What made Hearns so scary was his devastating power at 147. At 6' 2" he had the upper body strength of bigger men. It was uncanny that he could...
Norton had an unusual style that made him vulnerable to certain fighters. Easily KOd by Foreman, Shavers, and Cooney. I don't know enough about...
Why can’t Pryor drag him into a brawl? The one advantage that Leonard has is size. I’m not sure that he’s any faster than Pryor. So, at the...
1. Toe to toe as he did in the first Duran fight? 2. Clowning as in Duran II?
Agree. Pernel had knack for making other fighters look awkward, but Pryor didn’t care if he looked awkward. He just kept coming with that...
Who would win? Pryor the relentless aggressor or Whitaker the slippery evader?
70s Lightweight YES 80s WW/MW: up until the 2nd Leonard fight yes, but after that it was hit or miss.
As I recall from the pre-fight interviews, Dundee predicted an early KO of Duran. He was just too small to be taken seriously, so he thought that...
It could go either way. I never bought the “Leonard didn’t fight his fight” line. If you watch the Leonard vs Benitez fight, you’ll see a very...
Duran has a big problem against Hearns. As he moved up in weight he became more of a defensive fighter, but he cannot afford to be defensive...
I agree that he was the hardest puncher at that weight, but his ability to take a punch was suspect. Leonard was the first to show that, then...
Hearns broke his hand when he hit Hagler in the first round. He also said that he felt totatally exhausted after that round. Would the outcome...
It’s not just speed alone, but the combination of speed, reach, and power that made it impossible for Durán to beat Hearns. Barkley certainly had...
Actually Hearns beat Durán more handily than he did Cuevas.
Even at 147 it is a difficult matchup for Durán. The 1980 version of Durán would certainly fare better against a 147lb Hearns, but he would still...