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

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Well hearns had lots of his best tools nullified vs Benitez, but still came out clear winner. He didnt get flustered or frustrated because he wasnt landing much (like a lot of Floyds opposition did) he just went about his business winning rounds. Thats the mental fortitude that i am talking about

Need to see more Benitez fights, but Floyd's arguably got a deeper tool bag to work with than Benitez did.

Genaro Hernandez had a 72" reach, Oscar De La Hoya had a 73" reach, yet Floyd was able to find different ways to neutralize both fighters. 78" reach is definitely a lot of reach, but cutting off a long-range fighter generally utilizes the same tactics, whether that fighter be coming from 73" of longer.