Quote Originally Posted by Starr
People seem to forget that Hearns was subseptable for punches and straight rights. Doesn't matter that. But the speed of Jones reaching him with that right hand would bother him and Jones was one of theh ardest punching 168 pounders to ever grace Sure you say Benetez didn't outbox Hearns, he still landed shots and leather on him, the kind of shots that if Jonesh it him with Tommy would be KO'd

Hearns was never worried about Benitez power, so he took a few extra risks. But that does not hide the fact, he dominated Benitez in a way that not even near prime SRL could.

RJJ has a huge problem taking the straight right, it would haunt him thoughout a fight with Hearns. Sure Tommy would not be able to take the absolute piss, because his legs were on the way out by the time he was a 168lber. But that does not stop him leveling RJJ with a straight right sometime around the fourth, in a hypothetical bout, IMO.