Who was the worst out of the Fab-Four?

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  1. Sugah Jay

    Sugah Jay Guest

    i know duran was the only one to beat leonard, but lost to both hagler and hearns, hagler lost to leonard but beat hearns and duran, hearns drew with leonard and got stopped by him and hagler, but he knocked duran the **** out, so who was the worst out of the 4?
     
  2. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran but then he was probably at his best as a lightweight so the others would have had an advantage as they were all naturally much bigger men.
     
  3. LightsOutJack

    LightsOutJack Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Duran of course, but he was the only one removed from his prime, and is likely ranked higher than all of them on any ALL TIME list.

    But as far as the Fab 4, he was definitely the worst
     
  4. Vanboxingfan

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    H2H Duran was the worst, but P4P he was the best. That said, he came damn close to beating Hagler.
     
  5. Curtis Lowe

    Curtis Lowe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not a simple equation.

    Duran beat Barkley, who inturn brutally KOed Hearns. Barkley also beat Hearns ass in a rematch via decision.

    Leonard beat Benitez, who into turn easily beat Duran.

    Hearns beat Benitez.

    Hagler turned into an old man between the Mugabi fight and Leonard fight.

    Leonard was a great fighter, but a real POS as a person. He was possibly the best managed fighter in history. Immedaitely rematching a party hard Duran. Avoided Hearns for year after their first fight, waiting for Tommy to get old. Timed the Hagler match perfectly.
     
  6. grumpy old man

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    Fair and reasonable call.
     
  7. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Add to that Duran destroyed Moore who in turn beat Benitez.
     
  8. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What is the first rule of fighting? It applies to any fight...

    Stack the odds in your favour :yep
     
  9. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Leonard was the worst, all in all.

    Hagler in the 70s was unbelievable. Hearns at his best was unbelieveable. And Duran is Duran.
     
  10. Sugah Jay

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    oh really? i forgot that leonard beat them all
     
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  11. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :deal
     
  12. Gannicus

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    Hagler by far was the worst. Very overrated in ATG rankings.
     
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  13. Bummy Davis

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    Duran was the best ATG and lb for lb but he was on his way down except for Montreal when he was peak at welter and fit. I think the best version of Duran beats them all even though his natural weight class may have been 135, he looked great in Leonard 1 as a welter

    The Hearns fight he got caught leaning back and did not expect Tommy's range or power but he did not get a chance to get rolling and was not at his best or fittest, I thought he lost to Hagler very close and gave the Marvelous one a scare and fits.
     
  14. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Duran was the best, Hearns the worst. It's fairly cut and dry.
     
  15. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Some diverse opinions here. But that's probably a large part of what made them such a special group of fighters who fought such great battles against each other.