Does Mike McCallum not remind anyone of Thomas Hearns?

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  1. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They both throw body punches the same. I was watching McCallum and Curry when I noticed McCallum doing this, and it reminded me just how Hearns would always bend his knees when he threw hooks to the body.
     
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  2. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Only the left hook to the body, everything else is different, Hearns fought different on the outside and set his punches up and feet differently
     
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  3. William Walker

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    agreed. It was only the body punching that reminded me of Hearns, except of course, that McCallum was a better or more effective body puncher.
     
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  4. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe the Kronk connection.
     
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  6. salsanchezfan

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    Not reminiscent of each other that I can see. McCallum was more serpentine in his movements and better defensively, while Hearns was a bit more static in his movement and committed himself physically to his shots. There's just a totally different presence to the two of them.
     
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  7. Bronze Tiger

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    I’ve always thought of Hearns as a poor man’s Sugar Ray Robinson...
     
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    This
     
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  9. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Are you kidding? He's nothing like Robinson. Actually, he fights a lot more like Jimmy Ellis.
     
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  10. Bronze Tiger

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    And ironically...he never stopped anyone with a body shot ....McCallum was a great combination puncher who never neglected the body
     
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  11. Bronze Tiger

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    IMHO
     
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  12. Bronze Tiger

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    The power ...the speed ...neither guy was a defensive wizard....neither guy was great on the inside
     
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  13. Bronze Tiger

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    I must admit ...I’ve never studied Jimmy Ellis ( I’ve only seen him lose )
     
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  14. William Walker

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    Ya, I think Hearns didn't make the most of the body shots because he bent into them with his legs. And he usually did that when he was tiring imo. Not a very good practice to start body punching late in a fight. One of Tommy's worst habits.
     
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  15. Jamal Perkins

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    The old shell shocked hearns of 1988/89 shorn of previous flamboyance concentrating on defence to hide his shot legs and chin fought a bit like mccallum...flatfooted,great counters,body shots...but the similarity was very slight...the 1991 hearns that beat hill had all his speed back.

    Id love to have seen hearns v mccallum in late 1991.
     
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