Roberto Duran .Vs. Thomas Hearns 1980

This is a good post, people get caught up too much on Hearns "chin" and forget what a destroyer he was at WW, no one with Durans physical dimensions is ever beating him, period

Plus it really isn't Duran's natural weight, which makes the first Leonard win all that more impressive

 

I do think Duran's loss to Hearn's was greatly influenced by circumstance.

A slimmer, less imposing Hearn's against a fitter, sharper Duran would probably play out rather differently.

Whether Duran would win is another question but I think it would be a great fight.

 

I'm a big fan of both, as most people around here. Duran would definitly do better, because he was in a bad period of his career when he fought Tommy. After his fight against Hagler in 1983, Duran didn't make much noise until 1987. However, the result would not be that much different. I've got Hearns by KO, but Duran would look much better.

 

Hearns may have just replicated the result and the round 4 years later..maybe Duran could have lasted to the 3rd, but I doubt it.

 

Exactly it's a tough ask with it being above his idea weight. I think he'd beat tommy if he could drain him down to lw.

 

Hearns was always wrong for Duran,imo. I can see Roberto taking him the distance though.

Duran was the best one,pound for pound,out of the '4 Kings' Just a shame that he was the oldest and of the lightest peak fighting weight.

 

Is n't it just ? :fire

 

i agree with the general consesus.
if i was promoting for a duran win i would want tiny ring, sweltering humidity and a ref who wont break much, plus i would want him to hit the body. But as you say he is unlikely to get past tommy's jab whatever.

 

He might last between 6 and 8 rounds.

 

Interesting that Duran beat arguably the greatest welterweight you could put on his resume sans the original Sugar Ray, yet from a stylistic/physical standpoint, beating Hearns may of been an even more astonishing achievement.

 

Hearns knocks him out 10 out of 10 times. I'm a big fan of both BTW.

 

Duran is of course the greater fighter p4p, but Hearns knocks him out in brutal fashion 10 out of 10 times.

 

I posted my thoughts on this in a rather similar thread:

 

:good Yep i said similar & uploaded Leonards assault in round 6 that had Tommy reeling along the ropes & was only saved by the bell. That round 6 changed the whole dynamic of that fight 180 & Duran would employ similar from the off & keep it up for the whole 15. It's a UD or TKO for Roberto plain as day:deal

 

One has to get to round 6! It's a Hearns stoppage as sure as the sun sets in the west.