Was hearns' power over rated ?

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  1. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jesus, this is really a terrible thread, one person calling Hearns' power overrated,
    another person saying Hearns' boxing ability was overrated..... I'm outta here :abduct:
     
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  2. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    Dude finished his career with a 72% KO record...
     
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  3. Mortal

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    ffs
     
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  4. FuMaster

    FuMaster Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hell no, but his chin ... That's what I liked about the Fab 4 era. It was rock-paper-scissors.

    SRL - fast
    Hearns - power, weak chin
    Hagler - chin of stone, workhorse
    Duran - relentless
     
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  5. Madmink

    Madmink Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Im not trying to bump jc up.if u take the 5 fighters out that i mention that he didnt ko then the rest is a pretty poor bunch
     
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  6. Madmink

    Madmink Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Im not deriding hearns in any way either,i actually know him on a personal level to a degree and hes always been a stand up guy.i worked on the force with him a few years back,great guy but them ko's have definately took their toll
     
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  7. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    good posting mink
     
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  8. MUFA$A

    MUFA$A FEAR * THE * TANK Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Leonard also possessed an Iron Chin , and was a solid puncher as well .
     
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  9. cslb

    cslb Puerto Rican Uppercut Full Member

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    Hearns' chin wasn't as bad as it is made out to be. The people that put him down could crack. Hearns didn't have a great chin but he didn't have a bad one either.
     
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  10. pincai

    pincai The Indonesian Thin Man Full Member

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    I thought we are trying to list stupid things
     
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  11. lencoreastside

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    I know - but were these performances really due to superb boxing - or freakish physical advantages? He relied on his freakish height and reach, and never really mastered much of the 'skills' of boxing IMO. His guard was non-existant and his inside game was quite poor IMO. Great fighter though. Not knocking the guy at all. Really great.
     
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  12. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    No, he hit like what he was: a light heavyweight. He was just hitting welterweights and middleweights.
     
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  13. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ok
     
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  14. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hearns was faster than Leonard. Hell, Duran wasn't much slower than Leonard. Look Duran at his peak which was late 70s. He's really fast. Like fast, fast, fast.
     
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  15. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I never took your statement as trying to bump JC up. But you compared Tommy's and Joe's ko percentages, and you didn't mention that Tommy went from 147 to cruiserweight and that Joe went from 168 to 175. That means that Tommy started 21 pounds lighter than Joe did and finished a full division above him weight wise.
     
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