Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Thomas Hearns

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  1. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    At 147. Who wins and how?
     
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  2. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Hearns wide UD or mid to late round TKO

    Hearns is the worst possible matchup for Floyd Mayweather. Too tall, too skilled, and too fast. Floyd doesn't have the power to take full advantage of Hearns' most evident weakness. Tommy keeps him at the end of his jab all night and would simply be way too much. If he lands the right hand flush and follows up, he could stop Floyd.

    Not many fighters beat Hearns at 147. I would only favor Robinson and Leonard. Other than that, I would give Griffith, Walker, and Napoles a decent chance, but would not favor them.
     
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  3. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hearns is the wrong fight for PBF (and just about everyone)
     
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  4. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    I agree.

    Hearns's speed, jab, power and accuracy would be to much for Floyd. Depending on how he approached this fight he could get KO'd if he chose to try to fight Tommy, or he could box and move and loose a pretty wide desicion.

    I think that Tommy Hearns is a better welter weight than Sugar Ray Leonard. If their fight had been over 12 then all Ray would have left with would have been a pretty wide UD defeat. Give Hearns a chin and he may have been the greatest prize fighter that ever lived.
     
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  5. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Agreed...if he had an iron chin, he would be even better which is downright scary. Hearns was truly special and a freak of nature...
     
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  6. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    :good

    Indeed. He is one of my favorite fighters to watch. As far as physical attributes go you would be hard pushed to fined a fighter to match him ever.
     
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  7. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There is a reason God (or whomever) didn't see fit to give him an iron chin. Wouldn't have been fair.
     
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  8. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    Would have been distinctly not cricket.:lol:
     
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  9. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hearns by TKO.
     
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  10. JonOli

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    Hearns :bbb
     
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  11. BOSTONREDSOX

    BOSTONREDSOX The Ghost Full Member

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    hearns by way of knockout :yep
     
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  12. Dostoevsky

    Dostoevsky Hardcore......to the max! Full Member

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    Hearns was a monster, if he knew how to clinch and protect himself in the Leonard fight he would have held on to win imo. He thouroughly outboxed SRL in the first fight.
    It also would have helped if he had a better chin but yeah, thats what made him exciting.

    PS. Hearns was robbed against SRL in their 2nd fight. :nod
     
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  13. ChampionsForever

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  14. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hearns KO within 4 rounds.
     
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  15. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Hearns by TKO 10.
     
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