Terry Norris

Post-championship career Norris fought twice more after losing his title. Dana Rosenblatt defeated him by unanimous decision in a middleweight bout and then WBA junior middleweight champion Laurent Boudouani ended his boxing career with a ninth-round knockout.

Norris was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005.

Norris suffers from pugilistic dementia and Parkinson's disease caused by his boxing career . This affects his speech and coordination.

Professional boxing record

Additional information Once entertaining scholarships to several schools, Norris quit baseball after a brawl on the field. "We were playing another team one day", Norris recalled, "and there were some racial comments made toward me. I was a little thrown off by it. I rushed the guy who said them, and their whole team jumped on me. I put three guys in the hospital, which was the bad thing of it. People said things like, 'Maybe this guy's a troublemaker,' so a lot of my scholarships fell through. He settled a lawsuit out of court with Don King for a sum of $7.5 million in 2005. Brother of former WBA cruiserweight champion Orlin Norris. The speech of Terry Norris was noticeably slurred even in his early thirties and quite startling to anyone who remembered him from just a few years earlier. After his last defeat, the Nevada athletic commission turned him down for a new license, basing its decision on his impaired speech, which was indicative of his issues after boxing. Norris was known to spar 12 rounds every other day in preparation for fights. Some speculate that this intense training routine is a factor which may have ultimately led to his early expiration as a fighter. In preparation for his fight against John "The Beast" Mugabi, his strength trainer put Terry on a regimented weight training program. He went on to KO Mugabi and win the WBC super welterweight title. He continued his strength training for the duration of his career. A source close to the Norris camp is quoted as saying "The best boxing I ever watched live was sparring between the Norris brothers." Norris is married to Tanya E. Norris Norris and his wife founded his Foundation The Final Fight to assist former pro boxers who are ill, broke and homeless. Norris and his wife own World Champion Cardio Boxing, a popular workout program in Los Angeles, California.