Tommy Hearns was sadly underrated...

[GJC]

I was asked about my background a while back so I state it to show that my opinion is based on actual boxing experiences. If you don't like or agree with my opinion just move on! Its a handfull a people here who try to dominate the forum and its the reason why others don't try to participate. So maybe its a few here who need to relax and maybe learn something from some who made a living in the sport for a long time. Its seems their also intimidated, then try to start a confrontation on the net, thats were my face to face comment comes from. My attitude is one of confidence when speaking about boxing and all the components that are important in it. You (jab5293) seem to confuse my character with someone who talks alot of smack, like you! Ray

Ray you are a good poster and are entitled to your opinions as is everyone. We have some great posters on here who are frighteningly young to me, I was watching fights 40 years before some of them were born. Does that give me any greater insight than them? Certainly not, most of them can run rings round me but they give me a hearing and I learn a lot from them, the day you stop learning you might as well stop living. Your experience in the fight game is impressive but there is an old phrase do you have to be a horse to be a good jockey?

[rorymac]

I'm a younger fan and I rate Hearns very highly. Fantastic puncher, used range well, good on his feet. Tremendous pure boxing skills as well.

[SCtrojansbaby]

Superior talent but 2 deadly flaws

no chin and no discipline.

[rorymac]

Superior talent but 2 deadly flaws

no chin and no discipline.

I think Tommy's chin is unfairly slated. Of course he isn't George Chuvalo, but as Rockin said, he had problems with his legs against Hagler. As for his losses to Barkley and Leonard though...

[Rockin']

Superior talent but 2 deadly flaws

no chin and no discipline.

The chin part I can understand, but no discipline? I would like to hear your thoughts on that.........Rockin'

[New England]

Ray you are a good poster and are entitled to your opinions as is everyone. We have some great posters on here who are frighteningly young to me, I was watching fights 40 years before some of them were born. Does that give me any greater insight than them? Certainly not, most of them can run rings round me but they give me a hearing and I learn a lot from them, the day you stop learning you might as well stop living. Your experience in the fight game is impressive but there is an old phrase do you have to be a horse to be a good jockey?

RIP brother.

[Scott9945]

RIP brother.

It was totally awesome that you bumped that post.

[JAB5239]

Superior talent but 2 deadly flaws

no chin and no discipline.

He gets to much flak for his chin. He was stopped by two all-time greats and a HUGE middleweight. What exactly do you mean by he had no discipline?

[Mintcar923]

Superior talent but 2 deadly flaws

no chin and no discipline.

No disipline?????????? As far as I recall, he was always in shape. Not to mention he had great technique under Manny Steward and won title after title after title in many different weight classes.

No chin??? OK... Tommy didn't have the best chin of all time but his heart more than made up for it. He employed the wrong strategy in the Hagler fight which many experts already know. But then again, that KO may have had to do with him agreeing to have a massage done on his legs before the fight. The 1st Leonard fight may have had to do moreso with his fatigue and inexperience than his ability to take a punch. The first fight with Barkely? Well, it was a very big man and a very lucky punch...Pure and simple!!!

[JAB5239]

No disipline?????????? As far as I recall, he was always in shape. Not to mention he had great technique under Manny Steward and won title after title after title in many different weight classes.

Yeah, that one caught me by surprise too. Doesn't seem he's willing to explain his claim either. Oh well.