GGG vs Thomas Hearns

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  1. str1

    str1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You are on to something with that analysis! Looking at it closely I think even Roy Jones Jr and the GREAT SRR will be lucky to go 5 rounds with GGG. Simon is one ATG son of a ***** and was taken out in one by GGG!
     
  2. DOM5153

    DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever Full Member

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    dont think that is out of the question.
     
  3. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    let ggg keep beating up some more junior middleweight scrubs first...not sure where i stand on him
     
  4. joe brown

    joe brown Keep it Simple Full Member

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    as of now I take tommy, experience does matter he has many fights against many different style
    it is a possibility I think ggg can tko Hearn not flatten him with one but maybe wear him down its very unlikely
    it is more likely hearns outpoint ggg quit easily Hearns was a good boxer and mover
    I heard Gennady likes to take a few of the opponents jabs to test if there a hard punching then sticks his chin on out purpose to let theme hit if he does this with hearns there's only one place he's going
     
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    It all comes down to chins imho, and who gets to who first.

    Golovkin has a great chin ... but he's never gotten tagged by somebody with the nuclear power of Hearns.
    Hearns' chin was not as bad as folks make out. However, GGG is a monster puncher himself, so bad news for Tommy.

    When this thread was first posted I would have picked Tommy.

    Now I'm starting to edge towards Golovkin.

    If GGG could cut off the ring on Hearns and force a phone booth brawl, I think he could come out on top, although it is by no means a given.

    Tommy was a fine, fine boxer when he wanted to be. My blueprint for him would be to take a risk and try to land the big power early. IF he can make Gena respect his power and make him box, I think Hearns could earn a decision, although that's by no means a given either.

    Either way, it would be a great, competitive fight.
     
  6. groot

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    Hearns by homicide. Cant see triple g getting past Hearns jab. It would be like when Hearns ko Duran timmmberr !!!!!
     
  7. Enigmadanks

    Enigmadanks Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hearns was a great fighter with dynamite in his hands, especially that straight right hand of his which is one of the hardest punches P4P thrown by any fighter ever.

    I think some people think of some of his knockout losses and believe Gennady could potentially do the same to him. Anything could happen, but I think it really all depends on how Tommy would decide to fight him. If he fought from a distance and kept throwing those effective jabs with his ridiculous reach advantage, than I think he could cruise to a decision. Hearns was a very sound boxer and had great fundamentals. He just had supreme confidence in his power and didn't mind banging with guys that he could probably just outbox from a distance.
     
  8. drenlou

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    Let me guess... GGG beats Hearns as well?
     
  9. drenlou

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    Here's 1.
     
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    Here's another...:facepalm:
     
  11. pincai

    pincai The Indonesian Thin Man Full Member

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    Triple God beats God, mind alone hearns
     
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    TheyDontBoxNoMore7 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Been saying the same for a couple of years now.
     
  13. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    What's next? GGG beats Joe Louis, Floyd Patterson, George Foreman and Muhammad Ali all on the same day? Lol
     
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    TheyDontBoxNoMore7 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Man. What a day.
     
  15. pincai

    pincai The Indonesian Thin Man Full Member

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    I've been watching boxing for 30 years, great fighters come and go, GGG is not more special than say a Trinidad.
     
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