Thread: What Was the Most Impressive Win of the 4 80s Greats?

Which of these 4 is on top?

duran over undef Leonard IMO But the others were great too

sorry I didnt specify... Hagler Hearns was the best but the one I posted above was the most unexpected

cc I like the idea of the thread

None of them. Leonard over Hagler was the most impressive. Leonard comes back and outsmarts the baddest middleweight on the planet.

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

None of them. Leonard over Hagler was the most impressive. Leonard comes back and outsmarts the baddest middleweight on the planet.

beg to differ but I hear ya... That was a great!!! CC for the memory

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

None of them. Leonard over Hagler was the most impressive. Leonard comes back and outsmarts the baddest middleweight on the planet.

Yeah I was thinking that too.

Besides that, I don't know, maybe Hearns destroying Duran, just the way he did it, nobody handled Duran like that. Dominated both rounds and the finish was one of the greatest KO's of all time IMO.

I mean Duran came back to go 15 with Hagler at 160 and Hearns just annihalated him.

Originally Posted by "PRIDE OF BOSTON"

duran over undef Leonard IMO But the others were great too

CC back at yah.

Well the way I see it is this...

... Hearns should have boxed Hagler. Mofo would have further opened gashes on Hagler's face/head with his punching power.

... Leonard should have boxed Duran. Awesome fight.

------So two of those fights were awesome just because the other fighter should have boxed,
instead they were stupid.

And the Hearns KO Duran was just sheer raw POWER "talent" that demolished Duran.


I like Leonard over Hagler because both fighters came in shape and fought their fight,
but ONE won the fight because he was smart, not because the other guy was stupid.
I think that that was Hagler's style, he was trying to be methodical, but you can't
be over-methodical against a slick boxer who flurries.

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

None of them. Leonard over Hagler was the most impressive. Leonard comes back and outsmarts the baddest middleweight on the planet.

He said most impressive win, not most impressive robbery. That would be like saying Trinidad's most impressive win was his fight over Oscar. Anyways, I voted Hearns over Duran. Duran getting KOd by anyone was an impossibility, and for it to happen with one punch as early as the 2nd round was mind blowing.

this is why I love this forum!!!! No anamosity... Just guys that know boxing telling other guys they're not right... Just Kidding.... Lve all y'all

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

None of them. Leonard over Hagler was the most impressive. Leonard comes back and outsmarts the baddest middleweight on the planet.

Yeah I was thinking that too.

Besides that, I don't know, maybe Hearns destroying Duran, just the way he did it, nobody handled Duran like that. Dominated both rounds and the finish was one of the greatest KO's of all time IMO.

Now that you mentioned that...
I just found out my eye doctor knew Andrew Maynard, Olympic Gold Medalist
who eventually fought Hearns. She said he was just the nicest guy.
She was watching the fight and it took Hearns only one round to KO him.
She said she felt sorry for the poor fellow. heheh
Yeah, Hearns: the most powerful Welterweight of all time.

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

Originally Posted by "PRIDE OF BOSTON"

duran over undef Leonard IMO But the others were great too

CC back at yah.

Well the way I see it is this...

... Hearns should have boxed Hagler. Mofo would have further opened gashes on Hagler's face/head with his punching power.

... Leonard should have boxed Duran. Awesome fight.

------So two of those fights were awesome just because the other fighter should have boxed,
instead they were stupid.

And the Hearns KO Duran was just sheer raw POWER "talent" that demolished Duran.


I like Leonard over Hagler because both fighters came in shape and fought their fight,
but ONE won the fight because he was smart, not because the other guy was stupid.
I think that that was Hagler's style, he was trying to be methodical, but you can't
be over-methodical against a slick boxer who flurries.

love your insight

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

Originally Posted by "PRIDE OF BOSTON"

duran over undef Leonard IMO But the others were great too

CC back at yah.

Well the way I see it is this...

... Hearns should have boxed Hagler. Mofo would have further opened gashes on Hagler's face/head with his punching power.

... Leonard should have boxed Duran. Awesome fight.

------So two of those fights were awesome just because the other fighter should have boxed,
instead they were stupid.

And the Hearns KO Duran was just sheer raw POWER "talent" that demolished Duran.


I like Leonard over Hagler because both fighters came in shape and fought their fight,
but ONE won the fight because he was smart, not because the other guy was stupid.
I think that that was Hagler's style, he was trying to be methodical, but you can't
be over-methodical against a slick boxer who flurries.

Hearns had no choice but to fight the way he did. When Hagler put the pressure on, there wasn't sh!t you could do but fight for your life. Plus, being that Hearns ran out of gas against little Leonard, I'm sure Manny Stewart and the team spent the entire training camp planning on trying to take Hagler out early, as that was his only chance to win.

Leonard making Duran quit was major!

Out of the above, Leonard coming back to win against Hearns.

Even though Hearns' right hand of Duran was masterful perfect right hand.

Originally Posted by skyler

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

Originally Posted by "PRIDE OF BOSTON"

duran over undef Leonard IMO But the others were great too

CC back at yah.

Well the way I see it is this...

... Hearns should have boxed Hagler. Mofo would have further opened gashes on Hagler's face/head with his punching power.

... Leonard should have boxed Duran. Awesome fight.

------So two of those fights were awesome just because the other fighter should have boxed,
instead they were stupid.

And the Hearns KO Duran was just sheer raw POWER "talent" that demolished Duran.


I like Leonard over Hagler because both fighters came in shape and fought their fight,
but ONE won the fight because he was smart, not because the other guy was stupid.
I think that that was Hagler's style, he was trying to be methodical, but you can't
be over-methodical against a slick boxer who flurries.

Hearns had no choice but to fight the way he did. When Hagler put the pressure on, there wasn't sh!t you could do but fight for your life. Plus, being that Hearns ran out of gas against little Leonard, I'm sure Manny Stewart and the team spent the entire training camp planning on trying to take Hagler out early, as that was his only chance to win.

That fight is the greatest WAR ever in boxing history.
If that's the case, then it takes two to tango, Hearns wanted to kill Hagler and vice versa.
It wouldn't have been otherwise. That said, Hearns could have played it "safer"
but he wanted to decapitate Hagler. He almost KO'd Hagler too, although
Hagler never admited that he was stunned first.

(((...... KO'd... I should say "Hurt" heheh Hagler and his hard head. heh.)))

Hagler to me, is a methodical fighter who happens to turns it up a gear
if you stand and trade a la Hagler vs The Beast.