Win you rate higher....Duran over Barkley or Hearns over Hill?

I voted for Hearns over Hill. Tommy was stepping up in class to beat an undefeated champion in his prime and one who was the best of his division. It's an underrated win that I think most have forgotten about.

 

duran. the performance was incredible, the opponent had demolished hearns himself, it was a tremendous brawl in which he took serious punishment and outthought an opponent who had NUMEROUS physical advantages. one of duran's best victories.

hearns' win is impressive, a terrific boxing exercise but not quite on the same level for me

 

Good points.

 

Duran was incredable vs Barkley and Iran was a tough son of a gun...the kd capped a great win....for one of the best 135lbers ever

 

This is basically how I see it to. Only, you added a very good point about how far removed both men were from their original starting weight classes. Moving up to light heavyweight was a gutsy move for an aging veteran who had been previously stopped on three occasions in lighter classes, even if his next opponent wasn't much of a hitter.

 

i can definitely see your point. it's close really. for me it's the nature of the wins and the respective points in their careers. Duran was running hot and cold for YEARS and he was not expected to last against a monster middle. hearns had the build to support light heavy and as noted, was not facing a monsterous puncher. essentially it came down to a jabbing contest, which almost ensures a hearns win. duran had to use every tool in his arsenal and display a heart which many doubted. different types of wins which are hard to compare

 

Exactly this IMO.

 

I agree. Hill is seriously underated. He lost his bouts with his best opposition (Hearns, DM, Jones) but he has a decent resume, many title defences, bounced back from loss very well, fought the most championship rounds since Griffith. Very good win for Hearns. :good

 

All his is right but Hill was a much better lhw than Barkley mw. That should be taken into account.

 

You are right but do you agree that it's harder to move up from lw to mw than from ww to lhw? Imo it is.

 

I'd go with Hearns over Hill (STOPPED WITH A BODYSHOT!) because I rate Hill higher than I do Barkley. The Barkley win was great for Roberto but beating the undefeated Virgil Hill at a level above his optimal weight was big for Hearns.

 

Roy Jones stopped Hill with a bodyshot. Hearns decisioned Hill, but it was very impressive, nontheless

 

I was making a reference to Ya'll Musta Forgot.

Whenever Virgil Hill is brought up, that lyrics is the first thing that pops into my head