Tommy Hearns vs Carlos Monzon. 160 pounds

I think it is more than safe to say Tommy was not a massive puncher at 160. In fact his KO percentage above 154 is just over 50.

 

You brought Hagler up I didn't! Saying he was stunned by
Hearns .Hagler went back to his corner and told his seconds Hearns didn't hit as hard as he thought he did!

Look, I'll spell it out for you.

Thomas Hearns stopped two middleweights! That does not qualify him as " an absolutely devastating puncher at 160 pounds"
To state it does is frankly ludicrous.
Neither would Hearns chin hold up against Monzon's right hand, 2 of the 5 middleweights Hearns fought stopped him and neither hit as hard as Monzon ,Rondon had him wobbling too.
Monzon is a top 3 atg middle, many would say he is the number one! Hearns is not even top 15!

 

Name me all these 200lbs guys Hearns regularly stopped.
I've already given you Hagler's opinion of Hearns power

You're right on one thing,you don't know what to tell me. :good

 

Two thirds of Hearns stoppages were at welterweight .


There's no getting around this.

 

Shuler, Roldan, and Kinchen off the top of my head.

 

This is what I said.

"You brought Hagler up I didn't!"

"Hagler went back to his corner and told his seconds Hearns didn't hit as hard as he thought he did!"


Maybe you need reading glasses?

Hearns ko'd two middleweights was kod by two and went the distance with another Doug Dewitt ,Dewitt was stopped in 3 rds byJose Quinones in his next fight.stopped in7 by Sumbu Kalambay.stopped in by Nigel Benn and stopped in 6 by James Toney. [Of those 4 only Benn was a top drawer puncher.]
That is Hearns sum total resume at 160 pounds.

 

Monzon, whom I consider to be the #1 middleweight champ of all time, would have been too smart, rugged and strong for Hearns, and would have ko'ed him within 10 rounds.

 

Briscoe hurt Monzon, & Valdez scored a knockdown on Monzon. Hearns is 2 inches taller with a 2-inch longer reach. If Hearns tags Monzon with the Duran grade right hand early, ...then Hearns by TKO.

Otherwise, Monzon by 12 round stoppage in a 15 rd fight (in Europe or Argentina).

 

Monzon could take a punch...sure he got hurt by Briscoe and Valdez,...but he BEAT those two guys. He got up to win like the great fighters did...those shots from BB and Valdez would have killed Hearns. Hearns' punch resistance wasn't up to snuff really...it's what discredits him as a fighter overall. Tommy usually fell to pieces when bombed.
Also, James Kinchen and Iran Barkley were able to deck and ko Hearns respectively,...neither as effective a puncher as Monzon was. Carlos would have broken Tommy.