Who woulda won this fight between two monster punchers, with not so great chins?
Myself I'd have to go with Hearns via KO, but who knows, if Tito could get past that straight right and land his left hook he might be able to KO Tommy.
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Who woulda won this fight between two monster punchers, with not so great chins?
Myself I'd have to go with Hearns via KO, but who knows, if Tito could get past that straight right and land his left hook he might be able to KO Tommy.
Hearns was a very underated BOXER he had more then just that rocket right hand. He was outboxing SRL for large parts of there fight, so i think he could beat Tito either brawling or boxer either way.
I might give Tito a slight edge in power, but other than that Tommy takes him in almost every category. Hearns with 9th round KO. I don't know if Tito ever fought a guy as rangy as Hearns either. It would interesting to see how he dealt with such a bigger fighter.
COOL CLICK i do agree my brother!Quote:
Originally Posted by cockey cockney
exactly....Tito gets KTFO!! after getting pummeled for 5-6 rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
Slight edge in power my @ss. Hearns was the hardest punching welterweight and superwelterweight in history. He is, along side Gerald McClellan, regarded as p4p the hardest puncher in history. Hearns sends Trinidad out on a stretcher.Quote:
Originally Posted by VanChilds
exactly....preach on brother!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Samson3000
Tito is iced in this one. Hearns could box (SRY & HiLL) and God knows he could bomb. His right lands before Tito's hook and Tito is carried out of the ring. Chin wise, Tito's was far more suspicious than Tommy's. IMO
Hearns and huge, keep in mind hearns koed duran a fighter never koed before and who took a punch better than tito, tito mabey hit a little harder, mabey... but hearns could box you and hurt you, tommy all day long and 8 times in sunday
Hearns by KO, could likely end in the first round.
No one had a better jab than Hearns other than maybe Larry Holmes (IMO) Hearns jab alone would of gave Tito huge problems and I see Tito getting dropped in the later rounds if not the early rounds as Tito is a very slow starter and I think Tommy would of took advantage of that fact.
hitman to win by ko in under 5 rounds
Interesting with so many Trinidad fans on here, that no one gives Tito a chance.
Hearns by KO early,
I'm a little biased since I've been to every Hearns fight he ever had here in the Detroit area, all of his fights here were electrifying except for the last 2 and all but 3 have ended with a tko/ko. Hearns being on the short end of it against Uriah Grant, stopped by tko due to an ankle injury. He may have lost anyways but who knows, it was at cruiserweight and he was 40 or 41 yrs old then. Nobody except his Detroit fans gave him credit for his boxing ability until after the Ray Leonard fight.
i think both are about even in power, sorry but Trinidad damaged his opponants how bad he would hurt them, chin i'd have to say goes to Trinidad, even though he was shaky, he was only KO'd once, and wasn't completely out at that, Trinidad would go down more because of his balance than because of his chin, Hearns takes it on boxing ability Trinidad had some boxing skills but Hearns had better movement, jab, and speed, not that he was faster, but his combos were just smoother, and mixed up more than Tito, either way i'm sorry but just cause of the power it would be a 45/55 fight for Hearns, but not by much
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Originally Posted by Hulk
I would give Tito a chance, Hearns was an all around better boxer than Tito with the brawling being about even, but any boxer can get beaten on any given night and with Hearns getting knocked out by Blade Barkley I am sure Tito can do it, Tito has the better chin between the two, he was only KO'd once in his career and it took repeated punishment from a man that was bigger than him to knock him out, not only was Hearns KO'd on seperate occasions but he was wobbled (leg's turn to jello) numerous times in his career. If they fought ten times I would say 7-3 for Hearns because of his boxing ability but it would not be as one sided as alot of people on here are saying.
Tito would definitely have a chance, hell he could end the fight with one punch.
But I would have to favor Hearns. By stoppage. So rangy, and the jab and right hand would give Tito lots of problems.
I think they were both at their absolute best at 154, Tito especially should have just stayed at that weight
True, but he, his fans, and Don King thought he was invincible back then. And though I'm no Tito fan, I gotta admit he was on a roll and it was damn exciting. What a war him and Vargas had!! Trinidad did KO Joppy at MW so he could still punch at 160 and won a title, but he tried the wrong man in Bernard. I remember there was talk that had he beaten B-hop, he was gonna try Roy Jones Jr. He should be happy Bernard stopped him before he really got embarassed and took a savage beating.Quote:
Originally Posted by OumaFan
The chin definitely goes to Trinidad no question!! Hearns had no chin AT ALL. How can you say Trinidad's was worse, unless you never saw Hearns fight!! Trinidad could knock out Hearns with one punch, but despite Hearns power, it would take more to KO Tito. True, Hearns could box and jab, but he was a different fighter when someone put the pressure on him (see his fights with Leonard and Hagler). You have to have more power than Tito to keep him off, and the difference between the two in physical power is close. This one goes down in classic fashion in the late rounds. I say Trinidad. Now, against Hagler, Tito would be toast!! And Leonard would box circles around Tito.
Yeah, i hate to admit it but Hearns-v-Tito troubles me becuase i still maintain to this day that Hearns was the best boxer out of the 80's.
But his chin and Tito's 154lbs fists would only need to meet a few time before Hearns' face would cave in.
Titos match is a wiley tough guy will solid skills, an admirable work ethic and respectable power.
IMO Hearns was no tough guy.... He would look like Bambi on ice.
Hearns had more power than Tito!!!
Tito had to set foot or plant his feet to get leverage on his AWESOME left hook.
Hearns had a pole stick jab and a RIGHT that came out of no where!
The most powerful puncher in Welterweight History.
Hearns starts fast, and Tito gets warmed up, Hearns by Knockout!~!!
Agreed, early too, at least NOT in the later rounds.
Tito could still win 6 rounds and draw.
7 rounds for a win.
Maybe!
Trinidad would never find a way around Hearns' jab unfortunately
Firstly, I need to say that I think Tito was a helluva fighter. Total class in the ring.
BUT I do think that Tommy Hearns was 'more Tito than Tito was in nearly every department'. !!!
He was taller and rangier, and I think hearns was one of the mose underrated BOXERS there has ever been. During his amateur career he was exclusivley a pure boxer and hardly got any stoppages at all. He was the only person who ever comprehensively outboxed Ray Leonard. If you watch footage of him, you are amazed by how quick and powerful he was. I don't think that Tito would have outboxed him at all.
In terms of power, Hearns not only had that devastating right hand (up there with the most deadly punches in the sport's history), he had a left hook that took out at least 15 fighters, he could use his jab as an offensive weapon and he was using the uppercut just like Lennox did years later. In terms of KO power, I think he even carries more power than Tito did.
He was game, brave and always came to fight. This might have been his downfall as Tito can bang with the best of them and Tommy did always keep his left quite low. Young Hearns got away with it because of his size and reflexes (indeed he used to draw the right lead so he could counter it), but he did get tagged later on quite a bit. The poster who said Hearns has NO CHIN is worng. You simply do not win world titles in five weight divisions without any semblance of a chin. Tommy was shaken and sometimes stopped by elite fighters who landed their Sunday specials on him. I think Tito would have been had he been hit by some of those guys (Hearns opposition was much superior to Tito's).
So..... Tito was agood good fighter, but Hearns was an all-time Great who would have jumped on Tito from the start, pushed him backwards behind that telescopic reach and then drawn the curtains with the straight right. Tito was a brave guy, so I don't see a one-punch countout, but the referee would jump in arounf the 7th after Hearns had bust him up.
Sorry, Tito fans, my opinion only.
Good Post X. I wish i could agree wit ya.
Only thing is we all know that Hearns didnt have a credible chin.
Dont get me wrong, im no Hearns hater... If anything, im a Tito Hater (Kinda).
Hearns could not fight on the inside, he could not deal with pressue to well. Hence, Titos Power and aggression would trouble Hearns.
Oh yeah - I am not trying to say that it would be an easy fight for Hearns. There would be lots of risk involved.
Dude, i just read my own post....
I sound like an ignaranus. ;D
Dont mean to sound blunt, im at work.... im trying to be discreet! 8)
I see Hearns knocking Tito out in about 3. Stylewise this fight is terrible for Tito. He has a guy who is faster than him, hits harder and is taller... Tommy does everything better than Tito. Tommy within 3.