Sugar Ray Leonard 1981 v Thomas Hearns 1984......

From them 2 fights at I would go for Hearns but give leonard a couple of warm up fights at light middle and I think he would find a way of beating Hearns over 15 rounds. Over 12 it's a toss up.

 

I would favor Leonard, but it would probably be a real nail-biter, and hopefully, Ray wouldn't get his head snapped back like in the Kalue affair.If that occurs, Hearns would win.

 

Hearns wins if it's 15 , 12 or 10 , as long as he isn't 2 drained like he was 4 their 1st and maybe even 2nd fight .

 

Hearns really showed his class at 154. He had a lot of hand problems, so he boxed more at the time. I think he'd beat Leonard at 154.

 

Hearns over 12 rounds is the general consensus. Over 15 rounds I'd have Leonard as the favourite, as Ray would always come on hard in the final rounds, and Tommy may not have enough left to keep him off.

 

I favour Hearns for sure over 12 and give him a shot over 15.

 

head to head, i'd favour hearns over anyone who ever competed at light middle. including leonard

 

Leonard really didn't have much success when he moved up above 147 (besides the Kaule fight).

"Duck" became his watchword.

 

Thomas hearns RIPS Ray Leonard to pieces in this one. Perhaps the best 154 pounder EVER, Tommy was light years better, more experienced than the cocky welterweight freakling. If you ask me, it's like comparing Joe Louis from the first and second Schmeling fights

and the 15 round distance wouldnt matter anyhow. It's not going close to 15 so stamina wouldnt be an issue here

 

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Benitez unmotivated? Dream on.

 

there was a thread about it in d last few months in which it was told that Benitez seemed indifferent when d fight was stopped and that he also slacked in training for that fight . don't remember whose thread it was .