who has a better resume emile griffth or tommy hearns?

rightsideup

lets hear your thought on there resume. Also throw out your head to head prediction at both ww and mw.

BennyST

Griffith. He's got one of the greatest, and in my opinion underrated, resumes of all time. Hearns' is amazing too, but Griffith's is truly staggering.

You could make a case for Hearns, based on Cuevas at 147, Duran at 154, Benitez at 154, Roldan, Andries and Hill at 160 to 175....should also have Leonard. That's incredible.

But, Griffith has Luis Rodriguez, Paret, Ortega, Dupas, Moyer, Fullmer, Archer, Fernandez, Dick Tiger, Nino Ben, Briscoe, and more. Outstanding.

None quite as good as Duran, but it was a past prime, 5'7" 154 Duran in comparison to a prime 6'2" Hearns.

IronDanHamza

Emile Griffith.

Halls of Fame

Emile Griffith. Without going on boxrec and dissecting it, just from how I see both fighters, I have to say Griffith.

Panamaniac

Without checking boxrec and all else being equal or close, given my bias for power (KO/TKO), I'd give the edge to the guy with more of it. I'm guessing that's Tommy.

I could be wrong.

wmute

Griffith has the better resume. I would pick Griffith at 147, and maybe Hearns at 160.

Ray Corso

Emiles record is better, not by alot but he has some oustanding competition. I remember routing against him alot but he disappointed me often!! HA! Ray

SBleeder

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Originally Posted by Panamaniac

Without checking boxrec and all else being equal or close, given my bias for power (KO/TKO), I'd give the edge to the guy with more of it. I'm guessing that's Tommy.

I could be wrong.

What does that have to do with whose resume is better?

Anyways, Griffith is clearly a notch above Hearns in my book. Head to head, I'd have to go with Griffith to take a 15 rd. decision as well.

greynotsoold

A very close friend of mine sparred extensively with Griffith. We have talked about him at length and share the opinion that he would beat Hearns at 147.

Panamaniac

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Originally Posted by Panamaniac

Without checking boxrec and all else being equal or close, given my bias for power (KO/TKO), I'd give the edge to the guy with more of it. I'm guessing that's Tommy.

I could be wrong.

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Originally Posted by SBleeder

What does that have to do with whose resume is better?

Well, let me break it down for you in elementary terms: Boxer A has 50 wins and 2 losses with 25 KO's, Boxer B has 50 wins and 2 losses with 48 KO's. Because I place a high(er) premium on power, while both fighters share the same W/L record, I rank Boxer B's résumé above that of Boxer A, by virtue of the better KO record.

rightsideup Interim Champion Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 837 Rep Power: 6 Points: 5,200,189,966.22 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 5,200,189,966.22 Donate	who has a better resume emile griffth or tommy hearns? lets hear your thought on there resume. Also throw out your head to head prediction at both ww and mw.

IronDanHamza All Time Great Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,035 Rep Power: 48 Points: 10,262,350,076.29 Bank: 2,100,278,938,997.18 Total Points: 2,110,541,289,073.47 Donate	Emile Griffith.

Halls of Fame Interim Champion Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 983 Rep Power: 18 Points: 400,540,152,165.55 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 400,540,152,165.55 Donate	Emile Griffith. Without going on boxrec and dissecting it, just from how I see both fighters, I have to say Griffith.

Panamaniac Undisputed Champion Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco/Panama City Posts: 1,049 Rep Power: 9 Points: 63,818.09 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 63,818.09 Donate	Without checking boxrec and all else being equal or close, given my bias for power (KO/TKO), I'd give the edge to the guy with more of it. I'm guessing that's Tommy. I could be wrong.

wmute Undisputed Champion Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,020 Rep Power: 30 Points: 179,993.96 Bank: 3,041,375,183.03 Total Points: 3,041,555,176.99 Donate	Griffith has the better resume. I would pick Griffith at 147, and maybe Hearns at 160.

Ray Corso Undisputed Champion Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,267 Rep Power: 7 Points: 11,000,036,482.94 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 11,000,036,482.94 Donate	Emiles record is better, not by alot but he has some oustanding competition. I remember routing against him alot but he disappointed me often!! HA! Ray

greynotsoold Contender Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 328 Rep Power: 2 Points: 5,007,032.16 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 5,007,032.16 Donate	A very close friend of mine sparred extensively with Griffith. We have talked about him at length and share the opinion that he would beat Hearns at 147.