Who won the second fight between Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns?
In a hard-fought bout, Leonard and Hearns would go the full 12-round distance and ultimately fight to a split draw as one judge (Jerry Roth) scored the fight 113–112 for Hearns, another (Tom Kaczmarek) scored the fight the same albeit in Leonard’s favor and the third (Dalby Shirley) had the fight even at 112–112.
Who Won Sugar Ray vs Hearns?
Although most at the fight including the television announcers scored it as Hearns winning, the judges called it a draw and were loudly booed by the ringside crowd. With one judge scoring the fight 113-112 for Leonard, another judge scoring it 113-112 in favor of Hearns and the third scoring it even at 112–112.
Was Tommy Hearns a good fighter?
Hearns was very active, fighting 28 times in less than two-and-a-half years and winning all but two by knockout. “My best win was probably when I won my first world title against Pipino Cuevas,” Hearns told The Ring. “The thing was, Pipino was known to be a knockout man with the left hook.
How many fights did Thomas Hearns lose?
5
| Thomas Hearns | |
|---|---|
| Total fights | 67 |
| Wins | 61 |
| Wins by KO | 48 |
| Losses | 5 |
How many times was Sugar Ray Robinson stopped in his career?
Chin: Robinson was stopped just once in his career, and that was the result of heat exhaustion in a light heavyweight bout. But he was dropped by several opponents — mostly by middleweights but also in a challenge for the welterweight title.
Is Sugar Ray Robinson the greatest boxer of all time?
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is great, but Sugar Ray Robinson is the greatest ever and would beat Mayweather if we could somehow make the fight happen. Robinson wasn’t as fast as Mayweather and didn’t have his kind of defense, but he was the total package.
How would you compare Floyd Mayweather to Sugar Ray Robinson?
Robinson was a bigger man and, in my estimation, the greatest welterweight of all time. Mayweather is a fine fighter, but he’s not quite in that rarefied air, and his experience pales in comparison. You talk about the speed of Floyd, but Robinson could meet that speed — and Mayweather isn’t as consistent a combination puncher.