Ray Leonard's win over prime Thomas Hearns is the Greatest Win in History

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  1. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    I'm an Ali fan I like him more than Frazier but it is what it is.
     
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  2. SpeedKills

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    Spinks technically going up 45lbs to beat the reigning and undefeated Larry Holmes, in a 15 round fight no less.
     
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  3. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Close but Larry was past his prime. Ray and Hearns were closer to their prime.
     
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  4. The Long Count

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    Schmeling over Louis is up there. Louis destroyed two heavyweight champs already, and wouldn’t lose again until he returned from retirement with a 60-1 record
     
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  5. Decker

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    He was early on soon after the fight was announced. But as I remembered (I'm not that old yet) as the fight approached Hearns was the betting fav. So I did a bit of research. From https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/16/sports/opinions-and-bets-abound.html

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    That's how I remembered it. I thought that 7:5 Hearns was a good value to bet on SRL. But I was a youngster and there was no easy online betting in those days. Nevertheless, even with not winning any $, I was pleased that the result validated my risk/reward analysis.
     
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  6. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    Hearns may have been better than Holmes in 1981, he was certainly better than the 35 year old Holmes by 85.
     
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  7. DavidC77

    DavidC77 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Fair enough. Thanks for providing so much detail.

    As for no easy online betting... I pretty certain there wasn't any online betting in 1981!
     
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