Harder puncher: Thomas Hearns, Julian Jackson, Gerald McClellan, or GGG?

Julian Jackson was best at timing opponents he had a great ability to throw punches from awkward angles at full force, which produced the Drop Dead Gorgeous Knockouts

Gerald McClellan was a raw power Maximalist, a master of using his size in the ring, he made his opponents feel every inch, every ounce of the G-Man in every punch

Thomas Hearns had more into his game despite the puncher label, due to his fame and the Duran KO he became the Top Puncher in many peoples lists

GGG in a similar class with Hearns, a skillful boxer who will go for the KO. His End Game is winning by KO, Julian/G-Man End Game was KO

 

Good God almighty.

 

Hmm Jackson, if he missed with a right hand his opponent would catch a cold from the wind it created.

 

In many of his fights hearns showed little defence. Early on he probably felt he didn't need it. Having freakish height and reach ....particularly early on at 147lbs.....he simply relied on that plus his power to keep him safe. He never developed a good high tight guard, head movement, bobbing, weaving etc etc .

 

Steady on now....he's good, great actually....better than the others certainly , but no one is saying he is God almighty!

 

Jackson When hit clean most went down quicker than a Young Tyson fed with Bums could do!

Mclellan pretty near the hawk but not quite

GGG More of an accumulative effect, but once hit most try to keep away or make themselves as small as possible.

Hearns Big bang on some but didn't seem to bother Hagler ,whereas any of the above would have made Hagler blink instead of smile & go after them harder as Hagler did to Hearns.

 

neither did GGG. His offense is his defense. Many hard punchers are this way, but if you look at Hearns when he boxed Benitez or Hill. especially Hill. his guard was much higher in 1991 than it was in the 1980s.. So he improved, and you don't beat 4 hall of fame fighters, should have been 5 without skills. When GGG beats and fights Canelo, and Mayweather and Ward and 2 other hall of fame guys, then we can say he fought the same level Hearns did. But he didn't. That was my point.

 

Benn could hit like a mule but had about the most terrible balance when hit or when throwing punches. He was also caught cold when McCellan hit him, we saw the result when he warmed up!

 

JJ.

 

Its an adjustment due to fighting longer range guys at higher weights, its not like Hearns was a novice at Welter. He just knew the shorter range guys can be kept at a safer distance.

Also add age loss of reflexes, as a fighter ages moves up in weight a higher guard is a wise adjustment

 

Are you suggesting that Thomas Hearns, an "elite" boxer/puncher
did not have technical skills? Have you ever seen Hearns fight?
Elite hand and foot speed, elite jab, elite cross, great hook,
great counter puncher. well above average defense. I'm really confused
right now........What does Golovkin do better than Hearns? Seriously

This isn't even a "can Hearns beat Golovkin question", this is a
comparison of skillsets question.

 

taller guys at the same weight have weaknesses also. This is not like Vlad fighting guys 30 pounds lighter than him. The shorter guys could work the body and try to get to this chin. If winning a title is so easy for tall guys, you would have guys 6feet 2 fighting at 147 pounds all the time. That was how his body was made.. It made him the great fighter he was. He had the leverage to land good power, but he sometimes had to deal with holding on at times. One guy who hit him the most in his career was Juan Roldan who was 5-7 tall. And Virgil Hill and Shuler, both his height he beat rather easily. Hill a hall of fame fighter and Shuler a great amateur.

 

Jackson