Winky Vs Hearns at 154

Hearns wide UD

There are a select group of fighters from recent vintage that I would give a solid chance over Hearns or favor over Hearns. They include Sugar Ray Leonard, Emile Griffith, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Mike McCallum. Winky is not one of them.

Hearns can be beat at these weight classes by fighters with excellent power and the ability to rough him up/make him fight in close. Winky can be a volume punching pressure fighter, but I can't see him being too successful employing this strategy. And I definitely cannot see him outboxing Hearns from the outside where he would be at a reach and height disadvantage. Yes, he can win a couple rounds and be somewhat competitive in spots, but my bet here is that Hearns outjabs Winky and breaks through his high-guard with the harder shots down the pipe. If Winky gets really aggressive, Hearns busts him up even worse.

 

Hearns UD or late TKO (if Winky starts to really open up late in the fight when he's obviously losing). Winky poses no problems for Hearns and doesn't have the power to even hurt him slightly. It would be a pretty boring fight and a very wide decision for Hearns.

 

Great post. Totally agree.

 

There is nothing Wright could do to compete with Hearns. Nothing at all.

Wright would fair better against less versatile guys like Jackson and Trinidad (obviously) at this weight.

Lets look at like this. Hearns is a boxer/puncher, with emphasis on both. Wright likes to pressure with punches and pick punches off on his gloves. But coming forward without the power to stop Hearns is suicide. Whenever Wright opens up to throw, he would leave himself open to Hearns devastating jab and right hands. Even if he DIDN'T open up, Hearns would likely get through his guard. At some point, Wright would succumb. He can't outbox Hearns either. He doesn't have the speed to get in and out without getting hit, and that's not his game anyways.

 

Hearns by ko that defense that defence would make him a sitting duck

 

:good

 

Winky by UD

Winky was at his absolute best fighting jr. middleweights...He would give Hearns fits and Winky has proven he can hang in with big punchers (Tito, Taylor)...IMO Winky is still one of todays p4p best, but maybe I'm just holding on too long

nice thread by the way

 

Tito and Taylor worked at measured steady pace. Guys who can keep high and ragged pace all the distance would win UD like Harry Simon did. If Tommy didn't forget about body, late KO.

 

Ballsy going for winky. He does have the temprement, and he is one fighter at his peak who could spoil the fight and prove everyone wrong by winning a ud, i really just think hearns has the class to take control of the fight and win it possibly by stoppage.

 

How would he give Hearns fits? He is outdone even in the jab department, which is basically his game. He is far outdone in terms of power, reach, quickness, and punching variety as well. Winky has a solid defense, which would serve him well in not getting KO'd early, but no way I can see him winning, though I can see him making it to a decision and taking some rounds based on aggressiveness at stages.

 

Agreed and SRL almost didn't make it. Not sure about Emile Griffin - haven't seen enough of him myself.

 

When were not talking about PBF or Pac, 90% of the time I fully agree with you! :good

 

Strong South Paw jab, high work rate, steady pressure...but what i think has served Winky well all throughout his career, and Lampley and Merchant always allude to this, is that once he puts himself in his shell defense and his opponents rattle off 4 or 5 power punches, all of which dont land flush, he comes out of his shell and keeps coming foward with the jab. Hearns was a beast though, no disrespect to him.

 

Wright gave guys who lacked the skill or were smaller than him fits. Hearns would outbox him, sure he would go into a shell then he will try to jab Hearns, but do you really think he oculd outjab Hearns? Hearns had a laser fast jab, longer reach and very good footwork. This is a guy who outjab SRL. At 154, very few fighters beats Hearns and they were the ones who could end the fight with 1 punch, id favour none over him.