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I think Hopkins would have done really well against any of the 80's heavywieghts, and probably beaten all of them except MAYBE Leonard simply because of his speed. I think prime Leonard could somebody with great quickness and a jab(Taylor or Hearns), and he is big and strong enough, and skilled enough to come out on top of Hagler. Winky I think would have beaten all them except maybe Hagler, but I'm not sure we'll see how strong Winky is for a middleweight when he fights the strong Taylor in July because if Winky is strong enough his powerful jab, and ability to use it against conventional fighters would have been too much for the 80 fighters.
I think both would have faired well, but Hagler beats both, and Taylor too. All would be close IMO.But, I give the edge to Marvin.
I think Marvin would lose to Taylor for sure, but probably beat Winky, and I would pick Hopkins prime over Hagler prime for technical reasons.
Marvin would lose to Taylor for sure? I can't see that at all, Taylor's jab wouldn't be able to hold him off and Taylor's got no infighting skills. He could try to tie up but that wouldn't work for long. Taylor's strong but I doubt he's stronger than Marvin who was much more fundamentally sound and skilled than Taylor.