Would Hearns shut Whitaker out at 147?

It would certainly be a mismatch.

Hearns's physical advantages makes it very difficult for me to see how Whikater can gain any traction in this match up. Whitaker is a great fighter, I rate him above Hearns in p4p lists. But this is a tall order (no pun intended) Pernell.

I don't think Hearns would pitch a complete shutout, I think somewhere along the lines Sweet Pea would pick up 1 or 2 rounds.

 

A tall order!

 

At welter Hearns stops Pea. The only one I would choose.

 

This would be quite a fun and interesting fight, IMO. Just to see how a prime WW Whitaker would cope with such a freak of nature.

 

Hearns is all wrong for Whitaker


Hearns for late stoppage

 

Cuevas was arguably his most impressive performance, along with Duran. Against Leonard, I don't think the weight they fought at played into it at all, but rather the fighter he was facing. I don't think handily out-boxing a guy like Leonard, only to be stopped in the 14th round, is much of a demerit for Hearns, especially in a matchup with Whitaker.

 

Hard to see how Sweet Pea takes more than maybe 2 or 3 rounds in this one, assuming it goes the distance. I don't think that Hearns will be mentally discombobulated by Whitaker dodging him, as he did a great job of keeping it together in several notable bouts, like a very young Hearns systematically crushing Cuevas rather than rushing in and leaving himself open when he first hurt Pipino. And as others have brought up, Hearns put on a great showing against Benitez in a fight where he was being forced to miss a lot and fighting with a broken hand against one of boxing's great talents.

Short of Pea doing something like pulling down Hearns' trunks as he did to Roger Mayweather, I doubt that he's going to get into Hearns' head.

One issue I found interesting was la-califa's point about how Hearns' right might go sailing over Pea's head, as it certainly would leave Tommy open to counters, but I have to think that Tommy would correct it in short order, although changing his usual punching method might throw him off slightly. Still, trying to argue a boxer's case based on the idea that he'll be too short for his opponent to land reeks of desperation and trying to find a way for Pea to have a chance.

In the end, Pernell is badly outgunned here. As great as Sweet Pea is, I don't think he'd be doing well in this fight.Either Hearns cruises to victory or Sweet Pea goes down for the count for the first time ever.

 

:rofl:rofl

i give Pea a small chance

 

Haha, not my joke mate, credit to IronChamp for that one.

 

its a good 'un

 

Really? Only one of them?

 

Dont sell Pea short.