can tommy get past the rocks big right hand and can he outfight tough tony?whos winning these fight how and why?
Ditto. In the case of Hearns-Graziano, it comes down to who gets nailed first, and that's Rocky. Neither guy could take the best shot of the other, but I doubt the slower and shorter Graziano would be afforded much of a chance to deliver his ball on chain right. Zale was more durable, and that deadly body attack would wear Tommy down badly. Hearns wouldn't get to the final bell.
Hearns-Graziano, either man could win. Hearns would be run down by Zale though. As previously stated, Tony was far sturdier and brought too much pressure.
I always thought of Iran Barkley as a black Rocky Graziano and he beat Hearns 2 times...but with Rocky's unterrific defense who really knows for sure
Same here. Not only that, but Zale was actually pretty quick on his feet during his (pre-war) prime. Here he is against Al Hostak, who was about the same height as Hearns and may have hit even harder at MW: [yt]32QWbKIptRc[/yt] By contrast, Hearns' reflexes and footwork had slowed when he moved up from jr. MW.
