Terry Norris Record & Stats
In a career spanning 12 years and 3 months, Terry Norris fought 53 times with 44 wins and 9 losses. By his last professional fight on November 30, 1998, Norris' boxing record stood at 44-9 (29 KO wins, 4 KO losses).
- Born
- Jun 17, 1967
- Age
- 55
- Debut
- Aug 2, 1986
- Record
- 44-9
- Rounds
- 295
- KOs
- 29 (54.7%)
- Height
- 177 cm
- Reach
- 174 cm
- Ape Index
- -3 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBC | IBF |
|---|---|
| sWL w3 d16 | sWL w1 d4 |
Terry Norris (Terrible) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, USA on June 17, 1967. Norris made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19 on August 2, 1986. He is a former super-welterweight world champion. He is 55 years old, and will be turning 56 in 4 months and 16 days. Norris is a Hall of Famer.
Boxing Record
| Total Fights | 53 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 44 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 29 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 4 |
| Title Defenses | 16 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 14 |
| Losses via KO | 4 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Nov 30, 1998 | 31 | Laurent Boudouani | Loss | TKO9 |
| 52 | Sep 25, 1998 | 31 | Dana Rosenblatt | Loss | UD |
| 51 | Dec 6, 1997 | 30 | Keith Mullings | Loss | TKO9 |
| 50 | Sep 10, 1997 | 30 | Andres Arellano Sandoval | Win | KO2 |
| 49 | Aug 8, 1997 | 30 | Joaquin Velasquez | Win | KO2 |
| 48 | Jan 11, 1997 | 29 | Nick Rupa | Win | TKO10 |
| 47 | Sep 7, 1996 | 29 | Alex Rios | Win | TKO5 |
| 46 | Feb 24, 1996 | 28 | Vincent Pettway | Win | TKO8 |
| 45 | Jan 27, 1996 | 28 | Jorge Luis Vado | Win | TKO2 |
| 44 | Dec 16, 1995 | 28 | Paul Vaden | Win | UD |
| 43 | Sep 16, 1995 | 28 | David Gonzalez | Win | TKO9 |
| 42 | Aug 19, 1995 | 28 | Luis Santana | Win | TKO2 |
| 41 | Apr 8, 1995 | 27 | Luis Santana | Loss | DQ |
| 40 | Nov 12, 1994 | 27 | Luis Santana | Loss | DQ |
| 39 | May 7, 1994 | 26 | Simon Brown | Win | UD |
| 38 | Dec 18, 1993 | 26 | Simon Brown | Loss | KO4 |
| 37 | Sep 10, 1993 | 26 | Joe Gatti | Win | TKO1 |
| 36 | Jun 19, 1993 | 26 | Troy Waters | Win | RTD3 |
| 35 | Feb 20, 1993 | 25 | Maurice Blocker | Win | TKO2 |
| 34 | May 9, 1992 | 24 | Meldrick Taylor | Win | TKO4 |
| 33 | Feb 22, 1992 | 24 | Carl Daniels | Win | TKO9 |
| 32 | Dec 13, 1991 | 24 | Jorge Fernando Castro | Win | UD |
| 31 | Aug 17, 1991 | 24 | Brett Lally | Win | TKO1 |
| 30 | Jun 1, 1991 | 23 | Donald Curry | Win | KO8 |
| 29 | Feb 9, 1991 | 23 | Sugar Ray Leonard | Win | UD |
| 28 | Jul 13, 1990 | 23 | Rene Jacquot | Win | UD |
| 27 | Mar 31, 1990 | 22 | John Mugabi | Win | KO1 |
| 26 | Nov 21, 1989 | 22 | Tony Montgomery | Win | UD |
| 25 | Oct 9, 1989 | 22 | Jorge Vaca | Win | SD |
| 24 | Sep 21, 1989 | 22 | Nathan Dryer | Win | KO4 |
| 23 | Jul 30, 1989 | 22 | Julian Jackson | Loss | TKO2 |
| 22 | Mar 28, 1989 | 21 | Buster Drayton | Win | UD |
| 21 | Dec 9, 1988 | 21 | Steve Little | Win | TKO6 |
| 20 | Oct 18, 1988 | 21 | Gilbert Baptist | Win | UD |
| 19 | Aug 12, 1988 | 21 | Quincy Taylor | Win | UD |
| 18 | Mar 28, 1988 | 20 | Clayton Hires | Win | KO2 |
| 17 | Feb 3, 1988 | 20 | Richard Aguirre | Win | TKO3 |
| 16 | Jan 21, 1988 | 20 | Roman Nunez | Win | KO1 |
| 15 | Nov 25, 1987 | 20 | Joe Walker | Loss | DQ |
| 14 | Sep 4, 1987 | 20 | Edward Neblett | Win | TKO6 |
| 13 | Aug 13, 1987 | 20 | Derrick Kelly | Loss | UD |
| 12 | May 27, 1987 | 19 | Nathan Dryer | Win | TKO3 |
| 11 | Apr 3, 1987 | 19 | Sergio Nieto Rayos | Win | TKO1 |
| 10 | Mar 26, 1987 | 19 | Mauro Veronica | Win | KO2 |
| 9 | Mar 16, 1987 | 19 | Tino Leon | Win | KO1 |
| 8 | Feb 26, 1987 | 19 | Dick Green | Win | KO1 |
| 7 | Mar 5, 1987 | 19 | Gilbert Baptist | Win | UD |
| 6 | Dec 3, 1986 | 19 | Lang McGowan | Win | PTS |
| 5 | Nov 21, 1986 | 19 | Carlos Gutierrez | Win | UD |
| 4 | Oct 7, 1986 | 19 | Daryl Colquitt | Win | KO4 |
| 3 | Sep 25, 1986 | 19 | George Murphy | Win | PTS |
| 2 | Aug 13, 1986 | 19 | Carlos Gutierrez | Win | UD |
| 1 | Aug 2, 1986 | 19 | Jose Luis Cordova | Win | KO1 |
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Career Summary
Terry Norris' professional boxing career spanned more than 12 years — from 1986 to 1998.
Norris made his debut against Jose Luis Cordova at the age of 19 on August 2, 1986, defeating Cordova via 1st round KO. He went on to win 11 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 6 wins via stoppage.
Norris had his first world title fight at the age of 22 on July 30, 1989 after 22 professional fights, against Julian Jackson for the WBA title. He lost to Jackson via 2nd round TKO.
He was a one-time unified super-welterweight world champion, and has won four world titles at super-welterweight. For all the details about Norris' world title wins and defenses refer to "Terry Norris World Titles".
Some of Norris' best fights and notable victories include wins over Simon Brown, John Mugabi, Sugar Ray Leonard, Luis Santana, Troy Waters, Joe Gatti, and Alex Rios.
Terry Norris had a total of nine losses in his professional boxing career — six of them in title bouts and three in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Derrick Kelly via 10 round unanimous decision on August 13, 1987, which ended his 12-fight win streak. He has been stopped four times and lost five times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Terry Norris' losses".
His last professional fight was on November 30, 1998 against Laurent Boudouani for Boudouani's super-welterweight WBA title. Norris lost the fight via 9th round TKO. It's been 24 years, 2 months, and 2 days since this fight.
Norris retired from professional boxing with a record of 44-9, which included 29 knockout wins and 4 losses via knockout, and 4 title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2005.
Career Highlights
Terry Norris fought a total of 53 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and is one of the pound-for-pound best boxers of all time. These 10 fights are the highlight of his career.
Terry Norris vs. John Mugabi
A 22-year old Terry Norris (23-3, 13 KO) had his first world title fight against John Mugabi for Mugabi's WBC super-welterweight belt. Mugabi was 30 years old with a record of 36-2. Mugabi was on a 11-fight win streak with 36 KO wins. Norris was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Mugabi had a 14 cm reach advantage over Norris.
Norris defeated Mugabi via 1st round KO to win the WBC super-welterweight title.
Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
A 23-year old Terry Norris (25-3, 14 KO) faced Sugar Ray Leonard, who was 34 years old with a record of 36-1-1 in a super-welterweight title defense fight. Leonard was on a one-fight win streak with 25 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 14 cm reach advantage over Norris.
Norris defeated Leonard via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC super-welterweight title.
Terry Norris vs. Meldrick Taylor
A 24-year old Terry Norris (30-3, 17 KO) faced Meldrick Taylor, who was 25 years old with a record of 29-1-1 in a super-welterweight title defense fight. Taylor was on a five-fight win streak with 15 KO wins. Norris was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 6 cm reach advantage.
Norris defeated Taylor via 4th round TKO to retain the WBC super-welterweight title.
Terry Norris vs. Maurice Blocker
A 25-year old Terry Norris (31-3, 18 KO) faced Maurice Blocker in a super-welterweight title defense fight.
Norris defeated Blocker via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBC super-welterweight title.Terry Norris vs. Troy Waters
A 26-year old Terry Norris (32-3, 19 KO) faced Troy Waters in a super-welterweight title defense fight.
Norris defeated Waters via 3rd round RTD to retain the WBC super-welterweight title.Terry Norris vs. Joe Gatti
A 26-year old Terry Norris (33-3, 20 KO) faced Joe Gatti in a super-welterweight title defense fight.
Norris defeated Gatti via 1st round TKO to retain the WBC super-welterweight title.Terry Norris vs. Simon Brown II
In an immediate rematch, a 26-year old Terry Norris (34-4, 21 KO) faced Simon Brown, who was now 30 years old with a record of 41-2. Brown was on a seven-fight win streak with 30 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Brown had a 6 cm reach advantage over Norris.
Norris defeated Brown via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBC super-welterweight title.
Terry Norris vs. Luis Santana
In a rematch, a 28-year old Terry Norris (35-6, 21 KO) faced Luis Santana.
Norris defeated Santana via 2nd round TKO to win the WBC super-welterweight title.Terry Norris vs. Jorge Luis Vado
A 28-year old Terry Norris (38-6, 23 KO) faced Jorge Luis Vado in a super-welterweight title defense fight.
Norris defeated Vado via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBC and IBF super-welterweight titles.Terry Norris vs. Alex Rios
A 29-year old Terry Norris (40-6, 25 KO) faced Alex Rios in a super-welterweight title defense fight.
Norris defeated Rios via 5th round TKO to retain the WBC and IBF super-welterweight titles.
FAQs
What are some of Terry Norris' best wins?
Some of Norris' best wins were against Simon Brown, John Mugabi, Sugar Ray Leonard, Luis Santana, Troy Waters, Joe Gatti, and Alex Rios.
How many KOs does Terry Norris have on his record?
Norris knocked out 29 of his 53 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 54.7%. Of his total 44 wins, 29 of them were via KO (65.9%).
Who did Terry Norris lose to?
Norris had 9 losses. Laurent Boudouani, Dana Rosenblatt, Keith Mullings, Luis Santana, and Simon Brown are some of the boxers who have beaten Norris.