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He similar enough to Taylor, but didn't have Taylor's power or chin, though he did have that knockout punch... IMO WInky would beat him with pressure, and have a much easier time against Hearns than he did against the much bigger Taylor.
Ha ha - you're funny !

If winky tried to outbox Hearns, he would have been outpinted like everyone else was. Nobody ever outboxed Tommy.

If he tried to pressure him, he would have been kayoed. Hearns kayoed genuine light heavies, never mind blown up junior middles.

Winky is a very good fighter, but Hearns is an all time great.

For Hearns vs Winky, just watch Hearns vs Virgil Hill. Winky fights just like Virgil used to, except he's a lot smaller !!
Who did Hearns fight that could really box besides Leonard? ALso don't be fooled I bet Taylor could knock down plenty of legit lightheavy weights with easy.. Size doesn't necessarily change the quality of chin, and it wasn' the power of Hearns' punches but how that he was tricky in how he threw his right hand. Roy Jones Jr. would out box Hearns. Michael Nunn would have outboxed Hearns. James Toney would have out boxed Hearns. IMO even Hopkins could have found a strategy to outbox Hearns... to say that a boxer can't be outboxed is stupid. Winky is good enough to take Hearns' punches IMO, and he would block almost all of them anyways while he would beat Thomas to the jab because he beats everyone to the jab even Mosley, and then Taylor at 34!!, and Taylor has pretty much the same jab as Hearns, and in many ways the same style, but he is bigger and stronger. ON the other side I think that Hearns had a weak chin and that Winky could hurt him, though not take him out, but in the end frustrate Hearns and beat him handidly because I think that Taylor is a better physical specimen with a similar boxing style, and with nowadays training methods, and Winky still fought him to a draw. Also WInky is easily stronger than almost any middleweight out there... There is almost nobody who can stand up to the barrage he took from Taylor and still come foreward the whole fight.