Ana;yzing leonard-hearns 1

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  1. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    my main problem with this performance was why did ray go flat for so long after having his man hurt in the middle rounds.

    With a little mobility and a consistent jab, tommy reduced ray from sweet to ordinary and I assume that most others with same plan could carry it out like Terry Norris. he lost too many of the rounds-Not the mark of an all time great.

    Sugar hardly resembled Marciano trying to make his way inside so as a strategist i gave him low marks. the most impressive part of his game was his barrages in rds 6,7, 13.
     
  2. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    he was scared but not in a cowardly way he just hadnt fought a man like that before...
    he was a jabber and was almost always taller than the other man...he jabbed his way in and relased his combo's and would either finish them off or just go the distance.
    with the hearns fight hearns just jabbed and barged him away and was aggresive towards him leonard with his smaller frame andreach could only pot shot.

    this was a learning curb leonard turned from being a boxer to a fighter in this fight. he changed his whole stratagy and went right hand crazy when he saw an opening.

    i feel hearns was ok to continue he said that he was fine if he was warned that the fight might of stopped then hearns would maybe of won the fight by dancing away
     
  3. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ray probably tired himself out a little, overexerted himself.By right, he should've had Tommy out in the sixth or seventh, but it didn't happen that way.
     
  4. horst

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    I agree that this is not a strong all-round performance from Leonard. His languid, lethargic showing in some rounds is positively bizarre.
     
  5. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, it's not like Hearns was a unique ATG with freakish physical advantages and tremendous power or anything...


    Since when??
     
  6. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    I don't know, maybe I'm quirky but I give him high marks for beating a monstrous freak of nature ATG into submission somewhere towards the end there.
     
  7. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Exactly, some just don't have any clue when it comes to the tactical nuances and ebbs and flows of this one.
     
  8. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Maybe you know what you're looking at too :good
     
  9. MrMarvel

    MrMarvel Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hearn's superior skill shut down Leonard's offense. He got lucky in the sixth and still couldn't close the show. Had Hearns not given out Leonard would have suffered his second humiliating defeat.
     
  10. Gesta

    Gesta Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Great win by Leonard.

    Showed guts in a the ring with another ATG, did not look the best, was losing, but came through with the KO and that is what counts.
     
  11. Little Pea

    Little Pea 'A' grade boxing fan Full Member

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    I watched this fight for the first time yesterday. Amazed at both guys i was.

    Hearns started like a very confident monster but when Leonard catch him (mid fight?), the predator became the prey. Hearn lost his smile and began to box (in a very effective way).

    It looked clear (to me) that Hearns reach was preventing Sugar to box in his usual way. So he continued to do what he thought was the only thing to do: pressure Hearns and try to catch him again.

    ANd he did.

    Feel free to correct me if i'm wrong, i'm a "classic noob"
     
  12. TBomb 25

    TBomb 25 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Leonard showed great guts and a will to win he took a horrible beating 1 of the worst in boxing history, from 1 of the most monstrous men in boxing history,and i am the biggest Hearns fan in the world,thats still the most impressive win in boxing history,the mans eye was nearly hanging out of its socket,he had major disadvatges in that fight all the advantges that he normally has he didnt skill, speed,reach,power,leverage,timing,height, not to mention getting over the fear of fighting a man like that,what the hell more can anyone want?
     
  13. Woller

    Woller Active Member Full Member

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    Last time I watched, the fight did not look like that on my video. (Horrible beating, eye nearly hanging out of its socket) Get lost.

    I am a huge Hearns fan, and we don´t need fans writing that crap.

    Woller
     
  14. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    leonard was totally outboxed until one of his haymakers caught a slowing Hearns late. He wasnt able to catch norris tho. Too many tools, too much speed. Oh bittersweet career
     
  15. TBomb 25

    TBomb 25 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Thats the way i saw it sure im making it a tall tale a bit,but it was a horrible beating,and i say what i want ******.