keep him down there a little while longer.
13:37They're trying to roll him back into the canvas.
13:39He's in the lap of the commissioners over there.
13:42And that's what happens when you get two different category of fighters.
13:45This kid weighed 170 pounds.
13:48He's mistaken.
13:49He was mistaken that weight was going to equal speed and strength.
13:53And all he got was an introduction to big-time fighting.
13:56You don't do that with Norris and expect to survive.
13:59And Ferdi and Bobby, what a contrast between the first fight and this fight.
14:03The first fight going the distance, a draw for Azuma Nelson after the controversy.
14:09And now, in the opening minutes of the fight, Terry Norris dispatches Joe Gatti easily.
14:15The only difference in this fight was everybody expected this ending, whereas no one expected and could expect and foresee that rare and bizarre ending of the Azuma Nelson fight.
14:25You know, Gatti came in and didn't move quite as much as he really should have.
14:28He said he had to weather the storm in the first three rounds, but he came out a little too aggressive, maybe, even with that big, sloppy right hand.
14:34But he was thrown a few punches and clean shots inside, using a good jab, but not paying attention to what happens afterward.
14:40And the counter just caught him cold.
14:43So they checked things out over there in the Joe Gatti corner.
14:47I think more embarrassed than anything else right now.
14:50I think they're telling him, welcome to big-time boxing.
14:52This is what it feels like when you go up against the champion of the world.
14:55Let's go to the first knockdown.
15:03Let's go to the first knockdown, which was, in effect, the only thing that needed.
15:06Now, keep your eyes on Norris.
15:08This hook, left hook, right on the button, goodbye.
15:11He might as well not have gotten up on it.
15:14Well, when he got up, he faced a lot more danger because he wasn't totally coherent.
15:18And you're watching the second knockdown, back immediately to the ropes, looking to cover up, trying to throw the jab to keep him off.
15:23But Terry comes in, rips up inside, and now it's just a matter of time.
15:26And his last two or three shots here and there, that was it.
15:30I think he caught one dead in the eye, but he was out.
15:33And on his way down, he got a little bit of an exclamation point put on it.
15:36And he may have broken his nose from the way he's doing that.
15:40Look at that.
15:41I mean, that was big-time damage on the way down.
15:43And Terry doesn't stop until you get all the way down to the ground.
15:48Terry, with his son and wife alongside now, celebrating the victory, goes to 36-3 with 22 knockouts, 15 consecutive victories, and six straight KO's.
16:00The victim, Joe Getty, who falls to 20-3.
16:05We understand that's a new time record for the Super Welterweight Championship in terms of Norris' disposing of Joe Getty.
16:18We'll get the official time momentarily as Norris makes his tenth title defense in making quick work of Joe Getty.
16:25Now, it's time. Let's go up into the ring and Jimmy Lennon Jr.
16:35Ladies and gentlemen, we have the time.
16:38One minute, 28 seconds in round number one.
16:43The referee in charge, David Avalos, stops the contest.
16:46The winner, by way of technical knockout, and still champion, terrible Terry Norris.
16:56The first round, knocking out Joe Getty, with the second knockdown, the second one, actually putting
17:20Cotto getty through the ropes.
17:24One-twenty-eight of round one. That's a new time record for the Super Welterweight Championship.
17:28One-forty-nine was the previous record.
17:30While we're waiting, let's go over to Montel Williams.
17:34Steve, I'm in a dressing room with sweet people, Perno Whitaker.
17:36Look, I'm telling you, there's 60,000 people out there, 60,000-plus.
17:39Maybe 60,000. I'm rooting for the underdog, the challenger.
17:43Ballinger what are you going to do to turn him around well um listen go out there and perform
17:48put on a great show and I see by the fourth round this way to be changed why and Lou keeps saying
17:53something about Michael Jordan what is this Michael Jordan move we got a secret weapon back
17:57here yeah we got a basketball in the corner that we're gonna dribble it off his head well there
18:02you go well you heard it right here first back to you Steve all right Montel thanks very much
18:06Hurdell Sweet Pea Whitaker a huge basketball fan he likens this to being a member of the dream
18:12team with all the attention bestowed all right we go from Montel to the fight Dr. Ferdi Pacheco is
18:19standing by with the champion well you said it was gonna be fast but that's ridiculous yeah I had to
18:24get it over where you know there's time running him out the whole camp was running him out I got tired
18:28of you know and he said something boy something at the weigh-in and I just took it out on tonight did
18:34you say welcome to big time boxing as he was going down that well I should have because uh he's initiated
18:39welcome and goodbye yeah well I think he thought he would land a couple of hard shots you defended
18:46him very well the first good shot you landed was the end of the fight um well a real good shot that
18:52I landed it was good hook uh caught him off he was on my neck trying to throw some body shots or whatever
18:57and I came up when he dropped his hand I noticed he had dropped his hand caught him with a good left
19:01hook right on the chin area and dropped him yeah the second the second was almost needless punishment
19:06because I don't think he could have stood up by himself for very long really I really I think
19:10he should have been he should have been overweight because uh you know he was hurt he didn't know
19:14where he's at and I just put a little more punishment on him all right uh Don King uh took a lot of
19:18trouble to have a very big press conference in New York announcing all the middleweight is going to get
19:22together and all of them going to fight is this the first stage the first one this was the first
19:26match of the middleweight series now Terry goes on to the second phase with uh Simon Brown what's
19:31going to go right on down the line we're going to keep them all fighting Julian Jackson Reggie Johnson
19:35if Reggie Johnson get by it's mandatory with that guy you know and so it's going to yeah uh yeah
19:40whatever John David Jackson so we're going to seriously start he started it out with a bang
19:45and we're looking for more and better exciting things on Showtime and Cambridge and SCT all right one quick
19:51word from an excellent manager Joe said I don't just you got to be satisfied oh we're perfectly
19:55satisfied the focus was there you could see that come in dropped him and then didn't get too anxious
20:00went in and just took care of it and you got to also be satisfied as I am as all of us are that love
20:04boxing to have a tournament where everybody's going to have a chance to to see who's the top dog
20:10where everybody's got a chance I think you just seen the beginning of one of the best tournaments
20:13is ever going to be in boxing you just seen the very beginning of it well it certainly was an up after
20:18that first downer where that bizarre ending of the fight came through I'm going to go back to Steve
20:24Albert for a moment and see if we can get the other man to say something to us all right thank you very
20:30much Ferdy so we learned that Terry Norris will probably go up against Simon Brown next late November
20:38early December on the same card as Reggie Johnson Julian Jackson for Johnson's WBA middleweight championship
20:44championship and Norris if he beats Brown would then fight the winner of Johnson Jackson in the middleweight
20:49elimination tournament Terry Norris victorious a minute twenty eight of the first round it's a quickie
21:00here to have the knockdown I think this is the first one coming up and again you know the kid's trying
21:05he's coming in and a counter hook he's not paying attention he's not looking it caught him look in a different
21:09direction on the ground second knockdown this is academic now he's on his ropes his backs to it he's
21:16just kind of trying to survive the round get his faculties back in order but a couple good shots
21:20underneath open them up boom that's the that's a closer and there's just two more to put as I said
21:24before an exclamation point he gave him a little message I guess and as Ferdy pointed out Bobby appeared
21:30and Ferdy's the doctor as if he may have broken his nose in the process that's something that we all have to
21:37live with you would know yes I would you would know I mentioned a minute twenty eight of the first round the
21:41previous record for quickness in a super welterweight championship fight what Jima knocking out Tiberia at
21:47one forty nine of the first round
21:52so this huge crowd here at the Alamo Dome it's San Antonio Texas what we've all been waiting for
22:00waiting for the fight the WBC weatherweight championship between Brunel Sweet Pea Whitaker and Julio Cesar Chavez
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