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Even someone like Antonio Margarito has a better one than him, and that's no knock on Margarito who was a very good fighter but Thomas Hearns is considered one of the very best Welterweights of all time despite not doing much at the weight.
I thought long and hard about doing this thread as I am a big Hearns fan unlike Aaron Pryor but it simply has to be done. You can't possibly tell me with a straight face you are impressed with his wins at welterweight can you? Hearns is clearly a amazing fighter to watch and everything but when you are considered one of the very best of a number of golden welterweights i expect a much better resume.
Thomas Hearns' notable WINS at welterweight: Pipino Cuevas- Good fighter but nothing special, this is pretty much the only big win on his welterweight resume, sometimes I wonder if i am going mad and accidentally missed something but nope. Cuevas was a good fighter but he lost 5 of his first 12 fights, the main standout thing about him is that he defended the title 12 times but if you look who he defended it against that doesn't say much at all, he hadn't beat one elite fighter in his career. Not to mention he got a title shot IMMEDIATELY after losing a fight and people love to talk about how current fighters are gifted title shots
Thomas Hearns stepped up and took the huge unification against Sugar Ray Leonard, he deserves credit for this but no matter how you slice it he lost, that hurts to say as a fan of his but he faded late and lost the fight.
Antonio Margarito's notabe WINS at weltweight: Green Sergio Martinez
Prime undefeated Miguel Cotto
Joshua Clottey
Undefeated Kermit Cintron
Prime undefeated Cotto alone is better than any WIN Thomas Hearns had at welterweight but solid victories over Cintron and Clottey put him ahead by a considerable margin. Martinez was early in his career without a doubt but it's still notable considering what he went on to achieve.
To conclude, this shows how overall the current era is no weaker than any other previous era. it seems like people just hear 'big 4 1980's OMG' and then forget about the rest of the division, accept it for what it is and refuse to challenge to strength of the so-called amazing era these people fought in.
I'm surprised no one has ever pointed this out before (to my knowledge), it's pretty incredible that Hearns gets a pass for this.
Enough of accusing me of 'trolling' as a way to get off topic because i'm tired of that. TALK ABOUT THE TOPIC. If what i am saying is so outrageous then prove me wrong.
If reading this made your blood boil take a deep breath, think about Thomas Hearns welterweight resume and then tell me what your problem is.
I thought long and hard about doing this thread as I am a big Hearns fan unlike Aaron Pryor but it simply has to be done. You can't possibly tell me with a straight face you are impressed with his wins at welterweight can you? Hearns is clearly a amazing fighter to watch and everything but when you are considered one of the very best of a number of golden welterweights i expect a much better resume.
Thomas Hearns' notable WINS at welterweight: Pipino Cuevas- Good fighter but nothing special, this is pretty much the only big win on his welterweight resume, sometimes I wonder if i am going mad and accidentally missed something but nope. Cuevas was a good fighter but he lost 5 of his first 12 fights, the main standout thing about him is that he defended the title 12 times but if you look who he defended it against that doesn't say much at all, he hadn't beat one elite fighter in his career. Not to mention he got a title shot IMMEDIATELY after losing a fight and people love to talk about how current fighters are gifted title shots
Thomas Hearns stepped up and took the huge unification against Sugar Ray Leonard, he deserves credit for this but no matter how you slice it he lost, that hurts to say as a fan of his but he faded late and lost the fight.
Antonio Margarito's notabe WINS at weltweight: Green Sergio Martinez
Prime undefeated Miguel Cotto
Joshua Clottey
Undefeated Kermit Cintron
Prime undefeated Cotto alone is better than any WIN Thomas Hearns had at welterweight but solid victories over Cintron and Clottey put him ahead by a considerable margin. Martinez was early in his career without a doubt but it's still notable considering what he went on to achieve.
To conclude, this shows how overall the current era is no weaker than any other previous era. it seems like people just hear 'big 4 1980's OMG' and then forget about the rest of the division, accept it for what it is and refuse to challenge to strength of the so-called amazing era these people fought in.
I'm surprised no one has ever pointed this out before (to my knowledge), it's pretty incredible that Hearns gets a pass for this.
Enough of accusing me of 'trolling' as a way to get off topic because i'm tired of that. TALK ABOUT THE TOPIC. If what i am saying is so outrageous then prove me wrong.
If reading this made your blood boil take a deep breath, think about Thomas Hearns welterweight resume and then tell me what your problem is.
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