Chris Eubank v.s Thomas Hearns

very very often i´m afraid:verysad.

it doesnt matter who he loses to, he would beat hearns?????that is childish.

eubank never met anyone with hearns talent. hearns was taller and he would jab eubank silly.

eubank was just an overprotected WBO champ. this is not his league.

 

Eubank definitely did not get a gift decision against malinga.

At most it was a close fight, but i thought Eubank took it by a good 4 points or so.

 

the hearns that lost to marvin hagler would ko eubank.

 

I highly doubt that Hearns would KO Eubank, although if anyone can it would be Tommy. He should be able to win if he sticks on the outside as talent-wise he is on a different planet. If he tries to mix it he could end up being stopped, as Chris was a big MW who was as tough as nails and a hard puncher with the right hand himself. If the fight was made before Eubanks fought Watson I'd favour Hearns but give Eubanks a good punchers chance. If it was made after I'd heavily favour Hearns UD as Eubanks became very gun-shy after what happened to Watson.

 

Hearns with a clear ud if he boxed without any pressing desire to knock chris out. Hearns was brilliant but allways appeared shakey at 160. before the Watson fight Eubank was considered a pretty good finisher and very dangerous.
People allways think that an atg waltzs over lesser fighters as if they're invinceable, but you have too strugle to beat really good fighters of the calibre of Eubank to become great. Hearns would win, but he'd better be really focused if he didn't want to get sparked out.
What Im trying to say is that its their achievemebnts that make a fighter great. The difference in talent between a great boxer (Hearns) and a very good one (Eubank) is often minimal.

P.S. Cant remember much about the Ray Close and Malinga fights but Eubank clearly outpointed Gracianno.(one of Eubanks better wins imo)

 

I have to believe that after Hearns pimps Eubank, Chris finds a way to win. He'll turn up the heat, throw huge right hands and his natural size may be telling! 2-1 Hearns overall is most likely.

 

Eubank would have a chance to win by stoppage as long as the fight goes on.

Hearns was almost impossible to outpoint. Barkley, of all people, is the only one to do so.

Hearns by decision. Eubank makes the fight close by dropping Hearns, but Hearns still pulls it out.

 

Hearns, by close but clear decision. Hearns may well be dropped at some stage during this fight, though in the end would hold himself together and come on the stronger during the championship rounds. He'd need to be totally foccused and on his game however otherwise Eubank would have a great chance of a stoppage.

Hearns UD15 Eubank

 

Hearns never proved to me he could be focused the whole distance of the fight. He outboxes lazy Eubank silly, but in the end it will be Thomas being counted out on the canvas.

 

I like Eubank and have fond memories of watching him in my teenage years. However, lets be realistic here, Hearns was in a different league to Eubank. Tommy would have handily beaten Chris by decision or even stopped him if Chris decided to go toe to toe at any point.

Believe it or not when Eubank was recentley asked his opinion of who was the greatest boxer of all time, his answer was Thomas Hearns. He would be honoured even to be mentioned in the same sentance as Hearns.

When interviewed about the Mayweather - De La Hoya fight. Eubank was asked if he considered PBF to be better than himself, this was his response.

"I'd consider that young kid (Mayweather) better than anything I've seen with the exception of a mid-80s Thomas Hearns, and I wouldn't have even touched Thomas Hearns."

To quote the late Christopher Wallace:

Case closed suitcase filled with clothes.

 

Hey Lurch, how did he get home town decisions against Rocchigiani & Close, none of them where even in his own country!

Your obviously one of those sycophantic German fans who beleives that Svennie Ottke was unbeatable

 

Nobody made Tommy look silly by outboxing him, it just didn't happen. Eubank won't be either. Especially early on.

 

Hearns, but if eubank hits a Bingo punch forgot about the count!

 

I'd have to disagree with you here. Eubank demonstrated that he could be very concussive with the right hand. He was rather awkward when coming forward being more of a natural counter-puncher so I agree with you there. He was very gun-shy after the Watson fight (as you could probably understand) and so if they fight after Watson Hearns wins a comfortable UD. Before the Watson fight it's more dangerous for Tommy.

 

Hearns was in a different class than Eubank, even at 160. Hearns by UD. Dropping Eubank along the way.