Hearns chin in the Leonard rematch

Hearns did not have a weak chin, he just fought guys who were sharp and accurate. Leonard hit him with everything that night expecially round 5 and Hearns stood up.

 

Hearns' chin was never a problem, it was his spindly legs that caused him issues. Hence when he moved up in weight (175+), they became less of an issue.

As for the match in question, Hearns tottered a couple of times, but got through the fight.

 

His chin was a weakness .. it was not very strong ... it was decent but nothing great by any means ... let's also not forget that Leonard had him badly hurt in the final round and Hearns was hanging on for his life .. if it were a fifteen round fight like the first he would have been stopped again ..

 

I don't know...if anything Hearns' chin (or punch resistance) looked really suspect in the rematch.
Every time he got in trouble, it was from a single left hook. Hearns won in my opinion (but it was close) but he looked in deep **** several times in that fight, all of it starting from a left hook from Leonard.

 

His chin was still weak, as always. Leonard was washed-up.

 

Well, they were hitting him on the chin, not on the legs.

 

If the second fight had been for 15 instead of 12, I think there's a good chance Ray would have got him again. I agree with the idea that it wasn't so much his chin as it was his frame and his legs.

 

I 100% agree with this. Manny Stewart said the exact same thing many times

 

Seriously. How can it be his legs ?
His legs went funny when guys hit him on the chin. It was his chin.

 

I think at WW Hearns chin is a solid 10. He gassed in the Leonard fight.

 

He was wandering on ***** street as early as the 6th when Leonard tagged him solid.

 

Hearns will forever be synonymous with chinniness at the elite level.

In their first meeting, he was having his way with Leonard, when the first solid shot to the chin turned the tide against him, showing Leonard the way into the fight: slug with Tommy, bully him, harass that chin, for it can very well go.

Sheer pride kept Hearns standing till the finish in the rematch, but, yes, he'd be a goner over 15.