I am to assume Cuevas, Duran, and Virgil Hill are on it. Name his top 5 wins
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Name Thomas Hearns' top 5 wins
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Cuevas
Duran
Hill
Benitez
It gets a little tougher when trying to name his 5th best win since he has many very good wins which are not quite on par with the first four.
Clyde Gray was always a respectable, experienced welterweight contender and Hearns was just a kid when he knocked him out.
Bruce Curry was also a solid contender who later became a title holder at light welterweight, Hearns dominated him and KO'd him in three.
Saensak Muangsurin, a former long-reigning light welterweight champ was stopped in 3 rounds by Hearns.
Mike Colbert, former number 1 middleweight contender in the world, beaten by a welterweight Hearns.
Angel Espada, former welterweight champ, KO'd in 4 rounds.
Eddie Gazo, light middleweight champ, KO'd in one.
Murray Sutherland, light heavyweight contender and future super middleweight champ, beaten by light middleweight Hearns.
James Shuler, undefeated Olympian, KO'd in one.
Mark Medal, light middleweight champ, stopped in 8 rounds.
Doug DeWitt, a tough middleweight title holder.
Dennis Andries, 3-time light heavyweight champion.
Juan Roldan, a top middleweight contender, KO'd in four for the vacant WBC middleweight title.
James Kinchen, an accomplished super middleweight, beaten by a decision for the WBO super middleweight title.
Michael Olajide, a talented middleweight, outboxed to a one-sided decision win.
Hearns has a lot of good names on his resume, something he is not always given credit for. He also fought them from welterweight up to light heavyweight. I'd say that his 5th best win would be an aged but still competitive Sugar Ray Leonard had the decision been given to Hearns.
Officially though, his fifth best win is probably Andries, not that Andries was great but it was a great accomplishment for Hearns to stop such a durable opponent far above his best weights which were 147-154. The win over Virgil Hill, a much better light heavyweight, overshadows this win however.Last edited by TheGreatA; 06-12-2009, 05:26 PM.
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1.Roberto Duran
2.Wilfred Benitez
3.Pipino Cuevas
4.Virgil Hill
5.Dennis Andries/Bruce Curry
Worth a mention are Clyde Gray, Juan Domingo Roldan, Angel Espada, and Saensak Muangsurin.Last edited by Southpaw16BF; 06-12-2009, 05:27 PM.
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Originally posted by TheGreatA View PostCuevas
Duran
Hill
Benitez
It gets a little tougher when trying to name his 5th best win since he has many very good wins which are not quite on par with the first four.
Clyde Gray was always a respectable, experienced welterweight contender and Hearns was just a kid when he knocked him out.
Bruce Curry was also a solid contender who later became a title holder at light welterweight, Hearns dominated him and KO'd him in three.
Saensak Muangsurin, a former long-reigning light welterweight champ was stopped in 3 rounds by Hearns.
Mike Colbert, former number 1 middleweight contender in the world, beaten by a welterweight Hearns.
Angel Espada, former welterweight champ, KO'd in 4 rounds.
Eddie Gazo, light middleweight champ, KO'd in one.
Murray Sutherland, light heavyweight contender and future super middleweight champ, beaten by light middleweight Hearns.
James Shuler, undefeated Olympian, KO'd in one.
Mark Medal, light middleweight champ, stopped in 8 rounds.
Doug DeWitt, a tough middleweight title holder.
Dennis Andries, 3-time light heavyweight champion.
Juan Roldan, a top middleweight contender, KO'd in four for the vacant WBC middleweight title.
James Kinchen, an accomplished super middleweight, beaten by a decision for the WBO super middleweight title.
Michael Olajide, a talented middleweight, outboxed to a one-sided decision.
Hearns has a lot of good names on his resume, something he is not always given credit for. He also fought them from welterweight up to light heavyweight. I'd say that his 5th best win would be an aged but still competitive Sugar Ray Leonard had the decision been given to Hearns.
Officially though, his fifth best win is probably Andries, not that Andries was great but it was a great accomplishment for Hearns to stop such a durable opponent above his far above his best weights which were 147-154. The win over Virgil Hill, a much better light heavyweight, overshadows this win however.
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Hearns
Cuevas
Benitez
Hill
Shuler
As said before, that 5th one is interchangable with quite a few names.
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