Donald Curry vs Thomas Hearns 147lbs

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  1. m.s.

    m.s. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    who wins this thriller?
     
    m.s., Apr 13, 2011
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  2. DaveK

    DaveK Vicious & Malicious Full Member

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    I like Curry a lot, and I could imagine him winning, but Hearns is hard to pick against here.


    Too fast, too mobile, too versatile.


    Hearns takes a decision.
     
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  3. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Either can knock the other out.

    Hearns by decision.
     
    Longhhorn71, Apr 13, 2011
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  4. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'll still go with Curry of '85 over the '81 Hearns at 147 pounds... Its close, but Curry gets him pretty much the way Ray Leonard did.... At 154, its all Hearns to the maxi-pad.... WORD!

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  5. laxpdx

    laxpdx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This one is a tossup. Hearns with his range can make Curry suffer the same fate as Cuevas and Duran, but if the "Lone Star Cobra" catches the Motor City Cobra flush on the chin...
     
    laxpdx, Apr 14, 2011
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  6. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hearns. Either by UD or late rounds knockout. Curry would be a problem for the Hitman during the early stages.
     
    Stevie G, Apr 14, 2011
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  7. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Was this fight ever on the cards
     
    TIGEREDGE, Apr 14, 2011
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  8. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    hearns for me by possible stoppage
     
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  9. MAG1965

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    Tommy by mid round stoppage, although it could turn into a counterpunching fight which goes the distance. Either way Tommy.
     
    MAG1965, Apr 14, 2011
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  10. Stevie G

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    Curry was intending to move up from welterweight to take on Hearns and Hagler. Then Lloyd Honeyghan got in the way.
     
    Stevie G, Apr 14, 2011
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  11. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hearns was on a slightly different level than Curry.If Jun-Sok Hwang put him down, than Tommy puts him out in three rounds.
     
    Titan1, Apr 14, 2011
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  12. apollack

    apollack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I see Tommy taking him OUT. Not in the same league.
     
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  13. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Curry had an awesome skillset but I think stylistically he would stay too close to Hearns' punching range. Curry is very capable of hurting Hearns as well with left hook counters...tough to call but would lean towards Hearns.
     
    dpw417, Apr 14, 2011
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  14. TBomb 25

    TBomb 25 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hearns easilly this isnt a good matchup for Curry stylistically,The Cobra would learn very quickly that this isnt McCroy...lol
     
    TBomb 25, Apr 16, 2011
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