Hearns, Benitez, Hagler and SRL in the 1940's

What do you mean when you say "all but Leonard"?

 

It really depends on if they can establish a big fan base and most black fighters then simply couldnt. I don't know why most were on the Row and Robinson/Armstrong/Galivan weren't because the Row fighters were just as good and exciting too. Sometimes its just luck

Lets say they were all on the Row. All would suffer more losses, be frozen out of championship fights, maybe be forced to go up in weight to find competition/get fights, have to take a dive to get bigger fights or make ends meat, which reminds me stirloin steak, chips and fried eggs for dinner

 

hagler had to wait for a title shot as it was ,so he'd have been out of luck
back then.
i can never understand fighters of the modern era being compared to yesteryear.i always try and envisage somebody like burley born 25 years ago. he'd be at least 15lbs heavier for a start and with better standards in training who knows.at least he'd get a chance these days.

 

It'd be interesting to see if any of them were, in fact, better fighters than the original Murderer's Row. Can't say for sure, really.

 

i could see benitiz being the most successful with the other 3 having a habit of wanting to go toe to toe .. benitiz futureistic defenseive manuevers would be faaar to much for alot of the straight up sluggers of that day

 

What ill-advised nonsense you post sometimes.

 

Not to mention his "analysis" was completely half-baked.

 

benitez wasn't a defenseive wizard? ..leonard, hearns ,hagler all didn't have a penchant to slug it out and get caught at times?.. my what fights have i been watching cause i coulda SWORE all 3 were involved in some serious slugfests... maybe i've been watching the wrong ones tho!

 

I see Sweet Peas working at making friends again.

 

Was 140 around at the time? Hagler would definitely be champ. I have doubts about the other 3