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Aug 12, 2019 · Terry Norris
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- Fair But Firm
Mar 16, 2011 · Punch-drunk makes us think of Rocky Balboa, not Terry Norris. Norris was the 32-year-old boxer who stood before the Nevada State Athletic Commission and, in slurred speech, asked to have...
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Jan 23, 2024 · All cases are sad, but some grab us (or just me) more than others for various reasons - and for me, Norris is one of those cases. Terry comes across as a genuinely nice guy - and yes I’ve seen more recent vision of Terry training and keeping himself in terrific shape.
Norris, only 45 years old, was recently diagnosed with pugilistic dementia, a grim consequence of the solid blows he repeatedly absorbed in the ring.
- Ed Tolentino
Jan 16, 2008 · The reason I ask is because I read in The Ring (I think) that he is punch drunk. A real shame if it is true coz Norris is one of my top fighters from the 90s.
Sep 15, 2013 · Rebecca H. Kaple profiles Boxer 'Terrible' Terry Norris. One of the greatest boxers of his era is now paying a price for his passion. He's pushing for changes to the sport in hopes that other...
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- Rebecca Kaple
Aug 4, 2015 · “Punch drunk” became a common synonym for dementia pugilistica, a medical condition that for decades applied almost exclusively to boxers. Today, dementia pugilistica is recognized as a variant of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a neurodegenerative disease found in the brains of some people with a history of repetitive brain trauma.
