Norris won three comeback fights after Jackson to earn a shot at John "The Beast" Mugabi's WBC title in March of 1990. Norris made short work of Mugabi, winning in a first-round KO.
Norris held on to that title for 3 1/2 years, beating faded stars Sugar Ray Leonard and Donald Curry, along with future middleweight champion Jorge Castro.
Norris lost that belt in December 1993 to Simon Brown in a knockout that was named "Upset of the Year" by Ring Magazine. Norris got the title back by decision in the rematch.
The second reign didn't last long. Norris lost a pair of fights by disqualification to journeyman Luis Santana. In the third fight, Norris knocked Santana out.
Norris' third reign would last two years with the key victory being over IBF champion Paul Vaden in the only unification fight of Norris' career. Norris was headed toward a major payday against Felix Trinidad when Keith Mullings knocked him out, ending his days as a champion. Laurent Boudouani ended his career with another knockout.
That's a lot of knockouts for someone in Boxing's 100. Norris fought his way on to the list by being a busy champion. He went 22-7 in title fights.
| Terry Norris | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significant Fights | |||||||
| Opponent | Result | Fight Points |
Title Points |
HOF Points |
Total | x Win % | Final Total |
| Steve Little | KO | 100 | 20 | 120 | 66.67% | 80.0 | |
| Buster Drayton | UD-W | 90 | 20 | 110 | 75.00% | 82.5 | |
| Julian Jackson | KO-L | -25 | -25 | -25 | |||
| Tony Montgomery | UD-W | 90 | 20 | 110 | 91.67% | 100.8 | |
| John Mugabi | KO | 100 | 40 | 140 | 94.74% | 132.6 | |
| Rene Jacquot | SD-W | 90 | 40 | 130 | 72.22% | 93.9 | |
| Ray Leonard | UD-W | 90 | 40 | 100 | 230 | 97.30% | 223.8 |
| Donald Curry | KO | 100 | 40 | 50 | 190 | 89.19% | 169.5 |
| Brett Lally | KO | 100 | 40 | 140 | 85.29% | 119.4 | |
| Jorge Castro | UD-W | 90 | 40 | 130 | 97.10% | 126.2 | |
| Carl Daniels | KO | 100 | 40 | 140 | 100.00% | 140.0 | |
| Meldrick Taylor | KO | 100 | 40 | 140 | 96.67% | 135.3 | |
| Maurice Blocker | KO | 100 | 40 | 140 | 94.44% | 132.2 | |
| Troy Waters | KO | 100 | 40 | 140 | 90.91% | 127.3 | |
| Joe Gatti | KO | 100 | 40 | 140 | 90.91% | 127.3 | |
| Simon Brown | KO-L | -25 | -25 | -25 | |||
| Simon Brown | UD-W | 90 | 40 | 130 | 95.35% | 124.0 | |
| Luis Santana | UD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Luis Santana | UD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Luis Santana | KO | 100 | 40 | 140 | 72.73% | 101.8 | |
| David Gonzalez | KO | 100 | 40 | 140 | 90.91% | 127.3 | |
| Paul Vaden | UD-W | 90 | 60 | 150 | 100.0% | 150.0 | |
| Jorge Luis Vado | KO | 100 | 60 | 160 | 100.0% | 160.0 | |
| Vincent Pettway | KO | 100 | 60 | 160 | 88.37% | 141.4 | |
| Alex Rios | KO | 100 | 60 | 160 | 90.00% | 144.0 | |
| Nick Rupa | KO | 100 | 60 | 160 | 86.67% | 138.7 | |
| Keith Mullings | KO-L | -25 | -25 | -25 | |||
| Dana Rosenblatt | UD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Laurent Boudouani | KO-L | -25 | -25 | -25 | |||
| Totals (22-7-0, 15 KOs, 4 KOd) | 2,777.9 | ||||||
| Record in non-significant fights | |||||||
| 25-2-0, 16 KOs, 1 SD | 2,395 | ||||||
| % of fights toward 50 (78%) | 1,863.3 | 1,863.3 | 71.22% | 1,327.0 | |||
| Totals | 4,105.0 | ||||||
| Peak 5 Fights | |||||||
| Sugar Ray Leonard | 223.8 | ||||||
| Donald Curry | 169.5 | ||||||
| Jorge Luis Vado | 160.0 | ||||||
| Paul Vaden | 150.0 | ||||||
| Alex Rios | 144.0 | ||||||
| Peak 5 Totals | 847.2 | ||||||
| Final Totals (significant, non-significant, Peak 5) | 4,952.2 | ||||||
| Boxing's 100 Countdown | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Fighter | Significant Fights |
Non-Significant Fights |
Peak 5 | Final Total |
| 74. | Terry Norris | 2,777.9 | 1,327.0 | 847.2 | 4,952.2 |
| 75. | Ike Williams | 2,209.4 | 1,667.5 | 1,055.3 | 4,932.2 |
| 76. | Vasiliy Lomachenko | 1,866.8 | 2,343.9 | 714.8 | 4,925.4 |
| 77. | Mike McCallum | 1,998.4 | 2,124.3 | 800.4 | 4,923.2 |
| 78. | Billy Conn | 1,937.3 | 1,936.1 | 1,031.5 | 4,905.0 |
| 79. | Benny Leonard | 1,729.8 | 2,089.5 | 1,040.1 | 4,859.4 |
| 80. | Sugar Shane Mosley | 2,479.9 | 1,512.3 | 858.7 | 4,850.9 |
| 81. | Lou Ambers | 1,589.2 | 2,098.7 | 1,158.2 | 4,846.1 |
| 82. | Harry Wills | 2,564.4 | 1,355.7 | 923.7 | 4,843.8 |
| 83. | Mickey Walker | 1,987.8 | 1,775.7 | 1,075.4 | 4,838.8 |
| 84. | Joe Gans | 2,314.9 | 1,639.8 | 883.0 | 4,837.6 |
| 85. | Sven Ottke | 2,824.5 | 1,317.7 | 687.5 | 4,829.7 |
| 86. | Ronald "Winky" Wright | 2,243.3 | 1,658.3 | 922.5 | 4,824.1 |
| 87. | Fighting Harada | 1,259.6 | 2,409.2 | 1,105.9 | 4,774.7 |
| 88. | Humberto Gonzalez | 1,866.7 | 1,952.3 | 907.3 | 4,726.4 |
| 89. | Ricardo Lopez | 2,830.5 | 1,188.1 | 702.7 | 4,721.3 |
| 90. | Carmen Basilio | 1,723.3 | 1,804.7 | 1,184.1 | 4,712.2 |
| 91. | Orlando Canizales | 2,529.3 | 1,510.3 | 669.3 | 4,708.9 |
| 92. | Jeff Fenech | 2,103.9 | 1,728.7 | 844.8 | 4,677.4 |
| 93. | Michael Carbajal | 2,333.7 | 1,519.2 | 817.0 | 4,669.9 |
| 94. | Marcel Thil | 2,579.8 | 1,170.9 | 900.9 | 4,651.6 |
| 95. | Nicolino Locche | 1,858.0 | 1,946.8 | 820.3 | 4,625.1 |
| 96. | Ricky Hatton | 3,458.8 | 449.1 | 708.9 | 4,616.8 |
| 97. | Ismael Laguna | 1,059.5 | 2,659.4 | 889.9 | 4,608.7 |
| 98. | Ramon "Chocalatito" Gonzalez | 2,187.1 | 1,771.9 | 638.6 | 4,597.5 |
| 99. | Wilfredo Benitez | 1,439.4 | 2,223.0 | 914.4 | 4,586.8 |
| 100. | Carlos Zarate | 1,124.2 | 2,707.1 | 751.5 | 4,582.8 |
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