Is there any way that Floyd Mayweather goes the distance against Thomas Hearns?

My thought upon resting the question and answered in first post ..

 

He squashed Cuevas who was on a huge win streak.

I voted no because back in the glorious 80's, if you fought the way Floyd does now you'd be disqualified or booed out of the arena. Hearns turns Mayweather into a :arran.

 

Now that's funny!!

 

SRL may have won that fight but he didn't make any fans doing it.

 

That was the blue print for Mayweather, yes. SRL hadn't fought in what, 4-5 years? Completely different scenario. SRL never fought at 160 either. Am I making sense?

What's with the atsch ???

 

WTF? Many of whose fights haven't I watched? I'm almost 40 years old boy. SRL came through in MANY fights to knock the sh*t out of his opponent. What fights did he "run", as you claim? Duran? Like I stated before, he hadn't fought in 5 years, had never fought at 160, took on the best fighter in the world and wasn't given a chance at lasting the distance. The fans loved him. Can't say the same about Mayweather.

Do I really need to explain this?

Hearns smashes Mayweather at 147. Of course he can last the distance but he's not getting away with his "style" against someone who'll have him p i s s i n g the bed.

 

This is a 100 million dollar fighter we're talking about, the only one in history, not fighting Jim Richards

 

True, but what great fight was Mayweather in? Castillo? Corrales? Cotto? Honestly if Hearns was champion at 147 I highly doubt Mayweather campaigns at that weight.

 

What I meant by blueprint was the way Mayweather negotiated his contracts. He followed the way Leonard negotiated against Hagler: glove size, ring size, etc. There's a reason why I included that in this thread, can't remember why at the moment.

I highly doubt the way Mayweather fights in the ring would lead to a successful career in the 80's compared to the 4 Kings, Hagler, Hearns, Leonard and Duran. Those guys FOUGHT each other. The way Mayweather "fights" wouldn't be appeasing to the eye, especially in the action packed 80's era of fighters. And especially if he's campaigning at 147, where Hearns resides at the moment in this thread.

Fans could forgive someone like Leonard for "running" against Hagler because a.) Leonard was coming off a 5 year retirement, b.) it was Leonard's first fight at 160, a division where he never campaigned before, and c.) Leonard lasting the distance would've been considered an incredible achievement, let alone beating Hagler. So my point is this: if Mayweather fought the way he did against, let's say, Pacquiao - and fought that same way against Hearns, I doubt fans would be clamouring for a future Super Bout involving Floyd Mayweather.

The only thing I see Mayweather doing against Hearns is run, tie him up, pop a few jabs and run some more. Depending on the referee(and I've seen referees warn fighters to "fight" in big bouts), would that be allowed or accepted in such a big fight? It would stink up the joint. Not only that, but the fans wouldn't want to see Mayweather fight again. Wouldn't you agree?

So I vote "no", Mayweather won't last the distance against Hearns, and he most likely wouldn't even campaign at 147 if Hearns was residing there.

 

A low action fight would be unacceptable in the greatest decade of them all. F u c k it, I voted "no" to stir it up. I think Hearns squashes Mayweather, and I'm not alone.