How could Floyd beat Hearns?

[FreshPrince]

the same way he beat everybody else!..... hearns wouldve been out boxed... simple

Tommy Hearns isn't exactly the same as Arturo Gatti in you avatar.
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Glass Weed Pipe

[UnDeniable]

Hearns would be too big, Floyd isn't a natural WW, Floyd should be compared to Arguello, Chavez, Duran etc 130-135 fighters. Hearns would win a wide UD against Floyd

[C.Y.]

Staying in the pocket would probably be his best chance, block or slip Hearns' shots and come back with his own short shots, Hearns has a lot of advantages if they're at range and was arguably better on the outside, Hearns wasn't a great inside fighter though, not saying he couldn't hold his own on the inside, he could but it wasn't the strongest part of his game.

Spot on. Fighting Hearns in the pocket would be Floyd's best possible gameplan. His reflexes and athletic ability may be enough to keep him out of danger on the outside for a while, but not for the entire duration of the fight.

Floyd's got a good chin and a strong neck, he can take a punch when he needs to. But taking a punch is one thing, taking a right hand from Tommy Hearns is another.

the same way he beat everybody else!..... hearns wouldve been out boxed... simple

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also i may add i think Hearns had stamina problems and if Floyd was able to fight in the pocket for a decent amount of time he could do some good body work further wearing down hearns and limiting hearn's punching output

[Silencers]

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also i may add i think Hearns had stamina problems and if Floyd was able to fight in the pocket for a decent amount of time he could do some good body work further wearing down hearns and limiting hearn's punching output

His stamina problems normally became apparent after round 12 and Mayweather isn't the type of fighter to push the pace or the fight which wouldn't really bother Hearns. The body punching could help but Leonard landed some big, big body punches on Hearns and they didn't really affect him until the late rounds of their first fight, Mayweather is not as good a body puncher as Leonard.