matters what shot means. If a fighter is great he can take skills which are worn out and change a little and regroup and still win. Hearns had tough fights with Barkley and Kinchen and regrouped and learned to be a little more of an inside fighter and better defensively, yet he was slower and he still beat Virgil Hill.. He adjusted his style Hagler did also, although Hagler's decline was talked about more than it was.