Thomas Hearns vs Floyd Mayweather Jr

Maywether would fight Hearns at 147 and not 154. Bingo!

 

If Canelo had respect for Mayweather's power, Tommy sure as hell would just like everybody else did.

Fact: Canelo beat one of toughest middle weight champions of all time by walking him down.

Fact: Hearns fought one of the toughest middleweight champions of all time and his jheri curl juice was sprayed all over the audience. He looked like a crackhead suffering a cardiac arrest when the fight ended.

 

We both know THAT Leonard was not even at Mayweather's level, and Tommy did not win.

 

Hearns was knocked out. Looked like Gumby.

 

It’s interesting that you seem to think a fight scheduled for 15 rounds is tactically fought the same way as a 12 rounder. I say Leonard would’ve snuffed Gumby within 12 if it were a 12 rounder.

 

You’re so lost.

Your facts are completely irrelevant to this debate

The version of Canelo who fought Floyd was not like the current version who fought GG. Canelo is now in his prime. He’s matured.

Against Floyd, he was young. And he stood off of him and showed him far too much respect. He didn’t pressure him, even when Floyd was in the corners and on the ropes. He feared getting countered by Floyd’s right hand. He wasn’t concerned about Floyd’s power, it was the speed. The speed and the reach.

Tommy Hearns was knocked out against one of the greatest MW’s of all time, who’s tactics were to go to war with him.

What on earth has that got to do with a Floyd-Hearns fight?

Tommy Hearns would have had zero respect for Floyd’s power. Floyd was a safety first fighter with hand issues for most of his WW reign, where he was happy to pot shot smaller, lesser fighters, who possessed a shorter reach.

Tommy was 6’1 with a 78” reach, with an ATG jab and monster power.

Floyd would never have taken the fight. But if we presume he would have done for the sake of the debate, he’d have been in survival mode. He could not have gotten inside of Tommy’s jab.

He could not have outboxed a great boxer who was significantly bigger than him.

He could not have outfought him as he didn’t possess the strength or the firepower.

Floyd could not have beaten him.

It’s the worst stylistic match up you could have given him.

 

Ray wasn’t on Mayweather’s level?

Ha!

Okay.

What a joker you are.

 

Just before the Mayweather fight, Canelo just outboxed an undefeated Trout who has beaten Cotto.

Just after the Mayweather fight, Canelo just outboxed a prime Lara.

Last year, Canelo just outboxed Danny Jacobs.

Save the bull****. Canelo has been beating solid boxer types by a round or two for a long time now, dating to before the Floyd fight.

 

Ha! You completely missed the context of what I wrote.

 

What point are you trying to make?

Canelo was scared of getting countered by Floyd’s speed. He stood off of him all night. He didn’t fear his power.

Canelo struggled with Lara and Trout.

Apart from beating a faded Cotto, Trout has lost to every top level fighter he’s fought.

What has this got to do with the thread?

How is it relevant to a Floyd-Hearns fight??

 

Okay.

Tell me.

Most of your posts cause confusion.

 

It’s the same level of performance against top boxers, before and after Floyd, except against Floyd because Floyd is Floyd. Trout was very good for a short time. Don’t play that game.

 

The Ray Leonard Who drew with Hearns was worse than Floyd and it’s obvious.