Thomas Hearns vs. Bobby Czyz. at 175.. Who would win. 1987.

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  1. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who would win this fight and how?
     
  2. Reinhardt

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    More competitive than you might think, but I'd say Hearns
     
  3. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hearns

    Probably mid rounds stoppage.

    Bobby was tough and had power, but his defense isn't nearly good enough. Hearns will be landing the jab and straight right with little problem. Willie Edwards hurt Czyz pretty badly with a single right hand. Hearns would land enough to stop him.

    Charles Williams would have a better shot against Hearns because his sheer aggression could allow him to get inside of Hearn's power.
     
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  4. PernellSweetPea

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    I agree. I think Czyz was too open for a guy who was such a sharpshooter as Hearns. The only guys to beat Hearns when he was good were Hagler and Ray. It took that level to beat him. Later Barkley did, but Iran would throw awkward punches and I remember Barkley was ready to go with body punches in round 3 and was bleeding from over both eyes and the mouth in the first fight. Had Hearns not been careless he would have had a 4th round TKO win over Barkley for sure. Hearns took Barkley for granted in the first fight. The second fight Hearn was just over the hill. I think Hearns stops Czyz in about 8 by TKO..
     
  5. Titan1

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    Hearns by 11th round kayo in a barn burner. Bobby would be one of his harder opponents.
     
  6. Fergy

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    Yesz its hit man that takes this one. I see Bobby getting dropped a couple of times but still there at the end .
     
  7. Balder

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    I think Bobby has a legit chance to win this.
     
  8. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hearns by close decision ....with Bobby making a run late.
     
  9. JohnThomas1

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    Hearns for me but Czyz would be a live underdog.
     
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  10. Longhhorn71

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    The fight should have been in Sidney...but you wonder if the name Czyz might have been spelled
    "Chess"...in the Aussie newspapers.
     
  11. JohnThomas1

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    :D
     
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  12. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kinda like in Texas...all our sentences start with "You all"...and somehow "The Oil Bid-ness" gets worked into the conversation.
     
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  13. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Hearns outclasses Czyz who was good, but not at Hearns level. The best guys who beat Czyz were Hill and Andries, Hearns beat both of them without much trouble. Hearns was fast and had a great jab and Bobby did not have great defense. I would say 8th round knockout. The fight would end with a TKO with Bobby probably in his corner not wanting to continue. I liked Czyz, I thought he was entertaining and a good fighter.
     
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  14. Longhhorn71

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    Czyz was a "Member of Mensa"...at some point in his life.
     
  15. PernellSweetPea

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    that is what he always said. As though that would give him points as a better fighter. He was good, but against Hearns he was too open. He saw Barkley do well and he thought he could duplicate that, but Czyz didn't punch between exchanges like Barkley and he was not as tall as Barkley.. Stylewise not close. Andries beat Czyz rather easily I thought. Bobby was good.. He had ok skills. average defense and decent power.
     
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