Tommy Hearns vs Chris Eubanks.

Eubank was the best I saw at evading jabs with delicate head slips which takes a big part of Tommy's game out. Eubank liked to slip Outside the jab and pick his moments, rather than Inside the jab to counter; so he's not in place for the lightning follow-up right of Tommy - the other huge part of Tommy's game!

I don't think Eubank is a good style match-up for Tommy Hearns at all.

 

You need to be a guy who moved backwards to take advantage of Eubank's poor balance when reaching, falling short of missing, to counter with little flurries or line him up for a right hand. But Tommy liked to stand his ground, circle a bit and initiate strong flurries. And he isn't out-strengthing Eubank.

 

ye just watched some of eubanks fights his balance was atrocious jumping in with those big rights suprised he didnt fall on his ass more often, funny he wasnt punished much by doing it tho a step back uppercut or hook would of done some real damage. like u say what ive seen of hearns he didnt do alot of backwards to fowards movement guess he was in range most of the time with his long reach.

 

Eubank would have been too strong for Hearns, I don't think Hearns had the chin or legs to take those shots from Eubank in a long fight..

Sorry :deadThe Detroit bomber gets knocked out in this one

 

Eubank was not on the level of the Motor City Cobra. Chris knows Tommy was simply better. The Hitman post 85, Wu12; Hearns pre 85 may of got the job done earlier with Chris' suspect body at 160...

 

problem is Hearns is always better than Eubank, but by the time he fought at 168 he was a little shopworn and washed up. I think it is 50/50. Hearns probably gets a decision on his experience. but it would be tough.

 

Hearns pre-85 would be grossly out-sized by about 25 lbs. of solid muscle

 

Hearns post-85 went 55-45 with Doug DeWitt and couldn't hold Iran Barkley's strength. Nigel Benn blew them both out, before Eubank out-classed and out-punched Benn

 

Eubank is too big and too strong for Hearns. Granted Hearns is taller and rangier, and fought the best of the best of the best in the lighter weights, but we have to be realistic

At the face-off you'd see Eubanks jaw looking three or four times the size of Hearns jaw, his back and shoulder muscles looking four or five times the size, etc

 

Hearns at 160, Eubank at anything higher.

 

Hearns was fighting Middleweights post LeonardI, there would be little issue as far as size goes for Tommy. As for Eubank he struggled at times to make 168 let alone 160...

 

Wrong guy for Tommy.

Way too good of a chin and that is a big difference here--the ability to absorb for an entire fight. Even the James Kinchen type physical guys just didn't cooperate enough with Tommy the way the welters did. And the results were much different. where'd the devastating ko's go aside from untested Shuler? And he absorbed more punishment from guys like Singletary more than he did fighting 5 guys at welter. Chris eubank when he was on his run was a tough guy to defeat.

 

I think Eubanks can take Tommy's bombs and stops him late.