Why is Hearns rated on ATG list that DLH is absent from?

Are you saying DLH can whoop Hearns? Probably not what you saying, but ask yourself that.

 

Oscar is a little lower than Hearns in my list, but they are close. Both are above Benitez.

 

hearns is better then dlh, but i do feel hearns is given to much credit for the leanord and hagler fights he got koed both times losing aint the same as winning even if it is a great fight

 

Chavez, Hernandez, Ruelas, Vargas, Whitaker, and Quartey were all big fights at the time.

While the wins over Ike and Whitaker were controversial, so was his loss to Trinidad.

 

Well, in my opinion Hearns would put a clinic on DLH, at 147.

Hearns lost in VERY competitive fashion to Sugar Ray Leonard, arguably a top10 p4p'er. He lost in quick and semi-competitive fashion to Hagler, who was just wrong for him at 160, fair enough. He blew out Duran and beat Benitez. And he beat a bunch of other dudes previously who I forget, sadly.

His losses to Barkley were a fair whack past his prime, and away from his best weight in my humble opinion.

DLH, on the other hand. Lost to Trinidad (controversial), Mosley (once, really, but it's down as twice), and Bhop (far away from his best weight, for certain), and against a very fast, younger, p4p number 1 in Floyd.

So it's basically Trinidad, Mosley, Bhop, PBF vs Hagler, SRL, Barkley losses.

After typing up that bollocks, I feel that Hearns resume edges it. Trinidad and Mosley aren't ATG's, PBF is getting there, B-hop is nearly there or there. SRL and Hagler are sure fire players in anyone's ATG list. Barkley was a less than stellar result, admittedly.

 

I think Hearns would have beaten most of DLH's opponents. I cant say the same for DLH with Hearns opponents though.

 

Better resume than DLH
Hearns was the first to have 4 world titles at different weights; he beat Benetez, Duran, Pipino, Dewitt, Virgil Hill and plenty of other top fighters..should have got decision against Leonard II

 

That's because Hearns is part of the older generation of fighters and it is proven that a fighter's legacy increases exponentially over time.

 

Hearns ranks higher. Hearns lost to all-time greats while in his prime, only SRL and Hagler. Should be 1-1 against SRL. Hearns moved from welterweight-lightheavyweight and fought at a world class level and won titles at 147,154, 160, and 175. He didnt lose to all the great fighters he fought close or near there prime Hearns beat ATG Benitez and Duran. ODLH did beat Whitaker, G. Hernandez, and J.C.C. but they arent equivalent to Hearns' wins over Duran and Benitez. ODLH is an ATG as well but he ranks slightly lower