Leonard vs Hearns I 40th Year Anniversary: Your Thoughts.
Posted: 16 Sep 2021, 19:46
by elmersalsa
A night like tonight on September 16, 1981 at The Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV, Sugar Ray Leonard unified the welter crown against Thomas Hearns.
We all know what happened. See the fight again and relive the fight.
Re: Leonard vs Hearns I 40th Year Anniversary: Your Thoughts.
Posted: 17 Sep 2021, 02:58
by DrDuke
Prime Hearns was a machine. Nobody had ever outboxed him in prime. Only his shaky chin left possibilities to win him.
Leonard showed sheer determination to pull out such a victory.
Re: Leonard vs Hearns I 40th Year Anniversary: Your Thoughts.
Posted: 21 Sep 2021, 00:31
by elmersalsa
DrDuke wrote: ↑17 Sep 2021, 02:58
Prime Hearns was a machine. Nobody had ever outboxed him in prime. Only his shaky chin left possibilities to win him.
Leonard showed sheer determination to pull out such a victory.
I think that his legs and chin betrayed him in that fight with Leonard.
We also found out that after certain rounds like in the 6th and on, his punching power started to fade away.
Re: Leonard vs Hearns I 40th Year Anniversary: Your Thoughts.
Posted: 21 Sep 2021, 00:34
by elmersalsa
Both fighters showed lots of will, heart and determination in an unforgettable fight of an unforgettable decade.
Re: Leonard vs Hearns I 40th Year Anniversary: Your Thoughts.