In fact, I think Hearns probably beats Ray 9/10 times over 12 rounds. That's what I've said before, but as I think about it that may be way over the top for the simple fact that in a 12-round fight, SRL would know how much time beforehand he has left to - inevitably - come from behind and stop Tommy. He took him into deep waters, but had him hurt and wobbled in the mid-rounds prior to that. I'm tending to think he turns up the gas a lot sooner over 12.
It's up for debate that's for certain. However it was his legs that looked unsteady late in the Leonard fight, his wobbliness was not truly a case of actually being tagged with very hard shots (until the final two rounds.), nothing out of the ordinary anyway. Over 12 he's not going to have the slight stamina deficiency he suffered from.
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