All I was saying was that SRL was very close to being a lightweight when he was younger.
Well, Sugarc Ray Leonard was close to 135 during the 1976 Olympics. He was about 140, so losing another 5 wouldn't be hard.
So, then any lightweight could beat him at 135? Hearns did fight at 132 as an amateur.
Going for broke worked for Hagler because he could take Hearns' best shots. That would never work for Duran.
“We were both self-assured and cocky,” recalls Leonard. “The weigh-in was shocking. I weighed in at 146; he weighed in at 145. And it got my...
He often said that he had no trouble getting down to 145, at least not when he was younger. What's another 10 lbs? He could get dehydrated and...
Are we assuming that these fighters like Leonard and Hagler are going to lose weight to fight at 135?
OK i think we can agree that it would be very hard for any lightweight to move up to WW or MW against Hearns. How about the reverse? Hearns...
Most Duran haters don't give him credit for his speed because he slowed down a lot when he got older and heavier. Prime Duran was lightning fast.
Agreed Nobody is going to outbox Hearns. Not even Leonard Hearns' weakness was against the relentless attackers who could take some of his best...
who wins?
who wins and why?
