6/19/25 ESPN+: Brian Norman Jr. vs Jin Sasaki (WBO Welterweight Title)

[Apollo Creed]

Norman should now be in the "build your name" phase. He should be fighting Rolly and then Ryan Garcia

Ideal path is knock off Rolly in ATL, and if Devin can get the WBC they unify in Vegas. After that Norman can move to 154 if the IBF proves to he a headache.

Getting Rolly and Devin on his resume makes him a house hold name and boost hos resume (beating two 3 division champs with one being undisputed too)

 

[UpAndComing]

Ideal path is knock off Rolly in ATL, and if Devin can get the WBC they unify in Vegas. After that Norman can move to 154 if the IBF proves to he a headache.

Getting Rolly and Devin on his resume makes him a house hold name and boost hos resume (beating two 3 division champs with one being undisputed too)

Nah I don't think he should be rushing to 154, Norman Jr can do alot at 147. He's young and by the time he hits his prime, there will be new contenders at 147. There's so many fights he can do at 147 as is in the future. Rolly, Ryan, Haney, Teo

And there's that dude on the come up with Top Rank, Rohan Polanco

Would not be shocked if Norman Jr ends up having a much better legacy at 147 than Boots ever did

 

[Apollo Creed]

Nah I don't think he should be rushing to 154, Norman Jr can do alot at 147. He's young and by the time he hits his prime, there will be new contenders at 147. There's so many fights he can do at 147 as is in the future. Rolly, Ryan, Haney, Teo

And there's that dude on the come up with Top Rank, Rohan Polanco

Would not be shocked if Norman Jr ends up having a much better legacy at 147 than Boots ever did

I think norman can do all this over 2 years, so i wouldn't say its really rushing. Teo not doing 147 unless he gets washed at 140 and says eff it.

I can see Rolly, Haney, Hitchens, and Ryan, if he can get 2 of those 4 and a unification then i think his legacy is solid and anything else is a bonus. Im just an advocate of young dudes taking advantage of their youth and growing into their bodies.

I can see 154 dying out in 3 years if we being honest thats why i also put that 2 yr mark. Tim Kazoo hinting at 160, Fundora idk but can see 160 too, Lubin getting older, virgil vs boots is being hinted as the kingmaker fight for 154.

 

[kaldurahm]

Ideal path is knock off Rolly in ATL, and if Devin can get the WBC they unify in Vegas. After that Norman can move to 154 if the IBF proves to he a headache.

Getting Rolly and Devin on his resume makes him a house hold name and boost hos resume (beating two 3 division champs with one being undisputed too)

I think he's too young to go to 154. I think weight/metabolism stabilizes until the late 20s, that's when the body changes a little bit and you get the man strength. He's 24 right now he shouldn't be at 154 until 26/27 at the earliest.

I can only speak for myself, but I think I was damn near the same weight from 22-27, then all of a sudden I started gaining at around 28.

It's the same reason why I personally didn't want to see him fight boots. 24 is too young, let him build up, by 27-28 he'll be ready.

 

[Bigblackted4]

Yeah, and Ryan new to 147 so im interested to see if Norman is phased by Rolly. I think the shyt talking would sell the hell out the fight. Do it in ATL or Houston with a charlo co main.

Would love that fight in Atlanta so I could go and I think it would sell well

 

[Apollo Creed]

Would love that fight in Atlanta so I could go and I think it would sell well

This fight should start going viral, if he can get rolly next i think he good for an ATL homecoming after that

 

[Derek Lee]

Fight should have been stopped in the third round

 

[manyfaces]

Yeah fighting spirit is a whole culture there..the Japanese cards are ridiculously violent because of it..norman looked so solid..sasaki can actually punch but norman was walking through that shyt like nothing

Norman ass was looking like the Juggernaut in Marvel vs Capcom the way he was just walking through and no selling them punches to get off his devastation

 

[NZA]

if sasaki had more discipline, he could be better at 140. this fight looked ridiculous. he is too small and soft-bodied for welter.

 

[Shadow King]

Fight was too damn early lol but someone had it on YouTube. Norman did what he was supposed to do, looked like 2 different weight classes.

Terrible corner letting him continue after Round 3.

 

[NormanConnors]

Nah I don't think he should be rushing to 154, Norman Jr can do alot at 147. He's young and by the time he hits his prime, there will be new contenders at 147. There's so many fights he can do at 147 as is in the future. Rolly, Ryan, Haney, Teo

And there's that dude on the come up with Top Rank, Rohan Polanco

Would not be shocked if Norman Jr ends up having a much better legacy at 147 than Boots ever did

Currently i think Norman knocks all of those guys out.

 

[NormanConnors]

if sasaki had more discipline, he could be better at 140. this fight looked ridiculous. he is too small and soft-bodied for welter.

Simply got caught with his hands down, Norman set him up beautifully by changing his punch selection abruptly to the body instead of the head, Sasaki was expecting a jab to the body and got put to sleep. He showed a good chin imo.

 

[NZA]

Simply got caught with his hands down, Norman set him up beautifully by changing his punch selection abruptly to the body instead of the head, Sasaki was expecting a jab to the body and got put to sleep. He showed a good chin imo.

his punches did nothing to norman. when you dont have to respect power, you can sit there and set up whatever you want. sasaki is not a world class welterweight. they didnt even look like they belonged in the same weight class. that samurai chin is why he cant remember his last couple months.

 

[desjardins]

How much did Norman make in this fight?
Is anyone keeping track of the whole "Norman is going need to make x amount over the next x fights or ducking Boots is going to be a massive L" angle?
Maybe Norman Sr. calculated correctly cause Jr's stock is only rising since they turned down the Boots fight. He fought two punchers in a row , ate their shots like scooby snacks and viciously knocked them out. You can argue about the level of those guys but regardless Norman Jr has been looking good
In 2-3 fights dudes went from a ducking idiot who ruined his career to arguably the hottest guy at a post-Boots 147
I already had him beating Barrios but now I'd probably pick him over Stanionias.

 

[R=G]

How much did Norman make in this fight?
Is anyone keeping track of the whole "Norman is going need to make x amount over the next x fights or ducking Boots is going to be a massive L" angle?
Maybe Norman Sr. calculated correctly cause Jr's stock is only rising since they turned down the Boots fight. He fought two punchers in a row , ate their shots like scooby snacks and viciously knocked them out. You can argue about the level of those guys but regardless Norman Jr has been looking good
In 2-3 fights dudes went from a ducking idiot who ruined his career to arguably the hottest guy at a post-Boots 147
I already had him beating Barrios but now I'd probably pick him over Stanionias.

Definitely less than fighting. Boots