Best fighters Hearns could beat in these weight classes

PP > Swarmer

 

Carnera was too big and too good at using his size. Ruiz lost to Toney and Jones but they were physically bigger than Hearns who never had a whole lot of strength. You have to wonder where Ruiz's mauling style was against those two though.

Harold Johnson is too far. He could win against Maxim but Maxim was always decent at imposing his size and fighting it out in the clinches unlike Virgil Hill who stood at Hearns's optimum range.

He could only compete against them around the Andries fight, when he actually competed at super middleweight Hearns was quite far gone. In the end his durability probably fails him against those opponents.

He could win a decision off some of them. Not on a consistent basis though. It would have to be a bad day at the office for Giardello and LaMotta to lose in my opinion. 10 rounds is his best shot.

 

In all seriousness i think he could take one from Kessler. The rest would beat him at their best.

 

I'd say he has a chance against Jack O'Brien if we're talking LHW's.

 

Hw he gets outgunned and those who didn't rely on power (johnson, byrd, tunney etc) where far too slick for the lanky great.

Lhw same story pretty much. He beat hill but hill is, imo the worst of the greats. He's so uninspiring and he failed to beat the best.

Smw I wouldn't be surprised at all, no murderous punchers through that weight aside from jones jr.

Mw, he was very very good at mw, he just got iced. Probably his worst chance to chin ratio. By that I mean if he doesn't get knocked out, he'd beat most people. But any big puncher i'd favour to outgun him.

 

Jake Lamotta could beat Hearns? Are you a ****ing crackhead? Lamotta was a slow worthless child molesting, ******, woman beating peace of ****. Hearns would destroy him

 

You're right, i was being a bit of a ****. Let me elaborate a little. Well with the outboxers you mostly listed guys who i think have a fluidity edge and a nice bag of tricks over him. You're saying he was never outboxed- a valid point, but I can't say that apart from Benitez, a naturally smaller man whom he had a pretty distinct size advantage over, he ever faced a genuine ring wizard or master like some you're throwing out there at those weights.

The heavies i just don't rate a chance. Too big. Carnera was more mobile than you give him credit for, not the best schooled or hardest hitting but not as easy to outbox as you say- and coupled with the size advantage i just dont see it happening.

HJ is definitely a bridge too far. Stellar outboxer with great power and an ability to come over the top with crosses you wouldn't believe. I'm pretty sure he'd KO hearns. Maxim isn't a bad shout, Robinson is the fighter I think is most like Hearns and he clearly gave Maxim what for, but i think their strategies would be different.

He would have a good chance against a lot of the SMW's you listed, except Calzaghe.

Against the MW's you listed? Nah, i don't see it at all man. Marshall hits too hard, too fast, and had too much skill. Toney would close the distance although perhaps he could frustrate Toney with his superior movement. Holman Williams just going by repute and record alone was a grandmaster of boxing in an era full of complete fighters. Not the hardest hitting due to hand problems- but as a defensive wizard unmatched in that time. maybe hearns could give him trouble with a swarming, high volume attack as Burley eventually did later on in their series and Cocoa Kid managed to do- but he's not winning on the outside. Burley at his best would smash him, a combination of speed and power that I think is terrible for Hearns. Benvenuti, maybe. Griffin, maybe. Giardello- I don't know. Giardello was not just an outboxer- he could fight it out rather well actually. LaMotta I'd say would grind Hearns down. No stoppage, but pretty clear neutralization via crowding and Hearns has a subpar inside game. Kalambay- I'd say Hearns would win that one. Monzon, nope. He'd muscle Hearns around a lot, lock the distance, and end it with a cross. Greb i agree with you on.


I laughed because you're favoring him over ATG MW's when his record at that weight(and above) just isn't that good. It's like saying, oh, barbados joe walcott would have a decent chance against ezzard charles because he sent some LHWs to candyland. And the outboxing thing i already went into.