Hearns was a nightmare as welterweight. You couldn't fight him outside, because he was a very long reach, a brutal jab, and moved well. You couldn't fight him inside, because he had a knockout punch, and a wicked left hook to the body.
The only guy that any chance of beating him at Welter did, and in a close fight. No guys before or after would have.
@TA152H01 You're forgeting Sugar Ray Robinson, probably the greatest welterweight of all time. He was just as fast as Leonard, had an iron chin, and hit harder than Leonard. Although I think even he would have trouble with Hearns. Hearns' size, speed, and power would give anyone trouble at welterweight.
@xSportsKingx Robinson didn't have near Leonard's hand speed, got knocked down a few times (although definitely had a good chin), and no defense, a poor jab, but did hit like a mule kicks.
I think he'd lose, pretty easily, to both Leonard and Hearns, unless he landed a big shot against Hearns. Not quite enough speed, and the big problem would be defense. He had none. None. But, he'd probably be better in the 70s and 80s. He'd have to be to compete.
@TA152H01 There's hardy any footage of Robinson at welterweight which was his prime weight, his only loss at welterweight was to 160 pound Jake Lamotta, a loss which he avenged 5 times. Ronbinson had tremendous hand speed I don't know what you're talking about, his left hook was lightening fast. Leonard used pitter patter flurries, when Robinson put his punches together he made sure each punch was loaded. Hearns'chin was always suspect, Robinson definately had the tools to ko him
@xSportsKingx You forget Robinson got draws against scrubs while at Welterweight. Leonard never had those fights before he retired.
There's absolutely NO indication Robinson had the same hand speed. All footage clearly indicates he is noticeable slower than Leonard.
Leonard threw bombs a lot. You're probably unfamiliar with him at welter. After he came back, he pitty pattered a lot, but he wasn't even close to great post-retirement.
@TA152H01 When Leonard did throw bombs he wasnt as fast. Like I said Robinson made sure EVERY punch was loaded. Look at the lightening left hook Robinson hit Gene Fullmer with and tell me he's not fast. We hardly have any footage of a prime Robinson I'm sure he was even faster at welterweight. Ronbinson threw 2 consecutive left hooks faster than anyone I've seen and he could ko guys while he was off balance. As for the 2 draws, if Leonard fought 100+ 10 round fights he'd have draws too
@xSportsKingx Not so, watch the shot he bombs Hearns with in round 13. Watch the left he hits Green with. Watch the combination he gets Price out with. Super fast, the results attest to the power.
Robinson did have power, and a lot. His hand speed was good, but he was no Leonard. Where he'd get destroyed is he's simply not as talented. He's not as fluid, his reflexes aren't as good, his form is horrible by comparison. The big problem is defense, though. Robinson had none
@TA152H01 Leonard and Ali tried to emulate Robinson and to this day not a single boxing historian thinks either of them did it better. Robinson's defense was his incredible offensive aresenal, and even if you managed to get through that arsenal and catch him he had an all time great chin, that's why he NEVER got ko'd in 200 fights. His combination of impecable timing, rythm, power in either hand, creativity, an iron chin, and good hand speed has never been seen since.
@xSportsKingx It's been passed by Leonard, not by Ali.
Both fought to their talent. Robinson didn't have as much as Leonard, and his offense wasn't as good as Leonard's. He hit harder, for sure, but was slower, and had bad form. His balance wasn't as good either.
Fighters back then weren't very good. Jake LaMotta wouldn't win a round against Leonard. Robinson against Duran, Benitez, Hearns, Hagler, etc... He'd have big problems with any of them.
@TA152H01 He had bad form and his balance wasn't good? The exact opposite is true, Robinson's balance and form was impecable, how else could he knock guys out leaning backwards? Fighters then weren't very good? The 40's is considered to be golden age of boxing. Back then there was a boxing gym on every corner and even high schools had boxing teams. There was probably 10 times the amount of people boxing back then, and back then the best fought the best mulitple times.
@xSportsKingx Look at the guys that fought then. Jake LaMotta? Are you kidding me. His only talent was having a big head. He'd not have broken the top 10.
His form was horrible, but unless you boxed, you might not notice it. He's way too wide with his punches, his jaw paws, and he's often too flat footed, and got hit.
In short, he was good enough for his era, but never would have made it past the 70/80s fighters.
@xSportsKingx I was talking about Robinson. He threw too many punches too wide, and was off-balance too often. He tried to punch too hard, and would have been killed by a more talented guy like Leonard.
You can talk all you want, because you've probably never boxed, but the reality is, Robinson was two cuts below. I think if he fought in the 80s, he'd have learned a lot, and been better, because he did have a lot going for him. But, the way he fought, he'd get killed.
@TA152H01 I used to box in the same gym that produced welterweight prospect Demetrius Andrade in Providence. Now I run track in college but I'm considering boxing again and maybe even going pro one day. If you look at the fighters of the 40's they actaulty do alot of things right from a technical standpoint. You saw alot more jabbing and alot more body work than you see these days. From the 50's on boxers became more and more head hunters that didn't pay attention to the body.
@xSportsKingx If you boxed, you'd be disgusted by a lot of what Robinson did. Leonard was a rare combination of a textbook fighter, with ungodly talent. Most really talented guys, like Ali, Jones, etc... never learn proper form. Robinson was way off balance way too often, pawed with his jab, threw from his sides, and didn't have great form on his "straight" right.
He'd have to be better in the 80s, and he'd be, but he wouldn't compete well with Leonard or Hearns at 147
@TA152H01 What you don't seem to understand is that guys like Jones and Robinson already mastered the fundementals before they even tried anything unorthadox. There's a not single thing you're boxing instructer has told you that Robinson didn't know, I can assure you of that. Robinson had Joe Louis(the most fundementaly sound heavweight of all time) giving him lessons as a kid. Robinson was 85-0 as an amateur and you don't think this guy knew how to box?
@xSportsKingx Actually, these guys couldn't box properly, they never learned how. Knowing how to throw a right, and block with the shoulder, etc... isn't as easy as just seeing it and doing it. It's practiced until it's completely natural. You don't turn it on and off. And no, those guys couldn't and paid the price for it.
@TA152H01 You seem like a guy that's a taken a few boxing lessos and now you think you know it all but you really don't know shit. Guys did block with the shoulder back then you're just talking out of you're ass. I don't know why I wasted my time talking to a guy who doesn't think Ray Robinson is a threat at welterweight lol.
@xSportsKingx mmm nope but, he did train with jack blackburn for some time, but a lot of his stuff he learned in the ring , with unofficial lessons from old timers like harry wills et al.
@bojack335 Lamotta outweighed him in their first 3 fights by 15+ pounds according to box rec. In their 4th and 5th fights Lamotta outweighed him by 10 pounds, and in their final fight "the St Valentine's Day Massacre" Lamotta outweighed him by 5 pounds.
@TA152H01 If you've boxed you should know that there's many different uses for a jab, Robinson used his jab to measure distance and set up other punches. You say he had poor balance? The irony is you're criticizing all the things that Robinson is actaulty praised for. Robinson would sometimes launch a lunging left hook to catch his opponent by surpise, is this what your reffering to when you claim he had poor balance?
@TA152H01 If Robinson was just a power puncher with no skill how was he able to decision all time greats like Henry Armstrong, Jake Lamotta, Carmen Basillio (past his prime), and Kid Gavilan? He obviously had great boxing skills, and has I said most of the footage we have of him is past his prime when his skills were diminished some.
@TA152H01 How many losses would Leonard have if he fought Hearns 6 times, then Halger 5 times, then Duran 4 times? That's how it was in the 40's. The best fought the best 5+ times. Back in the days when their was 8 full weight classes and 1 title per class, and Armstrong won 3 FULL TITLES and should have won 4 but got robbed. Even the journeyman back then were in good shape because most of them were WW2 vets.
@xSportsKingx In his prime, I think Leonard would have won against all those guys repeatedly. Hagler wasn't in the talent level of Leonard, although his size was problem. Leonard learned how to spank Duran, easily, and after the first fight, knew what to do with Hearns.
Here's the reality, Robinson NEVER fought Hearns even once. A Duran even once. A Hagler even once. He fought scrubs like LaMotta, who beat him. LaMotta wouldn't be a top 10 in 1980.
@TA152H01 Leonard got beat by all 3 in my opinion. Duran beat him above his prime weight, Leonard decided to just run away the second fight and Duran got frustrated and quit. That "draw" with Hearns was one of the most blatant robberies I've ever seen. I had Hagler winning 115-113, as did anyone else who actaulty knows how to score a boxing match. I can't imagine what Leonard's record would look like if he fought all these guys a combined 14 or 15 times. He'd have at least 6 losses
@xSportsKingx Leonard was shot when he came back. I'm not talking about him after he came back, although he clearly beat a shot Hagler. I don't know how you figure a guy that easily loses the first four rounds wins a decision, but either way, both fighters sucked.
I'm guessing you don't know much about boxing, and honestly, you're boring me with your lack of insight. I'm done reading your messages.
@TA152H01 Lamotta piled up a few losses at the tail end of his career, and Robinson gave him 5. Lamotta's record prior to 1951 excluding his losses to Robinson is 78-10, not to mention he outweighed Robinson by an outragous 15 pounds in all thier fights and Robinson still beat him 5 times. Imagine if 147 pound Leonard had to fight 160 Hagler 6 times, I'd be impressed if he got 1 win let alone 5. Not that I would put Lamotta in the same class as Hagler but you get my point.
@bojack335 Yeah I guess I was mistaken when I said Louis actualty gave him lessons. Louis lived down the street from him in Detroit and Robinson idolized him and tried to emulate him though. For some reason I had it in my head that Louis had a gym down the street from him and Robinson came in and got lessons before he moved to Harlem. Don't know where I got that from.
@TA152H01 Back to the orginal subject. Would Robinson give Hearns trouble? Like I said before Hearns chin was always suspect, look what happened when Barkley caught him once. After outboxing Leonard for the entire first fight a few clean shots from Leonard had him out on his feet. Now you mean to tell me that someone with the power, and most importantly the TIMING of Robinson wouldn't pose a problem for Hearns? One left hook and the fight would be over.
@xSportsKingx Hearns had a decent chin at welterweight. He'd probably beat Robinson at welter. He'd hit too hard, and be too fast for Robinson, who had no defense and probably would have had a very difficult time with his bad punching form (too wide).
I'd pick Robinson at Middle, because Hearns was slower, and couldn't take a 160 pounders punch. Really, outside of 147, his chin was a real liability.
Leonard could land punches Robinson could only dream of.
@TA152H01 I don't know where you're getting this "bad form" nonsense. Robinson threw very short hooks he's actualty well known for throwing short hooks because he tried to emulate his idol Joe Louis, and Louis was the most textbook boxer puncher of all time. Robinson only went wide with his hooks when he was knocking guys out. Have you ever even watched an entire Robinson fight or do you just watch his youtube highlights? I'm sorry but you have no idea what you're talking about.
seem like I step on someone toes (Hearns was the most over rated boxer)
shit it toke 8 years for the 2nd sugar ray fight (robbery), couldn't get a rematch with marvin with two healed hands and now I got read about some asshole (most likely a manny fan) talking shit about real boxing game.
fight stopped way too early! hearns tired very quicky in his fights and it'd been interesting to see if cuevas could have weathered the storm. once hearns gone past 8, he had nothing!
I'd pick Hearns over and WW of all time, except for the one that beat him. He wasn't as good as he went up in weight, because of his chin mainly, but at WW he was very, very difficult to beat.
While training for this fight, Cuevas ripped a speed bag off the mounts. This fact was brought to Hearns's attention in an interview. His reply was: "a bag don't hit back".
During the introductions, Hearns walked up to the champion and threw a furious mock combination with full power but he stopped each punch just inches from Cuevas's face. Cuevas looked worried. Hearns could then be seen blowing kisses at the ring girls. He was ready that night!
@krisnadarajah hearns actually said something about how his little(convicted murderer)brother could do that(knock the speedbag off). hearns has ZERO class! most over-rated fighter ever! had power for about 8 rounds at a welterweight, then had NOTHING! so glad when he was finally exposed.
I think a valid point was made about the rubber soled shoes that Cuevas wore. But even if he had leather shoes, he'd have needed a baseball bat that night to have beaten Hearns.
Hearns was just that good! What a treat to watch again. Thanks HearnsFanBritish!
esa es la posicion de mashiba practicada en la vida real jajjajajaajajja no pense que fuera cierto lo de la serie de jamime no ippo esa posicion de hitman de da bastante alcanze
hearns would have mop the floor with the jones, hopkins, mayweather, manny, trinidad, de la hoya. and as for leonard and hagler. it toke leonard 8 years and two/three eyes operations and help of the judges to beat him, hagler never wanted to fuck with him, when his hands was 100% healed.
@jslewis65 LOL what a joke! hearns was the most over-rated boxer ever! glass jaw and terrible stamina and no balance whatsoever! very very mediocre above welterweight
That range is fucking ridiculous. Cuevas is at a clear disadvantage. Hes an infighter, but those lefts are forcing him to keep his distance, and he doesn;t have enough footwork to get to him.
Tommy is also breaking his guard with those lefts and then just keeps flickering him, or hits him with a heavy right. I'd hate to be in a ring with a boxer like him.
Tommy's hands were a yin yang of Speed and power. You had the lightning quick flicker jabs and quick hooks and uppercuts from the left, and then he had pure bone crushing power in his right.
This is the fight that got me REALLY into boxing. It was shown on network tv...Wide World of Sports, I believe. I was 17 years old. Pipino Cueves teetering like a top is a picture I will NEVER get out of my head. I was a Hearns fan from then forward. It Killed me when Hearns got KO'd by Ray Leonard after pretty much dominating the first fight.
This is the fight that got me REALLY into boxing. It was shown on network tv...Wide World of Sports, I believe. I was 17 years old. Pipino Cueves teetering like a top is a picture I will NEVER get out of my head. I was a Hearns fan from then forward. It Killed me when Hearns got KO'd by Ray Leonard after pretty much dominating the first fight.
lmao,cuevas got hit soo hard,his legs became rubbers,the the second right,just put him to sleep,but i gotto give up to cuevas though,he still got up,what a right hand.god damn
Tommy Hearns would stalk your ass with that jab. Box you into position and POW that right hand. Hit Man is well deserved. Ricky Hatton should be shame for stealing it. No comparison to Thomas. Non whatsoever.
Hearns' longer reach and marginally better speed were the keys to victory here. Cuevas was intimidated from the time of the first left hook, and was on the back foot throughout. The fight was too short, so his corner probably didn't have time to tell him to cut the distance and work in close where Hearns' reach advantage would have been nullified. As a 4 yr world champ he probably should've realised that, but he wasn't known for skill.
Hearns Is the shit..he may have a slurred speech but he'll whup dog shit outta all these welterweights now...he'll KO Pacqioua in 3 rounds..he'll KO Floyd Gayweather within 5 if he don't run the whole night,he'll put Paul Pitty patter Williams to sleep in Round 1..Hearns had everything except a Chin..that was his only flaw..Damn he coulda been the greatest
@wheelinthesky300 Agreed..he would humiliate floyd completely...Jab vs. Jab..Tommy has a better jab..plus it's hella long..floyd wouldn't land anything significant..yea about Pacman now that would be a interesting..i'm pretty sure he'll get some hits maybe even rock Tommy a few times but i can't see Hearns getting knocked out by someone so small that came from bantamweight.
@MrThriller4life i agree. when people debate who was the closest to robinson i say it's hearns. the only advantage robinson had over him was a good chin
You wouldn't have seen Hearns dodging Pacquiao. You wouldn't see Hearns dodging anyone - when he dies he'll front up st. peter, God, anyone at all. He's a fighter - that's what he does. I mean no disrespect by this, my point is Hearns wasn't afraid of anything. Even when he maybe should've been...
Esa derecha de Hearns fue como un ladrillo en la quijada de Pipino,no parecio estar totalmente fuera de combate pero fue una buena decision parar la pelea por que Hearns le hubiera tumbado la cabeza.
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Look at Hearns tape measure Pipino (What a pussy name. It's like,"What's your name?" "Oh, it's Pipino." Bwah!!! No way! What a faggy assed name. Anyway, Hearns is measuring, while "Pipino" is standing there. Then Hearns unloads a brick on his face. Than that uncivilized black chick squeals in delight again. What an animal. And watch Pipino during the whole fight. His punches don't even come within' a freaking FOOT of Hearns. He was too scared to step in any closer. Oh wellll. lol.
hearns was great but he was like the dividing line between all time p4p greatest fighters and just great fighters he cud beat cueves duran benitez but cam up short against leonard and hagler. i think tommy wud hav beaten the greats in any of his weight classes mcloughlin lamotta griffith trinidad delahoya whittaker but wud hav come up short against robinson hopkins jones jr mayweather(mayb im not sure) monzon. these r examples to show the levels of oposition im talkin about i think i mised a few
@podge888 Hearns vs De La Hoya would have been great.
Oscar is tall enough to somewhat nullify Tommy's height advantage, if not his reach advantage.
I think Tommy would have knocked out Felix Trinidad, as Trinidad, who I think was a great boxer, wasn't nearly as strong at Welterweight as Tommy was, and was knocked down by lesser fighters.
@podge888 I know where you're coming from. I'm a big Hearns fan. He had great boxing skills and great destructive power. If he could've melded both platforms together, he could've been one of the all-time greats. With him, it was one or the other. If he felt like brawling, he would brawl and all his boxing skill went out the window. He'd leave himself open when nobody with his height and reach should be hit. He had no choice with Hagler, but Iran Barkley? Come on!
Cuevas is just standing there, scared and lacking a plan. What Cuevas needed to assert himself with a punch, low blow or something. He needed to grab, push, etc. But he let Tommuy dictate the pace. Huge mistake against Tommy!
@KleePietro Absolutely right, Pietro. You don't stand at the perfect distance to get hit like that. You either move further back and make him chase you, or come inside and make it a dirty fight.
dude i wish i had a quick enough left to learn hitman style and throw flicker jabs but if i wanted to do them i would have to learn how to fight in south paw
the SLEDGEHAMMER jab of Hearns is often overlooked in his arsenal...i believe most of his opponents had no clue what was hitting them, and usually were knocked out before that big right hand came!! Hearns had stunning punching power in both hands..his jab is one of the best all time in both accuracy, speed, and definitely power!!
cause cueves manager jumped in the ring to stop the fight and cueves was unsteady on his legs and took a severe beating before that hearns wud hav just clocked him wit another huge right hand and prob done lasting damage letting fighters go on when they r hurt that bad is what causes death and serious injury in the ring
cuevas had a lot of heart but the reach disadvantage was just too much against a great fighter like hearns. hearns was catching him against the ropes while virtually standing in the middle of the ring. at 5:45 Hearns holds cuevas head with his left as cuevas swings at air like in a cartoon before flattening him.
who the fucks that arse who screams, you can tell shes not sincere otherwise she wouldnt have even turned up to a boxing match, she just trying to steal some of the attention i feel like kicking her head in
pipino cuevas was a shit, the best fighters of the 70's and 80's were hearns leonard duran hagler, roberto duran whuped pipino cuevas ass, pipino is not even on the best 10 fighters of that decade
@allshallbelosttoyou And that was the key here. Cuevas had simply never faced anybody who could bomb from such a distance, where his own punches were ineffective, few people had. Even the great Duran was clueless against Hearns and went even quicker. The man was simp0ly a physical freak, at this time weighing 147 while being 6' 2" or 3".
Cuevas had no heart; I know it's a rather harsh critique; but take Duran's fight vs Hearns for instance. He was just a little lightweight that was getting obliterated but at least he went out on his shield. Cuevas pulled a similar stunt vs Roberto; when hurt he dove to the floor and waited for his corner to stop the fight and then complained and showed disapproval to the stoppage.
So because someone couldn't equal Duran on occasion you say he had no heart? Why even watch boxing if you don't want to give credit to people brave and talented enough to even step into the ring with Hearns?
like I said maybe it was a bit harsh? the critique that is; he actually showed heart in this fight. My criticism is during the Duran fight. It appeared to me he was eyeballing his corner to call a halt to the fight; then when it was halted began to show disapproval.
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zod696 1 month ago
12:00 that was fast jab O.O
kochiyose12 1 month ago
What was that annoying high pitched noise that sounded like a wounded animal----every time Hearns landed a good punch?
funktron4 1 month ago
Hearns was a nightmare as welterweight. You couldn't fight him outside, because he was a very long reach, a brutal jab, and moved well. You couldn't fight him inside, because he had a knockout punch, and a wicked left hook to the body.
The only guy that any chance of beating him at Welter did, and in a close fight. No guys before or after would have.
TA152H01 1 month ago
@TA152H01 You're forgeting Sugar Ray Robinson, probably the greatest welterweight of all time. He was just as fast as Leonard, had an iron chin, and hit harder than Leonard. Although I think even he would have trouble with Hearns. Hearns' size, speed, and power would give anyone trouble at welterweight.
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx Robinson didn't have near Leonard's hand speed, got knocked down a few times (although definitely had a good chin), and no defense, a poor jab, but did hit like a mule kicks.
I think he'd lose, pretty easily, to both Leonard and Hearns, unless he landed a big shot against Hearns. Not quite enough speed, and the big problem would be defense. He had none. None. But, he'd probably be better in the 70s and 80s. He'd have to be to compete.
TA152H01 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 There's hardy any footage of Robinson at welterweight which was his prime weight, his only loss at welterweight was to 160 pound Jake Lamotta, a loss which he avenged 5 times. Ronbinson had tremendous hand speed I don't know what you're talking about, his left hook was lightening fast. Leonard used pitter patter flurries, when Robinson put his punches together he made sure each punch was loaded. Hearns'chin was always suspect, Robinson definately had the tools to ko him
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx You forget Robinson got draws against scrubs while at Welterweight. Leonard never had those fights before he retired.
There's absolutely NO indication Robinson had the same hand speed. All footage clearly indicates he is noticeable slower than Leonard.
Leonard threw bombs a lot. You're probably unfamiliar with him at welter. After he came back, he pitty pattered a lot, but he wasn't even close to great post-retirement.
TA152H01 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 When Leonard did throw bombs he wasnt as fast. Like I said Robinson made sure EVERY punch was loaded. Look at the lightening left hook Robinson hit Gene Fullmer with and tell me he's not fast. We hardly have any footage of a prime Robinson I'm sure he was even faster at welterweight. Ronbinson threw 2 consecutive left hooks faster than anyone I've seen and he could ko guys while he was off balance. As for the 2 draws, if Leonard fought 100+ 10 round fights he'd have draws too
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx Not so, watch the shot he bombs Hearns with in round 13. Watch the left he hits Green with. Watch the combination he gets Price out with. Super fast, the results attest to the power.
Robinson did have power, and a lot. His hand speed was good, but he was no Leonard. Where he'd get destroyed is he's simply not as talented. He's not as fluid, his reflexes aren't as good, his form is horrible by comparison. The big problem is defense, though. Robinson had none
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@TA152H01 Leonard and Ali tried to emulate Robinson and to this day not a single boxing historian thinks either of them did it better. Robinson's defense was his incredible offensive aresenal, and even if you managed to get through that arsenal and catch him he had an all time great chin, that's why he NEVER got ko'd in 200 fights. His combination of impecable timing, rythm, power in either hand, creativity, an iron chin, and good hand speed has never been seen since.
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx It's been passed by Leonard, not by Ali.
Both fought to their talent. Robinson didn't have as much as Leonard, and his offense wasn't as good as Leonard's. He hit harder, for sure, but was slower, and had bad form. His balance wasn't as good either.
Fighters back then weren't very good. Jake LaMotta wouldn't win a round against Leonard. Robinson against Duran, Benitez, Hearns, Hagler, etc... He'd have big problems with any of them.
TA152H01 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 He had bad form and his balance wasn't good? The exact opposite is true, Robinson's balance and form was impecable, how else could he knock guys out leaning backwards? Fighters then weren't very good? The 40's is considered to be golden age of boxing. Back then there was a boxing gym on every corner and even high schools had boxing teams. There was probably 10 times the amount of people boxing back then, and back then the best fought the best mulitple times.
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx Look at the guys that fought then. Jake LaMotta? Are you kidding me. His only talent was having a big head. He'd not have broken the top 10.
His form was horrible, but unless you boxed, you might not notice it. He's way too wide with his punches, his jaw paws, and he's often too flat footed, and got hit.
In short, he was good enough for his era, but never would have made it past the 70/80s fighters.
TA152H01 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 After re-reading your comment I realized that you were talking about Lamotta's wide punches, not Robinsons. So you can disregard my reply
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx I was talking about Robinson. He threw too many punches too wide, and was off-balance too often. He tried to punch too hard, and would have been killed by a more talented guy like Leonard.
You can talk all you want, because you've probably never boxed, but the reality is, Robinson was two cuts below. I think if he fought in the 80s, he'd have learned a lot, and been better, because he did have a lot going for him. But, the way he fought, he'd get killed.
TA152H01 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 I used to box in the same gym that produced welterweight prospect Demetrius Andrade in Providence. Now I run track in college but I'm considering boxing again and maybe even going pro one day. If you look at the fighters of the 40's they actaulty do alot of things right from a technical standpoint. You saw alot more jabbing and alot more body work than you see these days. From the 50's on boxers became more and more head hunters that didn't pay attention to the body.
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx If you boxed, you'd be disgusted by a lot of what Robinson did. Leonard was a rare combination of a textbook fighter, with ungodly talent. Most really talented guys, like Ali, Jones, etc... never learn proper form. Robinson was way off balance way too often, pawed with his jab, threw from his sides, and didn't have great form on his "straight" right.
He'd have to be better in the 80s, and he'd be, but he wouldn't compete well with Leonard or Hearns at 147
TA152H01 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 What you don't seem to understand is that guys like Jones and Robinson already mastered the fundementals before they even tried anything unorthadox. There's a not single thing you're boxing instructer has told you that Robinson didn't know, I can assure you of that. Robinson had Joe Louis(the most fundementaly sound heavweight of all time) giving him lessons as a kid. Robinson was 85-0 as an amateur and you don't think this guy knew how to box?
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx Actually, these guys couldn't box properly, they never learned how. Knowing how to throw a right, and block with the shoulder, etc... isn't as easy as just seeing it and doing it. It's practiced until it's completely natural. You don't turn it on and off. And no, those guys couldn't and paid the price for it.
TA152H01 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 You seem like a guy that's a taken a few boxing lessos and now you think you know it all but you really don't know shit. Guys did block with the shoulder back then you're just talking out of you're ass. I don't know why I wasted my time talking to a guy who doesn't think Ray Robinson is a threat at welterweight lol.
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx mmm nope but, he did train with jack blackburn for some time, but a lot of his stuff he learned in the ring , with unofficial lessons from old timers like harry wills et al.
bojack335 2 weeks ago
@bojack335 Lamotta outweighed him in their first 3 fights by 15+ pounds according to box rec. In their 4th and 5th fights Lamotta outweighed him by 10 pounds, and in their final fight "the St Valentine's Day Massacre" Lamotta outweighed him by 5 pounds.
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 If you've boxed you should know that there's many different uses for a jab, Robinson used his jab to measure distance and set up other punches. You say he had poor balance? The irony is you're criticizing all the things that Robinson is actaulty praised for. Robinson would sometimes launch a lunging left hook to catch his opponent by surpise, is this what your reffering to when you claim he had poor balance?
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 If Robinson was just a power puncher with no skill how was he able to decision all time greats like Henry Armstrong, Jake Lamotta, Carmen Basillio (past his prime), and Kid Gavilan? He obviously had great boxing skills, and has I said most of the footage we have of him is past his prime when his skills were diminished some.
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx I never said he had no skill. I actually consider him a great fighter, just overrated by people that don't think for themselves.
Henry Armstrong had how many losses again? Jake LaMotta? Are you kidding me? He sucked beyond sucking. Kid Gavilan was a little small, wasn't he?
TA152H01 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 How many losses would Leonard have if he fought Hearns 6 times, then Halger 5 times, then Duran 4 times? That's how it was in the 40's. The best fought the best 5+ times. Back in the days when their was 8 full weight classes and 1 title per class, and Armstrong won 3 FULL TITLES and should have won 4 but got robbed. Even the journeyman back then were in good shape because most of them were WW2 vets.
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx In his prime, I think Leonard would have won against all those guys repeatedly. Hagler wasn't in the talent level of Leonard, although his size was problem. Leonard learned how to spank Duran, easily, and after the first fight, knew what to do with Hearns.
Here's the reality, Robinson NEVER fought Hearns even once. A Duran even once. A Hagler even once. He fought scrubs like LaMotta, who beat him. LaMotta wouldn't be a top 10 in 1980.
TA152H01 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 Leonard got beat by all 3 in my opinion. Duran beat him above his prime weight, Leonard decided to just run away the second fight and Duran got frustrated and quit. That "draw" with Hearns was one of the most blatant robberies I've ever seen. I had Hagler winning 115-113, as did anyone else who actaulty knows how to score a boxing match. I can't imagine what Leonard's record would look like if he fought all these guys a combined 14 or 15 times. He'd have at least 6 losses
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx Leonard was shot when he came back. I'm not talking about him after he came back, although he clearly beat a shot Hagler. I don't know how you figure a guy that easily loses the first four rounds wins a decision, but either way, both fighters sucked.
I'm guessing you don't know much about boxing, and honestly, you're boring me with your lack of insight. I'm done reading your messages.
TA152H01 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 Lamotta piled up a few losses at the tail end of his career, and Robinson gave him 5. Lamotta's record prior to 1951 excluding his losses to Robinson is 78-10, not to mention he outweighed Robinson by an outragous 15 pounds in all thier fights and Robinson still beat him 5 times. Imagine if 147 pound Leonard had to fight 160 Hagler 6 times, I'd be impressed if he got 1 win let alone 5. Not that I would put Lamotta in the same class as Hagler but you get my point.
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx well a lot of them were close decisiona and no , he did not aoutweight him by 15 punds only person who did that was joey maxim
bojack335 2 weeks ago
@bojack335 Yeah I guess I was mistaken when I said Louis actualty gave him lessons. Louis lived down the street from him in Detroit and Robinson idolized him and tried to emulate him though. For some reason I had it in my head that Louis had a gym down the street from him and Robinson came in and got lessons before he moved to Harlem. Don't know where I got that from.
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 Back to the orginal subject. Would Robinson give Hearns trouble? Like I said before Hearns chin was always suspect, look what happened when Barkley caught him once. After outboxing Leonard for the entire first fight a few clean shots from Leonard had him out on his feet. Now you mean to tell me that someone with the power, and most importantly the TIMING of Robinson wouldn't pose a problem for Hearns? One left hook and the fight would be over.
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
@xSportsKingx Hearns had a decent chin at welterweight. He'd probably beat Robinson at welter. He'd hit too hard, and be too fast for Robinson, who had no defense and probably would have had a very difficult time with his bad punching form (too wide).
I'd pick Robinson at Middle, because Hearns was slower, and couldn't take a 160 pounders punch. Really, outside of 147, his chin was a real liability.
Leonard could land punches Robinson could only dream of.
TA152H01 2 weeks ago
@TA152H01 I don't know where you're getting this "bad form" nonsense. Robinson threw very short hooks he's actualty well known for throwing short hooks because he tried to emulate his idol Joe Louis, and Louis was the most textbook boxer puncher of all time. Robinson only went wide with his hooks when he was knocking guys out. Have you ever even watched an entire Robinson fight or do you just watch his youtube highlights? I'm sorry but you have no idea what you're talking about.
xSportsKingx 2 weeks ago
I like how some girl in the audience practically cums whenever Hearns landed a good hit.
borntobustass 1 month ago in playlist Liked videos
seem like I step on someone toes (Hearns was the most over rated boxer)
shit it toke 8 years for the 2nd sugar ray fight (robbery), couldn't get a rematch with marvin with two healed hands and now I got read about some asshole (most likely a manny fan) talking shit about real boxing game.
Thomas Hearns was one of the most feared boxer
jslewis65 2 months ago
fight stopped way too early! hearns tired very quicky in his fights and it'd been interesting to see if cuevas could have weathered the storm. once hearns gone past 8, he had nothing!
The7thSunSon 2 months ago
the problem with cuevas is that he punches wide, leaving himself wide open.
jogmas12 2 months ago
the
real PAPA WAS SUGAR RAY LEONARD.... tHATS IT
Hearns can tell
PLACIDO233 2 months ago
the real PAPA WAS SUGAR RAY LEONARD.... tHATS IT
PLACIDO233 2 months ago
One of the all-time great knockouts! Detroit still loves Tommy Hearns!
CArchivist 2 months ago
i could smell cueves's fear from the year 2011 from romania
MrYourmomspimp 3 months ago
I'd pick Hearns over and WW of all time, except for the one that beat him. He wasn't as good as he went up in weight, because of his chin mainly, but at WW he was very, very difficult to beat.
TA152H01 3 months ago
Mayweather could not hurt Hearns and therefore would not beat Hearns.
vamoalla9 4 months ago
While training for this fight, Cuevas ripped a speed bag off the mounts. This fact was brought to Hearns's attention in an interview. His reply was: "a bag don't hit back".
During the introductions, Hearns walked up to the champion and threw a furious mock combination with full power but he stopped each punch just inches from Cuevas's face. Cuevas looked worried. Hearns could then be seen blowing kisses at the ring girls. He was ready that night!
krisnadarajah 5 months ago
@krisnadarajah hearns actually said something about how his little(convicted murderer)brother could do that(knock the speedbag off). hearns has ZERO class! most over-rated fighter ever! had power for about 8 rounds at a welterweight, then had NOTHING! so glad when he was finally exposed.
The7thSunSon 2 months ago
I think a valid point was made about the rubber soled shoes that Cuevas wore. But even if he had leather shoes, he'd have needed a baseball bat that night to have beaten Hearns.
Hearns was just that good! What a treat to watch again. Thanks HearnsFanBritish!
krisnadarajah 5 months ago
the best
rebeliza 5 months ago
esa es la posicion de mashiba practicada en la vida real jajjajajaajajja no pense que fuera cierto lo de la serie de jamime no ippo esa posicion de hitman de da bastante alcanze
Nippon1289 6 months ago
hearns would have mop the floor with the jones, hopkins, mayweather, manny, trinidad, de la hoya. and as for leonard and hagler. it toke leonard 8 years and two/three eyes operations and help of the judges to beat him, hagler never wanted to fuck with him, when his hands was 100% healed.
jslewis65 6 months ago
@jslewis65 LOL what a joke! hearns was the most over-rated boxer ever! glass jaw and terrible stamina and no balance whatsoever! very very mediocre above welterweight
The7thSunSon 2 months ago
@jslewis65 There is a reason why Hearn gots the shiet beaten out of him by lesser fighters....he never had a good chin, his legs are too damn skinny.
Houseofthe7gayboys 2 months ago
Hearn is easy to figure out, to beat him you need to keep moving forward and making him jab and punch in retreat.
bobthebeastsappEsq 6 months ago
@bobthebeastsappEsq no, just hit him to the skinny body and ribs and then hit him on the glass jaw....problem solved!
The7thSunSon 2 months ago
the best
rebeliza 6 months ago
its awesome how Hearns anticipates alot of Cueves hits
ExTremist02 6 months ago
@ExTremist02 hits? you remind me of a fat ass i worked with that called punches "hits". WTF ? hits? LOL
The7thSunSon 2 months ago
Respond to this video... if they are "hits", then he wasn't doing a very good job of anticipating them
The7thSunSon 2 months ago
was reading hajime no ippo got curious and had ot look him up.. and my god it really is just like how they depict it lol. that jab is amazingly fast.
facelessred 6 months ago
@facelessred Yeah. Others also used a jab like that, eg muhammad Ali. The 60's version was the fastest boxer ever.
carmodifire 5 months ago
Cuevas changed his whole strategy when he got hit with that first left hook from distance in the first few seconds of the fight.
as26370 6 months ago
Que pedo, mendigo brazo de Tommy se le extiende de amadre y amadres...
EvilShadowLord 8 months ago
That range is fucking ridiculous. Cuevas is at a clear disadvantage. Hes an infighter, but those lefts are forcing him to keep his distance, and he doesn;t have enough footwork to get to him.
Tommy is also breaking his guard with those lefts and then just keeps flickering him, or hits him with a heavy right. I'd hate to be in a ring with a boxer like him.
veldross1 9 months ago
hitman style!
sau04 9 months ago 2
0:44 fast and hard ;lmao xD
JoserRocksDawg 10 months ago
@WeAreAtomicEnergy
Were you at this particular fight?
2pacinseattle 10 months ago
those flicker jabs r insane. i wana do dat D;
but i never box b4 lol
larrybrown45454 10 months ago
Tommy's hands were a yin yang of Speed and power. You had the lightning quick flicker jabs and quick hooks and uppercuts from the left, and then he had pure bone crushing power in his right.
subfighter316 11 months ago
Funny to see Tommy taking no notice of Stewart's instructions yet skill destroying the other guy.
tko1984 1 year ago
Funny to see Tommy taking no notice of Stewart's instructions
tko1984 1 year ago
tommy h.es buenisimo una verdadera maquina de soltar madrazos.....
Danfer38 1 year ago
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This is the fight that got me REALLY into boxing. It was shown on network tv...Wide World of Sports, I believe. I was 17 years old. Pipino Cueves teetering like a top is a picture I will NEVER get out of my head. I was a Hearns fan from then forward. It Killed me when Hearns got KO'd by Ray Leonard after pretty much dominating the first fight.
markpringle 1 year ago
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This is the fight that got me REALLY into boxing. It was shown on network tv...Wide World of Sports, I believe. I was 17 years old. Pipino Cueves teetering like a top is a picture I will NEVER get out of my head. I was a Hearns fan from then forward. It Killed me when Hearns got KO'd by Ray Leonard after pretty much dominating the first fight.
markpringle 1 year ago
where those jabs flicker jabs?
Ironjaw90 1 year ago
@Ironjaw90 Yes. Just like Mashiba's in Fighting Spirit.
subfighter316 11 months ago
chin shot
EvilMushroom11 1 year ago
utter domination. cuevas just couldn't do anything, i think he landed two decent punches and a jab the whole fight.
Robstailey 1 year ago
Cuevas has the record for the boxer to break the most bones of his opposition in his career, serious. The man could bang
frisbyrb5 1 year ago
@M14mann,you and i both,i still can't figure for the life of me what Hagler's head is made up of,Haglers head actually break Hearns hand.
deepbg1 1 year ago
lmao,cuevas got hit soo hard,his legs became rubbers,the the second right,just put him to sleep,but i gotto give up to cuevas though,he still got up,what a right hand.god damn
deepbg1 1 year ago
damn straight 88 inchs i think
ikarljoseph 1 year ago
How Hagler walked through Tommy's right hand is beyond me.
M14Mann 1 year ago
Think Tommy could take Floyd Mayweahter, Jr.?
I do.
Tommy would stay on Floyd without relief, firing hard, accurate punches.
Floyd would have a tough time countering Tommy, who uses his long arms to keep distance, and whose height would be a problem.
wheelinthesky300 1 year ago
why did the ref run to hug tommy hearns... is he a huge hearns fan? LOL
JayFeliceW 1 year ago
Cuevas thought he was a bad ass at this time. He met a REAL bad ass this evening.
wayupinya1 1 year ago
god damn hearn has a great flicker jab
bluepitbulllover 1 year ago
@bluepitbulllover Hajima No ippo !!!!!
redgear4566 1 year ago
Look at the size of Hearns feet!!!!..im sure that helped him with his balance and leverage
MickMan211 1 year ago
what a puncher tommy is
enzo90ism 1 year ago
Tommy Hearns would stalk your ass with that jab. Box you into position and POW that right hand. Hit Man is well deserved. Ricky Hatton should be shame for stealing it. No comparison to Thomas. Non whatsoever.
stangilmer 1 year ago
Hearns had a 78 inch reach which is freakish for a weterweight.
Armando316 1 year ago
What a joke Tommy made of this guy.
Robstailey 1 year ago
@Robstailey And Cueves was no clouch.
I don't think he realized how much of a problem Tommy's reach was,
and so had no plan to deal with it.
Only the best could beat Hearns, and Sugar Ray only barely did so.
wheelinthesky300 1 year ago
THE POWER OF THE FLICKER JAB!!!
popsme11 1 year ago
his reach is like half the size of the ring.
KierenMan 1 year ago
hearns fires his right hand like a guided missile
MillaHead 1 year ago
Hearns' longer reach and marginally better speed were the keys to victory here. Cuevas was intimidated from the time of the first left hook, and was on the back foot throughout. The fight was too short, so his corner probably didn't have time to tell him to cut the distance and work in close where Hearns' reach advantage would have been nullified. As a 4 yr world champ he probably should've realised that, but he wasn't known for skill.
madmax8903 1 year ago
no mas
myharlem23 1 year ago
BEAT DOWN
xSportsKingx 1 year ago
pone a pipino la puta que te pario
guardalavieja 1 year ago
Hearns Is the shit..he may have a slurred speech but he'll whup dog shit outta all these welterweights now...he'll KO Pacqioua in 3 rounds..he'll KO Floyd Gayweather within 5 if he don't run the whole night,he'll put Paul Pitty patter Williams to sleep in Round 1..Hearns had everything except a Chin..that was his only flaw..Damn he coulda been the greatest
MrThriller4life 1 year ago
@MrThriller4life herns got a chin, he just got rocked by hard hitting punchers, Leonard, Hagler.
InternationalBoy 1 year ago
@MrThriller4life I think Tommy would take Floyd.
As for PacMan, Hearns would do best to fire long range punches and keep Manny off.
Tommy could brawl in close with Manny and score a KO, but could get Ko'd himself.
wheelinthesky300 1 year ago
@wheelinthesky300 Agreed..he would humiliate floyd completely...Jab vs. Jab..Tommy has a better jab..plus it's hella long..floyd wouldn't land anything significant..yea about Pacman now that would be a interesting..i'm pretty sure he'll get some hits maybe even rock Tommy a few times but i can't see Hearns getting knocked out by someone so small that came from bantamweight.
MrThriller4life 1 year ago
@MrThriller4life i agree. when people debate who was the closest to robinson i say it's hearns. the only advantage robinson had over him was a good chin
MrTlftlf 1 year ago
@MrTlftlf True and he might have a slight handspeed advantage..not that Hearns was slow or anything but robinson might be a little quicker
MrThriller4life 1 year ago
if he would've just went down on the first punch he probably could have continued
Robstailey 1 year ago
You wouldn't have seen Hearns dodging Pacquiao. You wouldn't see Hearns dodging anyone - when he dies he'll front up st. peter, God, anyone at all. He's a fighter - that's what he does. I mean no disrespect by this, my point is Hearns wasn't afraid of anything. Even when he maybe should've been...
pgc6265 2 years ago
@pgc6265 Hearns would build a canoe, paddle across the Pacific to the Philippines, and travel by horse to Manny's house for a chance to fight PacMan.
I don't just mean the Hearns of 1980, but the Hearns of 2010 would do that.
wheelinthesky300 1 year ago
A Pipino se le fue todo el pepino.
Calzonudo99 2 years ago
Tommy was on like the other side of the ring and hitting him with the jab. God damn.
IRAF06 2 years ago
pause at 2:37, it almosts looks like dhalsim from streetfighter 2 ! :O damn, those long arms...
BadBlueBoy213 2 years ago
inthis mach Tommy -Hearns was the cat and pipino the mouse -
a lot of diference and clase
musicpaul2008 2 years ago
Esa derecha de Hearns fue como un ladrillo en la quijada de Pipino,no parecio estar totalmente fuera de combate pero fue una buena decision parar la pelea por que Hearns le hubiera tumbado la cabeza.
julytroche 2 years ago 3
viva mexico cabrones fuck gringos
ELROMPECORAZONES13 2 years ago
Si Viva, pero tienes que aceptar que Hearns era un fuera de serie. Yo se que estas frustado pero maldiciendo a los demas no lograras nada.
CARUSSO5 2 years ago
AW, COME ON, JUST A GOOD FIGHT, CHEE
AbitaVets 2 years ago
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Look at Hearns tape measure Pipino (What a pussy name. It's like,"What's your name?" "Oh, it's Pipino." Bwah!!! No way! What a faggy assed name. Anyway, Hearns is measuring, while "Pipino" is standing there. Then Hearns unloads a brick on his face. Than that uncivilized black chick squeals in delight again. What an animal. And watch Pipino during the whole fight. His punches don't even come within' a freaking FOOT of Hearns. He was too scared to step in any closer. Oh wellll. lol.
pewsterbaby 2 years ago
hearns was great but he was like the dividing line between all time p4p greatest fighters and just great fighters he cud beat cueves duran benitez but cam up short against leonard and hagler. i think tommy wud hav beaten the greats in any of his weight classes mcloughlin lamotta griffith trinidad delahoya whittaker but wud hav come up short against robinson hopkins jones jr mayweather(mayb im not sure) monzon. these r examples to show the levels of oposition im talkin about i think i mised a few
podge888 2 years ago 4
@podge888 Hearns vs De La Hoya would have been great.
Oscar is tall enough to somewhat nullify Tommy's height advantage, if not his reach advantage.
I think Tommy would have knocked out Felix Trinidad, as Trinidad, who I think was a great boxer, wasn't nearly as strong at Welterweight as Tommy was, and was knocked down by lesser fighters.
wheelinthesky300 1 year ago
@podge888 I know where you're coming from. I'm a big Hearns fan. He had great boxing skills and great destructive power. If he could've melded both platforms together, he could've been one of the all-time greats. With him, it was one or the other. If he felt like brawling, he would brawl and all his boxing skill went out the window. He'd leave himself open when nobody with his height and reach should be hit. He had no choice with Hagler, but Iran Barkley? Come on!
krisnadarajah 5 months ago
@podge888
duran was a p4p greatest fighter, just not at welterweight or middleweight
toby099 5 months ago
Cuevas is just standing there, scared and lacking a plan. What Cuevas needed to assert himself with a punch, low blow or something. He needed to grab, push, etc. But he let Tommuy dictate the pace. Huge mistake against Tommy!
KleePietro 2 years ago 3
EXACTLY!!!
T74G 2 years ago
@KleePietro I think the left hand at 0:18 had something to do with Cuevas looking scared.
Midnightrambler3760 1 year ago
@KleePietro Absolutely right, Pietro. You don't stand at the perfect distance to get hit like that. You either move further back and make him chase you, or come inside and make it a dirty fight.
mick974c 1 year ago
@KleePietro
SHUT UP YOU IDIOT!!!
redryan5048 1 year ago
Tommy looked in control the whole time. What a fighter! I there were more like him today.
donewithfish 2 years ago 2
dude i wish i had a quick enough left to learn hitman style and throw flicker jabs but if i wanted to do them i would have to learn how to fight in south paw
endial12095 2 years ago
Same here. That's what I'm doing.
OrganOwner 2 years ago
that "rock for a jaw" was exposed by a birrage of power!!! it turned out to be aluminum foil and paper machet'..
T74G 2 years ago
the SLEDGEHAMMER jab of Hearns is often overlooked in his arsenal...i believe most of his opponents had no clue what was hitting them, and usually were knocked out before that big right hand came!! Hearns had stunning punching power in both hands..his jab is one of the best all time in both accuracy, speed, and definitely power!!
T74G 2 years ago
And don't forget that freakishly long reach!
podrag 2 years ago 2
tommy hearns is too fast for cueves
MrNotorious187 2 years ago
Damn referee, why did he stop a fight, he stood up
pRopaaNS 2 years ago
cause cueves manager jumped in the ring to stop the fight and cueves was unsteady on his legs and took a severe beating before that hearns wud hav just clocked him wit another huge right hand and prob done lasting damage letting fighters go on when they r hurt that bad is what causes death and serious injury in the ring
podge888 2 years ago
cuevas had a lot of heart but the reach disadvantage was just too much against a great fighter like hearns. hearns was catching him against the ropes while virtually standing in the middle of the ring. at 5:45 Hearns holds cuevas head with his left as cuevas swings at air like in a cartoon before flattening him.
Xochitl4000 2 years ago 3
2:00 was almost the end
w3bb3y 2 years ago
3:10 hearns ws bout to knock his ass OUT!!!
yunggooch 2 years ago
who the fucks that arse who screams, you can tell shes not sincere otherwise she wouldnt have even turned up to a boxing match, she just trying to steal some of the attention i feel like kicking her head in
koddswollop 2 years ago
They are "The Singing Sensational" " The Screamers" buy their latest hit album.
vergalechera 2 years ago
Real talk playa Duran was fight bums in panama
SPIDERHULK101 2 years ago
He misses, but the left jab attempt to the body at 0:28 is freaky - if you can make out Hearns's glove you can see his reach is just crazy.
razordu30 2 years ago
2.11 .....
andreapacelli 2 years ago
very good boxer
JirehGP 2 years ago
100th rater ;) SEARCH "BRITAINSGOTTALENT2K9"
2k9britainsgottalent 2 years ago
MASHIBA!
GoSukaCock 2 years ago
mashiba!!!!!
whoppiekatana 2 years ago
mashiba! :O
mushu144 2 years ago 2
why can't todays boxing be like old school just use skill people these day don't use technique
ArrowBlight 2 years ago
pipino cuevas was a shit, the best fighters of the 70's and 80's were hearns leonard duran hagler, roberto duran whuped pipino cuevas ass, pipino is not even on the best 10 fighters of that decade
joseabraham22 2 years ago
Duran was great ! But he loose to all the great of the 80's Benitez, Hearns, Hagler, Leonard, Hearns demolish Duran in 3 rounds
chanoc33 2 years ago 2
Having a way longer Reach is hudge advantage... NATURAL SELECTION
Sultan322 2 years ago
Hearn's reach is ridiculous....
allshallbelosttoyou 2 years ago 12
@allshallbelosttoyou did not liked it better...
WilianMega 1 year ago
@allshallbelosttoyou And that was the key here. Cuevas had simply never faced anybody who could bomb from such a distance, where his own punches were ineffective, few people had. Even the great Duran was clueless against Hearns and went even quicker. The man was simp0ly a physical freak, at this time weighing 147 while being 6' 2" or 3".
madmax8903 1 year ago
@allshallbelostto I think his reach is 88 inchs!!!
ikarljoseph 1 year ago
Love this, vintage Tommy...
LA8PVCallingTheWorld 1 year ago
Hearns is lucky that Cuevas did not land, Cuevas was breaking peoples face bones in his fights. Cuevas was a little shot by the time tommy got em
MrTron1123 11 months ago
Cuevas had no heart; I know it's a rather harsh critique; but take Duran's fight vs Hearns for instance. He was just a little lightweight that was getting obliterated but at least he went out on his shield. Cuevas pulled a similar stunt vs Roberto; when hurt he dove to the floor and waited for his corner to stop the fight and then complained and showed disapproval to the stoppage.
judaschongo 2 years ago
So because someone couldn't equal Duran on occasion you say he had no heart? Why even watch boxing if you don't want to give credit to people brave and talented enough to even step into the ring with Hearns?
slimer84 2 years ago
like I said maybe it was a bit harsh? the critique that is; he actually showed heart in this fight. My criticism is during the Duran fight. It appeared to me he was eyeballing his corner to call a halt to the fight; then when it was halted began to show disapproval.
judaschongo 2 years ago
The range is what did it for him...
That hook just killed him...
camoufan 2 years ago
i dont think there was ever a fighter who cut the ring off as beautifully as tommy hearns. a true master.
TheChoice264 2 years ago
Watch Kostya Tsyu if you havent allready. he is wery good at cuting of the ring to
Doderhultarn89 2 years ago
He is not far better than leonard,leonard was a beautiful fighte,boxer ,puncher.
134being 2 years ago
You wouldn't know by this ,but cuevas was a destructive puncher he annialated most good men.
134being 2 years ago
very sick range indeed, hes got good instincts as well
crapperator 2 years ago
44 seconds in. Wow, that is fast.
BaconStrip78 2 years ago
Cuevas could fight and win with normal size welters but Hearns was a "freak" of nature: super tall with endless arms and lightning speed.
gianca60 2 years ago
lol his arms are indeed `unusually` long
Search4Knowledge 2 years ago
hahaha at my school we have a guard and me calls me pipino cuevas because i box and my name is justin cuevas
justkillen07 2 years ago
He has such a crazy reach those flicker jabs are great
prklek 2 years ago