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Terrible Terry Norris defends his WBC Super Welterweight Title against IBF Welterweight champion Maurice Blocker on Showtime PPV Boxing
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00:00and slam continues we move on to our third of four world championship fights
00:04terry norris versus maurice blocker for the wbc super welterweight title
00:09back with the fight dr ferdy pacheco and ferdy is norris potentially the best fighter pound for
00:15pound no i think he's the second best fighter pound for pound that's what we're going to figure
00:19out in the coming months i think he's right up there nestling under uh julio cesar chavez i
00:24don't think he's there yet he would have to beat julio cesar chavez for anybody to consider him
00:29the top pound for pound but hey that's not a bad position to be right under the great chavez
00:33tonight he's got to prove conclusively that this type of opposition he should be able to walk through
00:39and finish beat is blocker different from norris's past welterweight opponents he's better than just
00:44about anybody the reason i say anybody did fight sugar ray leonard but at the end of his career
00:49i throw that out sugar ray leonard was an exceptionally wonderful uh boxer but blocker is the best boxer
00:55going today if he can stick to boxing if he can keep him off he blocker's got a great chance
01:00tonight great chance for an upset but when chips were down simon brown walk right through him and
01:06if simon brown walk right through him believe me this guy is twice the fighter than simon brown as far
01:11as power is concerned and he's a killer he go right through you and right into the attack so that's what
01:17we're going to see ken blocker avoid this terrific rush that terry uh norris gives if he can interesting
01:23fight again all right the fighters are in the ring let's take a look first at the challenger maurice the
01:29thin man blocker stepping up in weight tonight his first fight is a super welterweight what a way to
01:34start against terry norris for the title blocker the current ibf welterweight champ and former wbc
01:39welterweight title holder a native of washington dc blocker 34 and 2 18 knockouts his only losses to
01:45lloyd hunnigan and his good buddy simon brown and the champion terrible terry norris born in lubbock
01:52texas 33 and 3 with 19 knockouts his only defeats to derrick kelly in 87 a disqualification to joe walker
01:59later that same year a knockout at the hands of julian jackson in 89 making his eighth defense of the title
02:05his last one a fourth round tko of meldrick taylor in may of 92 and in his last fight and on title
02:11affair he stopped pat lawler in the third on december the 13th norris captured the belt back in march of
02:1690 with a first round knockout of john the beast mugabe one of the most vicious fighters in the sport
02:22and a man who gave up a promising career in baseball to be a boxer although he told me he hasn't totally
02:27given up on the notion to the tail of the tape at 25 norris is four years younger than blocker
02:34blocker around two inches taller norris 151 blocker 150 and the reach advantage to blocker by just over
02:42six inches and to the wbc rules now 10 point must system three scoring judges no standing eight count
02:49no three knockdown rule only the referee can stop the fight fighter cannot be saved by the bell except
02:54in the last round so here at azteca stadium in mexico city it's almost time for the wbc super welterweight
03:01championship back we go to our ring announcer jimmy lennon jr
03:08ladies and gentlemen we present the third world championship main event in this grand slam of
03:17boxing the wbc super welterweight championship scheduled for 12 rounds of boxing this bout is sanctioned by
03:25the world boxing council and president day the president of the wbc in attendance jose
03:34suley suleyman supervisor eduardo lamazon presentando a los jueces introducing the judges at ringside
03:42victor cervantes tommy kaczmarek and chuck williams introducing the referee in charge of this bout
03:51and referee richard steel
04:08in the red corner wearing white trunks de washington dc en los estados unidos pesando 68 kilos weighing in at 150
04:29pounds con un record de 34 victorias dos derrotas y 18 victorias por knockout with a record of 34 wins
04:40two losses he has 18 wins by way of knockout please welcome the current ibf welterweight champion tonight
04:49challenging for the wbc super welterweight title presentando al retador maurice the thin man blocker
05:11presenting his opponent across the ring in the blue corner entering the ring wearing white trunks with
05:18red trim he representando first fighter squadron in campo california en los estados unidos con un peso
05:27de 68.5 kilos he weighed in at 151 pounds con un record de 33 victorias tres derrotas y 19 victorias
05:40he has 19 wins by way of knockout welcome the wbc super welterweight champion of the world one of the
05:52young superstars of boxing today demos la bienvenida al campeón terrible terry norris
06:02drogas le Cosby's steele
06:15carla que a Amorado
06:17rochey
06:18coiffre
06:19rochey
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06:27rochey
06:28Okay then question.
06:31Say Cairns good luck.
06:38130,000 strong Azteca Stadium Mexico City.
06:44Terry Norris who told us the other day I'm in the best shape of my life.
06:47In fact I feel better than I did when he fought Sugar Ray Leonard.
06:50That does not bode well for this man the challenger Maurice the thin man blocker.
06:55And he's well named.
06:56The thin man.
06:57He looks like a spear.
06:58Boy is that guy tall and thin.
07:00Bear in mind he is a wonderful boxer.
07:02If he uses motion.
07:03If he uses his jab.
07:05If he doesn't let Terry Norris walk right through him like Simon Brown did.
07:09Now Terry Norris is one of these guys that likes to get out of here early.
07:12He doesn't stick around for the results later on.
07:16He wants to get out now.
07:19He's heading up for one of the biggest fights in his career.
07:22If they can make him and Chavez.
07:24But first he's got to get past Locker.
07:25Locker told us Norris is a young fighter with lots of publicity who is headstrong.
07:30And he said I will tame him and put him in his place.
07:34The first few rounds he'll use his strength.
07:37That's the key to take his strength away.
07:39This is Locker telling us this.
07:40How do you do that I asked him.
07:42He said by moving around.
07:43By trying to keep Norris honest.
07:45Well he's not moving around.
07:47No he's not.
07:48Terry is honest.
07:49He's coming right straight forward and battering him.
07:51There's another good shot.
07:54As Norris came over.
07:56Locker is trying to hold on as best he can.
07:58But gets hit.
07:58I mean you see Norris is truly a great fighter.
08:01He is like Chavez.
08:03He takes advantage of every little corner.
08:05Every little opening he hits you with.
08:06If you leave a window open and shave you get hit.
08:10Norris a well disciplined fighter who combines power and speed.
08:14Told us that since Locker doesn't move a lot.
08:17I'll hit him with a lot of body shots and wear him down.
08:19I should be able to walk through him.
08:21But I'm prepared he said to go 12 hard physical rounds.
08:25Norris said to us Blocker was able to catch Simon Brown with a lot of punches.
08:29I don't plan on getting hit off.
08:30And Blocker lost his WBC Weatherweight Brown to Brown via a 10th round knockout.
08:34Incidentally Blocker's IBF Weatherweight Brown not at stake.
08:38He is getting hammered right now.
08:40Blocker is getting hammered.
08:42The building blocks for a knockout are being built right now.
08:46Norris is wasting no time.
08:47They're short.
08:48They're businesslike.
08:48They're right on the money.
08:49And right now there's a very apprehensive look on the face of Blocker.
08:53Who's tasted that real power.
08:55Look at that.
08:56Whoa.
08:56Whoa.
08:57What a thump as Blocker hits the canvas.
09:00Four.
09:01That's what he was doing.
09:02And that's the look he had.
09:04Uh-oh.
09:04I'm going to get hit.
09:06Give me a glove.
09:06Give me a glove.
09:08Richard Steele going to have a job on his hands because Norris is a finisher.
09:13Norris trying to polish Blocker off for the final 40 seconds of the first round.
09:19Good left hand by Norris above us.
09:23Blocker doesn't even know where he's at.
09:25Blocker just standing erect by a miracle of boxing because he can't even focus his eyes right.
09:33And now Norris unleashing a barrage.
09:36A big right by Terry Norris.
09:38Can Blocker survive?
09:4215 seconds to go.
09:43He's in all kinds of trouble.
09:46He's just trying to stay up.
09:48Oh, down he goes again.
09:50One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
09:59You okay?
10:00Come in.
10:00And he's up before the bell.
10:03And that's the worst piece of news he ever had.
10:05Look at him stumbling around.
10:06Steele has got to have a little business meeting in the corner.
10:10Steele's got to think about this because they just folded him into that chair.
10:14Look at the complete exhaustion and knocked down a bit.
10:18Look at Blocker.
10:19He's knocked out.
10:20Richard Steele trying to do his job to the best of his ability.
10:24But we all know the history of Richard Steele.
10:26Let's take a look at that perfect punch.
10:28We saw it coming there.
10:30Look at that.
10:31That's the first knockdown.
10:32That's where you call.
10:33You disconnect all systems.
10:34And you go down.
10:36And the second is now coming up.
10:38The second was a right hand.
10:39But you see Blocker is just about out.
10:42He looks to see where the ropes are.
10:43But he knows that he's going to get terrible punishment.
10:46You know, he could have stopped it right along about here, really.
10:48And I don't think anybody would question the judgment of Richard Steele in this case if he did stop it.
10:53He not only fell, but his head bounced off there.
10:55I mean, you know, you really got to think, do you really need this?
11:00And, of course, it's boxing.
11:02It is a championship.
11:04The bell did save him.
11:05So now he comes out for more.
11:06And just as we said at the top of the show, Terry Norris walked right through him.
11:11And this looks like it's just a matter of time.
11:13Another thundering left hand by Norris.
11:16Low blow by Blocker, who is desperate.
11:18Blocker has nothing on his punch.
11:20Terry Norris right now can say hit me with everything.
11:22Oh, what a thumping left and a right by Norris, Birdie.
11:26Norris is a wonderful puncher.
11:28This guy has really got aim.
11:30He's like Shabbos.
11:30Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
11:32Look out.
11:33No fouling, it says Richard Steele.
11:34He was holding on to Blocker.
11:35He doesn't need to do that.
11:37No.
11:37You know, his blood is up.
11:38He wants to knock out.
11:39He wants to get out of here.
11:40He wants to impress the Mexican crowd.
11:42He wants to tell the world, I'm here.
11:43Watch your hand.
11:44And he wants to tell Mexico he's ready for Chavez.
11:46Oh, there it goes.
11:47There it goes.
11:47Boom.
11:52Stop him right there.
11:54That's right, Richard Steele.
11:56That's right.
11:57Good decision by Richard Steele.
11:59It was the only decision to make.
12:01No contest.
12:03It was the decision to make.
12:04There wasn't a judgment call.
12:06And the only judgment call was should they have let him come back out to get a little bit of that shot.
12:10It's a title fight.
12:12And he's entitled to get knocked out.
12:14If that's what you consider an entitlement.
12:17Riveting, monstrous, wicked shots from the opening bell by Terry Norris.
12:25And now a fight breaking out in the ring.
12:29Well.
12:30And it's a woman involved, Bertie.
12:32There's a woman in the center of it.
12:35And that is.
12:36It's from the Maurice Blocker camp.
12:38Yeah.
12:39They got some strange people in that camp.
12:41And of all people, there's Panama Lewis trying to create a peaceful situation.
12:46What's he doing in there?
12:48Panama Lewis, who doesn't even belong in there in the first place.
12:50But that's another story.
12:51Yeah.
12:52But right now, it is.
12:53They're trying to calm things down.
12:55It has no place in this ring.
12:57It has no place.
12:58It's been a clean, honorable fight.
12:59That has no place.
13:00How can they even question it?
13:02The only thing to question is, why let him come out?
13:04Terry Norris, a second-round TKO, unofficial time, 49 seconds.
13:15And I know so many people would salivate at the prospect of someday soon, seeing this
13:20man, Terry Norris, do battle with Julio Cesar Chavez.
13:24Well, it will never happen in Mexico.
13:26But if they had it in Mexico, they would have to add seats to this 130,000-seat arena.
13:31They would be hanging from ropes.
13:33And see that fight, and that may be one of them, because that is going to be the fight
13:36of the year when it happens.
13:37He defends his title.
13:44Let's take a look at the accurate and pinpoint punching power of Terry Norris.
13:51That right there gets your attention.
13:53And the idea that he knows exactly where to land the punches and how much strength.
13:59Here's the end of the fight where it was really not a hard decision.
14:03This is not brain surgery or rocket science.
14:06Here, a guy is getting hammered.
14:08His life is in danger.
14:09And Richard Steele wisely comes in and puts Aquaitis to this mess.
14:14And there it is.
14:15In two seconds, look at the way he's caved in.
14:18That punch right there could have really hurt him.
14:20The one that followed would have been worse.
14:22So, he did an extremely good thing.
14:25I commend Richard Steele.
14:26He's had his rocky nights in this ring before you and I.
14:29But he had a good night tonight.
14:30He did the right thing.
14:33Terry Norris told us he feels most comfortable at 154.
14:37No problem, though, getting to 147 if he had to fight Chavez.
14:40Let's get the official word from our ring announcer, Jimmy Lennon Jr.
14:44Ladies and gentlemen, we have the time.
14:5249 segundos.
14:54In round number two, the winner by way of knockout technical knockout.
15:03El ganador por knockout técnico.
15:07El campeón terrible.
15:09Terry Norris.
15:14There you have it, Terry Norris.
15:18Now 34-3 with 20 knockouts, stopping Maurice the thin man blocker here in round number two.
15:26A convincing, no-nonsense dispatching of the thin man.
15:32And hugs all around for the WBC super welterweight champion Terry Norris now has won 13 in a row.
15:40And the crowd is chatting, Chavez getting ready for the big one, the main event.
15:47We're standing by the fight doctor, Ferdi Pacheco, is alongside terrible Terry Norris.
15:54Here at Azteca Stadium, 130,000 strong.
15:57A new record for a paid boxing crowd.
16:00Let's go up to the fight doctor with Terry Norris.
16:06Did you think that fight needed that second round?
16:08You so completely dominated him.
16:10No, I really didn't think he needed a second round.
16:12I hit him.
16:13He was clearly out of it, but he couldn't stop it because the bell had rung and caught him.
16:18So he made it through the round, but it was really unnecessary.
16:22You do agree that that stoppage at the end of the second one, at 49 seconds, was absolutely correct?
16:27Well, first of all, I want to stop everything right quick.
16:29First of all, I want to say thanks a lot, Jesus Christ, for helping me through this.
16:32Amen.
16:33That's my saver.
16:34But, yeah, I think when Richard stopped the fight, I think he came at the right time.
16:43But he should have came in the first round.
16:45I was hitting him with some good, solid shots.
16:46Let's take a look at the monitor.
16:48As we talk, we're going to try to rack up so you can see the first knockdown, which was such an accurate punch.
16:54You tell me what you see here.
16:56Oh, real, I'm just catching him, setting him up with everything.
16:59Caught him with a good hook.
16:59That's my strongest punch.
17:01You agree you walked through him.
17:03Oh, I did.
17:03He didn't have anything to hold me up.
17:06And plus he was just right here, I'm just setting him up again.
17:10Boom, and off the ropes, catching him, and just setting him up with good combinations.
17:14You know, I'm trying to take him out of there.
17:15He talked a lot of noise.
17:16His group was just running him out.
17:18And I wanted to take him out of there.
17:20Now we offered Chavez $10 million to fight me.
17:24Now we'll see who's chicken.
17:25He wanted $10 million.
17:27Before you leave Blocker, give him the honor of the last little call.
17:30Right here, setting him up, trying to finish him off.
17:32Low up, low up, cuts low hooks.
17:34Good right hand to finish him.
17:36What would have happened after that right hand?
17:38I don't even want to think about.
17:39Oh, I'm glad he stopped it.
17:41All right.
17:41Here's the man that can make things happen.
17:43Don King.
17:44How about it?
17:44With Chavez.
17:45It's a terrific fight.
17:46First of all, I want to congratulate Terry on the fight that he fought.
17:49He is terrible, Terry.
17:50He was just splendiferous.
17:52It was a great show.
17:54And I think that me and Tony Cox is making history.
17:56It's incredible.
17:57Splendiferous.
17:58Yes, definitely.
18:00All right.
18:01I ask you the last question again.
18:03Chavez and this man, when are we going to get it?
18:05Oh, we're going to get it.
18:06It's right down in the future, in the very near future.
18:08We want to see what the next one will come out.
18:09We got a fight coming up for Hagen.
18:11We want to see how it's going to happen with Hagen.
18:13We want to get through with Hagen.
18:14Ask me the same question again.
18:15Well, I will see you back here in about 45 minutes or less.
18:18I'm the best fighter in the world.
18:20I'm the best fighter in the world.
18:21No, Chavez, pound for pound.
18:22Chavez is not.
18:23You think you've been hanging around this guy too long?
18:26I want to fight this guy.
18:27Fight him next week.
18:29All right.
18:30Let's go back to Steve at ringside.
18:32All right.
18:32Ferdy Norris.
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