Benn v Hearns in 1988 who would have won?

I don't believe Hearns can end it with one punch.

 

The ONLY way Benn wins is if he jumps on Hearns and catches him early.
Both boxers hit hard. Both boxers have benn knocked out before.
So what seperates them?
The skill. Benn isn't going to outbox Hearns and has only one way to victory - coming forward and throwing bombs.
Hearns on the other hand can choose to box at a distance work that jab and let Benn walk into something or just bust him up with the jab.

 

Tragically we never got to find out.

 

I mean look at the Dewitt bour- Benn dominated but also got dropped.
In the Barkley fight Barkley had gotten Benns attention even though badly hurt.
So even with Benn in total control in certain fights their are moments that he is vulnerable.
With a righthand like Hearns has thats a recipe for getting flattened.

 

I really think he would catch hearns a lot if they had fought, Benn would throw a lot of long ranged leaping hooks which would be a nightmare for hearns, if Benn came back from a big early onslaught from the McClellan I think he can take hearns’ best shots and fire back with some bigger ones. Let’s be honest hearns could potentially be flattened by any middleweight with a big punch

 

McClellan was easily a natural cruiser, a 185 guy tough mother****er and of course he was a much more dangerous fight for benn than would be the smaller and chinny Hearns

 

And it is exactly what would have happened

 

I'm sure James Shuler, Dennis Andries, And Juan Roldan would beg to differ ( Hearns stopped Roldan in 4, prime Hagler took 10) Hearns while not as dynamic a puncher as he was as Jr middle/welter still was a great puncher at Middleweight. When he went to Lt.Heavy he used his others skills more or the stylists as you mentioned. Yet even at that weight, he carried enough fire power to keep natural Lt.heavys and cruiserweights honest.