Is there a More Overrated Boxer in a WeightClass than Tommy Hearns?

[MJ223]

From top of my head, Pipino Cuevas, Wifred Benitez. Not bad huh?

El Radar was at 54....

[GoldSugar]

El Radar was at 54....

Yup. Cuevas isn't anything special either.

[daggum]

yes there is. floyd mayweather at 135,140,147, and 154.

[Thread Stealer]

Moorer at 175.

His opposition was horrible and you have people putting him in the same category as guys like Spinks and RJJ.

Mosley often gets really overrated at 135. His opposition was rather poor as well.

[GoldSugar]

yes there is. floyd mayweather at 135,140,147, and 154.

I don't think Floyd gets rated particularly highly in those divisions is he?

[daggum]

I don't think Floyd gets rated particularly highly in those divisions is he?

depends on who you talk to. i've seen people say floyd is one of the greatest 140 pounders which is hilarious. also that he's one of the best lightweights which is also hilarious. it's hard not to be hilarious when defending floyd.

[Foolkiller]

Tommy Hearns ducked this man!!!

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[GoldSugar]

Moorer at 175.

His opposition was horrible and you have people putting him in the same category as guys like Spinks and RJJ.

Mosley often gets really overrated at 135. His opposition was rather poor as well.

Those are great shouts man. Even though the other champs at 135 wouldn't fight Shane (Johnston for example, Manfredy turned him down)

Moorer at 175 is a crazy good shout.

[boliodogs]

I think Tommy Hearns was an all time great welterweight and when he outgrew welterweight he was an all time great jr. middleweight. He flattened Duran in two rounds so how can Duran be a better welterweight than him. Leonard did beat him but he was way behind on points and would have lost to Hearns if it had been a 12 round fight. Leonard avoided a return fight with Hearns for years until he thought Hearns was shot. Hearns deserved to win the rematch with Leonard. He had the hardest, fastest straight right of any fighter I ever saw at that weight. He also had the best left jab and some very fast hands and combinations. His chin was not the best at middleweight but his other assets made up for it. If he is an overrated welterweight count me among the overraters.

[GoldSugar]

I think Tommy Hearns was an all time great welterweight and when he outgrew welterweight he was an all time great jr. middleweight. He flattened Duran in two rounds so how can Duran be a better welterweight than him. Leonard did beat him but he was way behind on points and would have lost to Hearns if it had been a 12 round fight. Leonard avoided a return fight with Hearns for years until he thought Hearns was shot. Hearns deserved to win the rematch with Leonard. He had the hardest, fastest straight right of any fighter I ever saw at that weight. He also had the best left jab and some very fast hands and combinations. His chin was not the best at middleweight but his other assets made up for it. If he is an overrated welterweight count me among the overraters.

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PS Duran/Hearns wasn't a welterweight bout.