Round Robin At Light middle - Hearns - Trinidad - Jackson?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    McCallum went toe to toe with Jackson and stopped him in the 2nd round despite being badly hurt.
     
  2. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Hearns would be lucky to go 2-0 without a ko loss.

    Tito beats Jackson.
     
  3. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He had to. He was out on his feet.

    It was a BS stoppage too
     
  4. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Tommy Hearns would beat Jackson and Trinidad. I think Jackson would knock out Trinidad. Trinidad was a better all-around fighter then Jackson but he tended to get hit early in fights Julian was an atomic puncher. Of course Thomas Hearns could be caught as well but he has a chance of getting to Jackson first w.
     
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    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Terry Norris was going to get it from Tito in the mid late 90s. He wouldn't fight him. That glass jaw would not have done well. Smart move by Norris.
     
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Tito got floored early in several fights, Jackson had quicker hands than anybody Trinidad faced at 154.
     
  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Norris was better than any fighter Tito beat, King treated Norris like garbage.
     
  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He wasn`t out on his feet and Jackson was hurt bad. Jackson was taking tons of bodyshots, and McCallum was landing at will for a full minute without any reply, he wwas getting underneath most of Jasckson`s shots in the 2nd round.
     
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    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Reid was faster. That’s 33% of the guys he fought there.
     
  10. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    According to MCCALLUM, he was out on his feet in the first and still doesn’t know how he got through the round
     
  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No way, McCallum stated that Jackson had faster hands than any other fighter he fought in his career.
     
  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He was in bad trouble, but took complete control of the fight in the 2nd round, those body shots were killing Jackson I think he was even dropped by a bodyshot too.
     
  13. NoNeck

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    McCallum was full of **** and never fought Reid.
     
  14. JohnnyBriton

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    What a great trio. Great question. Hearns and JJ are two of my absolute favorites, so it’s hard for me to make picks based on head, not heart. If I had to put my house on it, I’d take Hearns, only because of the jab as others have said. One of the all time great jabs to set up a thunderous right hand. I cried in my teens when Hagler beat him, so a cracking JJ bomb makes me nervous. Trinidad was a hell of a boxer, but he doesn’t scare me in either of these matchups. Maybe I’m underestimating him because he was really solid. He might even beat JJ if he can fight smart and outbox. This thread really makes me pause and think.
     
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  15. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Norris might have gotten KOd by David Reid. DelaHoya would have beaten him. His chin was fine China. Look at Norris fight with Troy Waters and compare it to Trinidad's fight with him.
    Tito was 10× more dangerous than an old Simon Brown.