Hagler ain't 5' 7". No way. Based on him standing next to Leonard and Hearns he looks 5' 9".
Duran, 5, 7" and Hagler 5' 9".
Get outta here, kid.
The Holmes that fought Tyson seldom got off with punches.
His debut at WW wasn't against Palamino.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgQCv9VqEC8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGCm88z3RJg Hearns and Breland, sparring.
The fight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEKGeOf5kJM
I thought it was a great fight to watch. Depends on your taste, right enough. This was a great boxing battle on the outside.
But the jab, the speed, the movement, the timing, etc, all needed to be top notch to say the least. Of course, he beat Hill with experience. But...
Hearns actually held back with his right hand during the fight. Hill was obviously looking for it often, and it seldom came his way. It was...
If it was not a great performance, I don't know what a fighter needs to do to put on a great one. The whole performance typifies what Hearns was...
And, it was how he looked during the win that impressed. His speed and timing was incredible. Hill was hardly one dimensional: eg; slow feet, no...
I personally think this is a definite top three Hearns performance. This was better than his showing against Andries at the same weight 5 years...
How is Murray performing in general?
Trinidad-Waters.
