Better Win than Leonard - Hearns I?

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  1. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Which win would you put above Leonard beating Hearns the first time?
     
    RJJFan, Oct 15, 2020
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  2. Dannymita

    Dannymita Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran beating Leonard maybe... That's all I can think off the top of my head
     
    Dannymita, Oct 15, 2020
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  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Duran-Leonard I
    LaMotta-Robinson II
     
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  4. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    Ali-Foreman?
     
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  5. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran v Leonard 1
    Frazier v Ali 1
    Turpin v Robinson
    Langford v Gans

    Maybes:

    Pep v Saddler 3 (just cause a guy who was obviously a stylistic nightmare for Pep as proven in the defeats and managed a way to beat him in his prime)

    Johnson v Langford
     
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  6. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Lewis v Vitali
     
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  7. fitzroy boy_iron mike

    fitzroy boy_iron mike Active Member Full Member

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    More like honourable mentions than on the same level;
    Douglas v Tyson
    Fury v Klitschko
    PAC v Cotto
     
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    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    None.
     
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  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Hearns far better against Ray in their first bout than Ali was v Frazier.
     
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  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Tyson wasn`t at Tommy`s level the night he fought Buster,Hearns was a monster at welter.
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Lewis didn`t win that bout clearly, it was on a cut and he looked really bad during that fight, also Hearns was a more formidable foe P4P than Vitali was.
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Hearns looked awesome beating Benitez. Duran fought better than Ray did against Tommy when winning in Montreal, he looked amazing and was taking on the bigger man, Leonard looked sloppy and out of ideas before catching Tommy mid way through the fight and then catching him again later on.
     
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  13. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Considering the position both guys where in at the time, it'll be hard to match this. truly was once in a lifetime fight!
     
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    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    It was still a huge win. The fact that Lewis was already old and out of shape but was still able to bust the face of the prime fighter who will go on to take over the division
     
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  15. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pacquaio v Barrera gott be around there as well.
     
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