Hearns v Calzaghe at 168 or 175 in their respective eras who would win?

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  1. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    COwardzage is a bit too big for a WW, though it never stopped him picking lower divisions guys during his wbo reign.

    Whereas Hearns was old by the time he moved up and could be outgassed.

    Joe wins messy on workrate after getting outboxed and dropped by hearns early on.

    However if Hearns had campaigned at SMW early on when young, pcking on beef, he'd end joe early.Zag would be petrified of him and fake injuries to escape the fight or move to another division.
     
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  2. ray fritz

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    Joe both weighrs
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Barkley was stoped by Benn because of the three knockdown rule and he was taking a hammering, Benn`s punches were far too quick for Barkley, there was nothing wrong with Barkley`s chin in that bout he just got hit with loads of power shots, he was wide open.
     
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  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    You have a strong arguement but I feel an old Hokins would have scored far more shots on Tommy at 175 than he did on Calzaghe, he was still a high class operator even at that age.
     
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  5. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Lomachenko would stop Joe on his stool
     
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  6. HerolGee

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    nomas is a tiny guy!
     
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  7. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think without the 3 knockdown rule that fight would have been different or might have been. But Benn was landing so fast with those hooks.
     
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  8. escudo

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    Who ever comes forward. Calzaghe has a lot more confidence in his chin than Hearns had any right to.
     
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  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Exciting fight but both men showed dire defensive skills in that bout, Benn was harder to hit v McClellan and Barkley went on to redeem himself and fight better in his rematch v Hearns. I feel a fight at super middle would have been completely different.
     
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  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Calzaghe couldn`t hit as hard as the guys that hurt or KO`d Hearns because of his damadged hands, most of his punches were slaps, Hearns took a lot of punishment in his rematch v Barkley but was not stopped, Ray was only a welter when he stopped Hearns but he didn`t knock him out cold and Ray stopped a light-heavy while fighting at a catchweight the punches Ray stopped Lalonde with were more powerful than most of Calzaghe`s fast point scoring shots, the hardest punch I ever saw Joe land was the punch that he floored Eubank with.
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    lol! Loma would look funny if he made 175! I don`t think he could reach Joe`s chin at his tiny, little height!
     
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  12. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Aye but the pressure, chin and sheer volume of Zaghe would put a damper on Hearns offense. Joe was hard to keep on the outside. But getting inside would be dangerous but Joe was slick.
     
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  13. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maybe, but Benn was always faster. Barkley did well against Hearns I think because Tommy was so declined by 1992. It was a very even fight and had Hearns won a round or two more he might have won or kept his title. But yeah neither guy had great defensive skills here. Benn was impressive. He actually looked worse against Dewitt.
     
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  14. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    That's why he'd have to stop Joe on his stool!
     
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  15. Wass1985

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    COwardzage? You learn those words at special school?
     
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