Does anyone rate Hearns greater than Duran, Hagler and SRL?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by floyd_g.o.a.t, Dec 23, 2010.


  1. zarman

    zarman Guest

    order of favorite - hearns, haglar, duran, SRL
    order of best - duran, SRL, hearns, haglar
     
  2. DKD

    DKD Boxing Addict Full Member

    3,439
    316
    Dec 16, 2010

    SLR gets the wins on paper but its less straight forward than that.

    Hagler SLR was close and is still debated today. Many favour Hagler.

    Duran beat SLR legit in fight 1. SLR did not beat Duran in rematch, Duran quit because SLR was clowning and refused to stand and fight.

    In the first Hearns fight, Tommy was ahead after 12 rounds. Just a few years later 15 round fights were banned. As for the second fight even SLR now admits that Hearns won. Its therefor possible to argue that Hearns beats SLR over 12 rounds.

    I'm not trying to discredit Ray, I'm a fan. However SLR's wins over these three greats are not clear cut and his overall record and achievements are not as good as Hearns. In particular the post 160 lb Hearns is much more impressive than SLR on all counts.

    Therefor Hearns should always rate above SLR no matter which way you score the others.