Thomas Hearns Sparring for Leonard

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  1. drenlou

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    A draw? Really, even with a KD scored for Hearns?
     
  2. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Yeah, the other rounds were very close, and even though I'm a bigger fan of Hitman than SRL, I think SRL nicked those rounds.
     
  3. m.s.

    m.s. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I remember Emmanuel saying, in between round one and two, he's not as fast as Lon, he's not as fast as Lon! Now i know who Emmanual was referring to.
     
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  4. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Closest thing Bud fought to that was Postol who was a 5'11" JWW. Postol very underrated. He lost to Bud then had somewhat questionable losses to Taylor and Ramirez
     
  5. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Don't get me wrong - Bud is a great fighter and very skilled.
    But that one era/time in boxing was just insane - Leonard,Duran,Hearns, Benitez,Hagler, etc and they all fought each other.
     
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  6. bjl12

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    There are no more than five people in history that could beat that lineup PFP...SRR, Ali, and SRL are 3 of them. So almost NOBODY runs that lineup...just saying Crawford is no tuneup for anyone in history (in my opinion). Not saying he beats any of them although I think he does. Just saying he would be a real fight for all of them
     
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