Why do people think Thomas Hearns would beat Floyd so easily?

[hugh grant]

Maybe because the biggest risk fight he's had is asxgainst smaller sized PAC coming off of a koloss to jmm? Maybe cos Floyd has never fought anyone in their prime who was any hgood?

[Tails]

Style match up isn't too good for Floyd. Bigger man, reach advantage, quick hands, & good power. I don't think it's a guarantee that Floyd loses but I wouldn't favor him. I think it is a tougher fight for Floyd than Hearns pretty much. Leonard was still a bigger man than Mayweather so the difference size wise will probably be more similar to the one between Duran and Hearns.

[REMOVE SHARK 55]

you can't make this **** up

Read my last post for a precise explanation of Mayweathers ring generalship. Maybe you can learn a thing or two.

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- Benitez did not beat Hearns, Benitez fought a very good fight againts him, but he was out gunned. Hearns clearly won.

My bad I followed the lead and didnt check and couldnt remember , a senior moment lol , wasnt my main point which is Floyd is capable I dont think its 100% either way but I tend to lean towards Tommy because of his size at WW , Floyds a little guy more suited to 130-135 , he was more tactical as he got older but at 135 he had KO power which he didnt have in the bigger weights .

Thanks for correcting me .

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Maybe because the biggest risk fight he's had is asxgainst smaller sized PAC coming off of a koloss to jmm? Maybe cos Floyd has never fought anyone in their prime who was any hgood?

Youre a fckn ****** , I could not talk the delusional sht you write its just cringe worthy .

Wasnt Hatton a risk , remember all the posts you said how Floyd was ducking him and was going to get slaughtered , then after Floyd stopped him you went into hibernation for like 6mths , then slowly sneaking out jumping on the Manny bandwagon , you're such a pathetic poster that is so full of sour g****s .

[hugh grant]

Youre a fckn ****** , I could not talk the delusional sht you write its just cringe worthy .

Wasnt Hatton a risk , remember all the posts you said how Floyd was ducking him and was going to get slaughtered , then after Floyd stopped him you went into hibernation for like 6mths , then slowly sneaking out jumping on the Manny bandwagon , you're such a pathetic poster that is so full of sour g****s .

Yes hatton in Floyd's backyard with cortez as ref is a very risky fight for someone of Floyd's ability. But not for someone like hearns, srl and PACs ability evidently

[robertzimmerman]

I've heard people say, hypothetically, if Floyd and Hearns had met in their prime that Hearns would have destroyed him via knockout.

I get Hearns has the height advantage and could potentially out jab him but why do people think it would be such an easy win for Hearns. Floyd is crafty, I think he would figure Hearns out and avoid his right hand, plus putting some lead rights himself.

The only guy I could see beat Floyd out of the fab 4 is Sugar Ray Leonard.

He'd have beaten him easily, because Floyd would have been in survival mode.

[Juof]

I could see floyd avoiding the right hand with ease due to his ducking at the hips which would be hard for hearns to land clean. But i see hearns outboxing him to a ud not a good fight for floyd imo

[sunny31]

The most sain post I've read this week, good post.

I'm really surprised at the level of nostalgia on these boards where people are not giving Floyd the time of day. Especially when Hearn wasn't the king of the fab 4. Then I get told to explain Floyd and generalship. He's boring, he's running this that. Well if I'm peppering you with straight rights, jabs to the body and head whilst pivoting out of danger, that's me being a ring general. I'm dictating the pace and CONTROLLING the fight. We witnessed a master of it for 16+ years.

IMO he could control the fight for 12 vs Hearns. Slip the jab touch then body. I respect Hearns and his tenacity but to **** on our generations best is just hating.

The odds of Floyd doing that are not as good as the odds of Hearns controlling Floyd from the outside, as someone mentioned as an argument for Floyd, his best chance is to actually be aggressive, but I don't think he could pull that off either. This has nothing to do with Nostalgia, some people here don't know what they are talking about, but quite a few have put up valid arguments as to how and why Hearns would win. As I said in my original post I think it would be a chess match, but a chess match where Floyd just has too many disadvantages, or a better way to put it is that the disadvantages that he has are too much to overcome. He would definitely have success and win rounds, maybe 3, but anything more than that I find far fetched with their respective styles. I think if you asked Floyd Snr and Roger they would probably pick Hearns too, and remember they think and in fact all 3 brothers think Floyd whips Leonard.

You want to talk about ring generalship? Being a ring general against Cotto, Pacquiao, and Berto is not the same as being a ring general against Hearns at WW. Hearns would take centre ring and Floyd would struggle big time to impose himself, first of all there is a HUGE height and reach disadvantage, but more importantly Hearns knew how to maximise it. He could box, he had fast feet, fast hands, great fundamentals, Floyd would have to put himself out of position against Hearns, and at times I can see it looking similar to Haye and Klistchko. Not all the time, because Mayweather has better footwork and better fundamentals to Haye, but a bit like that at times. When you have a guy who is that good at fighting at his range you need something to take him out of that. Hearns is a KO threat in any round as well and that can't be overlooked when you are considering the likely scenarios. I actually think Floyd has a better chance against Leonard, Duran, and Hagler! The last pick might surprise people, but Hagler was not the biggest Middleweight and I think Floyd could outbox him.

Hearns is the worst match up for him. As I said in my original post - one thing which I also think people overlook in this match up is Manny Steward. He is a great tactician and he reads fights like no one I have seen in boxing. Hearns definitely had the better corner and thats just another thing for Floyd to contend with, its a nightmare match up for him, it really is.

[sunny31]

I could see floyd avoiding the right hand with ease due to his ducking at the hips which would be hard for hearns to land clean. But i see hearns outboxing him to a ud not a good fight for floyd imo

Exactly how I see it, Hearns jab will be the deciding punch in the fight.