Thread: super welterweights of today vs yesterday

Everybody loves the years of the early 80's when it comes to 147-160 ( Leonard, Hearns, Duran, Hagler). How would they favor against the greats of today who are near retirement or newly retired. I would like to get everybody's opinion in a tournament, you guy's tell me. Does this generation deserve to be compared with the early 80's


Leonard Vs Mosley

Trinidad Vs Duran ( I would love to put my favorite fighter Whitaker in this tournament
but he was done in the late 90's)

Hearns Vs De La Hoya

Hopkins Vs Hagler (Even though 160 was there primary weight)

Break down the brackets and let me know who is the best fighter pound for pound in this tournament.
Anybody you feel worthy add him in as long as he is in these two generations.
Sorry for leaving Roy Jones out, I alway's remember him for dominating 175 for so long I forget him at 160

Leonard and Mosley fight to a boring draw, in a snoozefest dominated by left jabs and clinching.

Duran stops Trinidad after a wild slugfest in which Tito is dropped three times and Duran is stunned after being caught moving in for the finish. Great fight Duran's chin is the difference.

Hearns controversially outpoints De La Hoya on all three cards. De La Hoya drops his usual stalking style in fear of the Hit Man's one-punch power and tries to win on points. Nobody ever outboxes the Motor City Cobra, though DLH's corner are outraged at the decision.

Hagkler wins a lopsided decision after dropping Hopkins in the 6th. Hopkins spends the rest of the fight in survival mode and Hagler's aggression is enough.

The pound-for-pound goes to Duran, as he spent most of his career competing successfully against people much bigger than he naturally was.

battle of the sugars the real sugar wins sugar ray, longer arms just as good as handpseed better over all boxer, shane could never move up and fight hagler leonard physically bigger stronge rlopsided win

hearns delahoya, oscar gets koed inside of 5 rounds, a better match up is hearns roy jones.

trindad duran sounds good on paper but a technical mismatch, duran has better boxing ability and close to titos power but with better speed and is simply a much tougher fighter, a wipeout its a great fighter against a legend

hopkins hagler, hagler ud, hagler was a counter puncher first and also has better power than b hop and is physically stronger, sorry Ive seen both generations and in my unibaised oipnion it aint even close your comparing applles to oranges

hatton vrs hearns, that id love tos ee :P

Originally Posted by oakleyno1

hatton vrs hearns, that id love tos ee :P

I'm not sure what the 'tongue' picture means, so forgive me if you are being sarcastic.

5'6" hatton, who gets cut easily, has a porous defense, short reach, limited boxing skills, nearly embarrassed by a medium sized welterweight against 6'1" power punching, skilled boxer, great jab, HUGE welterweight? A good fighter against a true legend of the ring?

Hmmm .......... I wonder.






















Tommy would hammer him into the canvas like a nail