Would Hearns have just been to much for the likes of WW's like DLH, Tito, and Manny?

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  1. TheSouthpaw

    TheSouthpaw Champion Full Member

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    At there best at 147 (which was DLH's bread and butter), Ive always believed as great as Oscar, Tito, Mosley, Manny, and even Bradley that Tommy would have had his way with all these guys...especially from that exact era discluding Manny a few years.
     
  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    I'd favour hearns over each individually but whether he would rule the ere is another matter.

    I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you ain't called sugar, you ain't beating Tommy.
     
  3. TheSouthpaw

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    Good point, But I think he would rule the era being theres no Leonard!
     
  4. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    All.depends on career arc, injuries, weight making, motivations. A lot of factors to consider.
     
  5. anj

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    Tommy Hearns would beat ODLH, Mosley, Pac etc.
    So the Sugar Rays can beat him, sure. The only ones who I feel has a chance of beating Hearns is Emile Griffith, Luis Manuel Rodriguez and Charley Burley - But I still favour Hearns an average of 7 times out of 10 against these guys.
     
  6. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    I think that Tommy would beat all of them..... I think DLH, Tito, Mosley and even Manny are capable of hurting him, but nowhere near as much as he can hurt them, plus he'd outbox all of them with relative ease.

    I think all of them would be stopped apart from Mosley, who's speed and power would be respected by Hearns I think... at least for a while, plus Shane had a granite chin at his best.

    Hearns might put him away in the late rounds.

    Manny and Tito would be gone early, Oscar in the middle rounds as he starts to fade.
     
  7. stevebhoy87

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    Hearns would beat them all, most with ease and pretty early. Tito has the best chance out of the fighter mentioned, he might land something big early and take Tommy out, but it's not much of a chance IMO
     
  8. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I would pick Griffith to outhustle Hearns. Griffith would be the stronger manof the two and would be too savvy to get stopped.Both of Griffith's stoppage defeats were against middleweights.
     
  9. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Oscar stops Hearns. I do it ALL the time in Fight Night Champ :deal
     
  10. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Hearns would beat all mentioned handily.
     
  11. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    manny stewart always maintained hearns would have beat leonard in the first fight if not for him getting a leg message before the fight....he said he went mental when he walked into the dressing room and seen it going on
     
  12. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hearns against De La Hoya and Trinidad would have been very intresting fights. Pacquiao would be lucky to get out of the first round.
     
  13. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    was it...i'm remembering it from the boxnation interview.

    second thing i got wrong that i posted here tonight...i'll have to hide away from posting for a while at this rate
     
  14. TheSouthpaw

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    Thats a bold statement!
     
  15. TheSouthpaw

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    But I still believe (even as much as I love the guy)...DLH would get his ass handed to him.