Who wins at 175: Thomas Hearns vs Artur Beterbiev

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Inevitability, Sep 6, 2023.


Hearns or Beterbiev

  1. Hearns

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    10.9%

  2. Beterbiev

    82 vote(s)
    89.1%
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  1. Inevitability

    Inevitability New Member Full Member

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    Inevitability, Sep 6, 2023
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  2. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Cmon man
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Sep 6, 2023
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  3. Fourth_Horseman

    Fourth_Horseman Member Full Member

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    Hearns could not survive Hagler, Beterbiev is too big and packs a serious punch. This is not a fair fight, there is a reason for weight classes.
     
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  4. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Genuine hard hitting light heavy who would be a cruiser weight in the same day weigh in era, vs a guy who started at 147 and in his prime was probably a light middleweight who wasn't known for being very durable....let me think, wow this is a hard one...lol.

    Probably go something like Frazier/Foster.
     
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  5. Phil_Ivey_76

    Phil_Ivey_76 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    AB wins 8 outta 10

    Entertaining fight though.
     
    Phil_Ivey_76, Sep 6, 2023
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  6. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Come on. I love Hearns but this is a joke. Beterbiev wins 10 times out of 10. Its like asking if Beterbiev would beat Lennox Lewis- he obviously couldn't.
     
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Hearns snapped the 30 fight undefeated record of long reigning (10 defences) WBA LHW champion Virgil Hill

    And he also beat former WBA CW champion Nate Miller at CW who was like a year and a half removed from holding that WBA strap

    So he does have form at LHW as he won a world title up there in what is a very good win and even up at CW he had a good win

    He's not beating Beterbiev though who would just be too strong and powerful
     
    Serge, Sep 6, 2023
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  8. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    AB early imo. Some weights you're just too much
     
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  9. Contro

    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hearns was NEVER outboxed. He might do ok against ward and Bivol. Would keep up with kovalev boxing on the outside unitl Kovalev lands big. But Beterbiev? Stylistic nightmare.
     
    Contro, Sep 6, 2023
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  10. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    What the hell is the point of this stupidity?

    Jesus if you can't figure this out without a thread and people's opinions please go back to school.
     
    Oddone, Sep 6, 2023
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  11. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lol he got manhandled by Barkley how is he going to beat Beterbiev? Hearns is too brittle.
     
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  12. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    24:0 for now. I have never seen a vote like this on this forum
     
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  13. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bad style match up for Hearns even though he was pretty good at 175, and could outbox some good Light Heavyweights like Virgil Hill who was more of a technical boxer with average power.

    But a come forward fighter who can walkthrough his punches and has dynamite in both fists, will get Hearns out of there by the 6th round and i love Hearns.
     
    Dynamicpuncher, Sep 6, 2023
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  14. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hearns would match up alot better vs Bivol who isn't a big puncher and is a technical boxer.
     
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  15. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Hearns could really punch even 30lns above his weight class, but beterbiev would break those long ribs
     
    lepinthehood, Sep 6, 2023
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