I've just finished watching his career set and was wondering what people bellieved his top 10 wins were. For example is a win over Pipino Cueves better than over that version of a Roberto Duran.
Make no mistake, he starched a fine version of Duran. Duran simply kept his head a little too high and got it taken off.
1-Duran--no one ever did anything close to that to a pime RD 2-Pipino Cuevas 3-Wilfred Benitez 4-James SHuler 5-Virgil Hill 6-Juan Roldan 7-Draw (Shoulda been a win) against SRL II those are his best 7...don't know about the other 3
it was a very impressive performance, and Duran was far from shot, but it wasn't prime Duran. Hearns also had one helluva reach advantage.
to be honest thomas hearns is great boxer but didnt beat many high caliber figters apart fromduran pipeno cuevas and benitiez.
Hmm I'm not so sure about Shuler before Virgil Hill. It was of course a devastating performance over a prospect but Virgill Hill went on to do a lot and was soundly beaten by a over the hill Hearns.
My attempt at a top 5 would be: 1) Wilfred Benitez 2) Roberto Duran 3) Pipino Cuevas 4) Virgil Hill 5) James Shuler
heres some of the best fighters he beat Pipino Cuevas-cuevas was undefeated in 11 defences and was the best 147 fighter at the time, hearns made him look like nothing in 2 rounds virgil hill-tommy was past his prime fighting at 175 a he still dominated a very good champion Wilfred Benitez-ATG 154 fighter close fight duran-no 1 had ever done that to him he went 15 rounds with hagler Dennis Andries-underated fighter tommy put him down several times in the fight and dominated him at 175 other notable wins Michael Olajide Juan Domingo Roldan James Shuler James Kinchen Luigi Minchillo