Could Hearns realistically KO Tyson circa 1990-91

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  1. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I've struck a nerve here i can see.
     
  2. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So you don't think Hearns had the power to knockout Tyson, you're wrong shaggy.
     
  3. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not really

    But your posts can be so bad that the only conclusion can be that you are a troll trying to strike a nerve.
     
  4. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    No I don't. At least not until he hit him with 99,999 flush right hands
     
  5. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He would only need one perfectly placed shot.
     
  6. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hearns couldn't stop the following guys:

    Murray Sutherland at 160 lbs
    Luigi Minchillo at 154 lbs
    Alfonzo Hayman at 147 lbs
    Earnie Singletary at 160 lbs

    Mike Tyson is a natural 220 lb fighter with a good chin and very good punching power.

    Thomas Hearns was kod at 147 lbs and 160 lbs.

    There is a 99.99 chance Mike Tyson kos Thomas Hearns most likely in the first few rounds.
     
  7. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I can't help it if you have Tyson beating every fighter that ever lived.
     
  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I second that.
     
  9. JohnThomas1

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    How do you think a beefed up Alexis Arguello would go against Tyson wass? He had that big right hand and Tyson would have never been in with such a great body puncher.
     
  10. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I am a big Hearns fan but I don't think he could stop Tyson. Then you figure this was 1991 when Hearns was an old fighter. I don't seem him having a chance against Tyson.
     
  11. Wass1985

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    Good question, he did knock Tyson's trainer into bolivion. It seems the peek-a-boo style was custom made for Alexis........
     
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  12. JohnThomas1

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    Jimmy Wilde was supposed to have the punch of a heavyweight too. He could be the lightest fighter that would get over peak Tyson provided he attacked and wasn't scared.
     
  13. DJN16

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    They have weight divisions in boxing for a reason.

    I don't doubt Hearn could lay out some very poor heavies. Tyson is arguably a top ten heavyweight of all time. Even post 1990 he would be a dangerous challenger to anyone.

    His fight with Tommy does not go past 3 rounds. I reckon Tommy would get rendered unconscious.
     
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  14. BCS8

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    In no universe can Hearns KO Tyson.

    A prime, slick footed Hearns on his motorbike might possibly outpoint an old Tyson.

    FFS guys, there are weight divisions for a reason.

    Next up: Mayweather vs Ali.
     
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  15. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It is unclear what this thread is about.

    If it is about a mythical matchup between Tyson and Hearns, it is obvious that Tyson would destroy Hearns Inside 3 rounds.This is nonsense anyway cause Hearns never fought at heavyweight.

    If this is about pure power, I think if Hearns hits Tyson on the bottom with full force, he would not stop him. Hearns was a terrifying puncher in the welterweight divisions but did not have the same power in the higher weight classes.
     
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