Which Fighter Did You Root For More?

Hearns. My favourite fighter ever probably, he always put on a show and went out on his shield when he did lose, a true warrior.

 

Something about Leonard I've always liked.

 

Leonard was my pops favourite fighter, so i pretty much had no choice. lol

 

Leonard...I especially like how he redeemed himself with Duran in the No Mas fight...that was a beautiful turnaround from the first fight. I think he would have beaten Duran had he used his head and boxed like that in Montreal.

 

:twisted:

Nah, probably right. But it was a fight Leonard should've won to begin with without a rematch needed. Hence why it's such a monumental victory in boxing history. It was much better that he was inclined to trade with Duran because it spawned an all-time classic fight. And he gave a good account of himself too.

 

"My guy's the puncher." - Angelo Dundee, prior to the first fight.

:deal

 

I...I wasn't alive! :|

 

I still root in fights I already know the outcome of.

 

To answer the OP's question:

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Leonard.

I was born a few months before Leonard vs. Hearns and by the time he fought Hagler in the super fight I was still very young but I mimicked the opinion of others around me by rooting for who everyone else was rooting for; Leonard was famous enough that I had heard of him despite being a child who didn't really follow boxing. Although at the time I was aware of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. I suppose because I had never heard of Hearns or Hagler or Duran until I was much older my support was more with Leonard and it stuck.

 

Leonard, because he was medialized more.But as I watched more of Tommy Hearns, I grew to respect him as a person,, because Ray could be a dick.

 

Anyone who supports Ray over Tommy, should of been drowned at birth.

 

Hearns. He's a solid, honest, down-home guy who wasn't afraid of anyone. He had a working man's pride. Leonard had a celebrity's arrogance.

The fact that Leonard avoided him for a long time, thus denying him a monster pay day, makes him look even better. I loved Leonard as a fighter, but outside the ring, he's a mixed bag more than most of us. That phony celebrity smile irked me. And the machinations underneath it were even worse.