Jose Napoles vs. Thomas Hearns

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by dpw417, Dec 5, 2007.


  1. mister

    mister Active Member Full Member

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    i just watched the pipino and roberto massacres and some footage of jose and i say jose gets walloped even faster than pipino or roberto:think
     
  2. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hearns early or Napoles late
     
  3. mister

    mister Active Member Full Member

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    have you seen the footage of pipino and roberto hitting the deck what makes you think the fight with jose goes long:think
     
  4. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    He has the defense to possibly get out of the early rounds, although I certainly don't rule out an early-mid rounds Hearns KO, Hearns didn't KO everyone and the longer it goes theres more chance of Napoles slipping to mid/close range and letting combinations go, and Hearns was pretty poor when at closer ranges, especially down the stretch as he was a little bit of a front runner

    Theres the other chance of it going the distance in which case I'd go with Hearns jab likely getting it done
     
  5. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    Bad day for mantequilla. hard to beat a guy with a similar style who's bigger than you, hits harder than you, and probably has faster hands than you. Hearns TKO 5-8
     
  6. werety

    werety Active Member Full Member

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    How do Hearns and Napoles have similar styles? They seem totally different to me.
     
  7. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    hearns ud but i think napoles would be very competative
     
  8. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So your one and only argument for this fight is based on Hearns's fights with Cuevas and Duran? The Cuevas fight being against an opponent with a completely different style and skill-set, and the Duran fight being at 154 against an out of sorts Duran.
     
  9. mister

    mister Active Member Full Member

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    yes it is and i have seen no other member dismantle my one and only argument on this matter:think
     
  10. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I thought I just did.:think
     
  11. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

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    Never seen any Napoles?
     
  12. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

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    With his devastating early KO pedigree and lack of stamina relative to Hearns?

    I could see him narrowly outpointing