Yeh, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Hearns ain't something speacial cos he was... he's one of my fave fighters and a beast but at 160 dewitt beat him and hagler, 168 barkley beat him... even though he was 6' 1, he looked small and thin at these weights compared to the big boys... RJJ was physically tremendous.
I think boxers like Hoya and Trinidad and the modern guys get a bad rep... people don't think they're on the same level but you only have to watch the fights to know they are, its like if you take two top guys from any era, in theory they should be 50 50 fights more or less its just style match ups...
put it this way, i watch hearns and can see moments in his game where i think a RJJ or FMJ could counter and take advantage or expose a few weaknesses and vice versa... i think RJJ would beat hearns handily and im saying there is no reason to count floyd out... not saying he would win but he certainly could.
I think boxers like Hoya and Trinidad and the modern guys get a bad rep... people don't think they're on the same level but you only have to watch the fights to know they are, its like if you take two top guys from any era, in theory they should be 50 50 fights more or less its just style match ups...
put it this way, i watch hearns and can see moments in his game where i think a RJJ or FMJ could counter and take advantage or expose a few weaknesses and vice versa... i think RJJ would beat hearns handily and im saying there is no reason to count floyd out... not saying he would win but he certainly could.
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