Comments on: Badge of honour- Thomas Hearns’ body of work

By: Michael Miner

Michael Miner — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:37:13 +0000

Tommy had one-punch KO power in BOTH hands! His left hook was as murderous as his right hand. Manny is great, but the power edge is so much in Hearns favor that it is laughable to compare them.

By: Daniel Ciminera

Daniel Ciminera — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:22:06 +0000

beat me to the punch with Hearns, he’s just moved from part 2 to part 10 of my series rather than fill the site with Tommy Hearns’ history haha

to be fair to Pacquiao though, he isnt over 6 feet tall, so could never move up as many weights as Hearns did. for me the real achievement for Hearns wasnt moving up so many weights, it was that he was able to make welterweight!

By: Scotty

Scotty — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:01:05 +0000

I was always thought it was a shame that Hearns didn’t get to have a rematch with Hagler. Between coming up in weight and breaking his hand in the 1st round in the 1st fight, I believe he would have got the better of Hagler to set the record straight.

By: Cor Lawson

Cor Lawson — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:21:33 +0000

Hearns is a shear ledgend and i couldnt agree more with the above article. if hed used hes boxing skills more i do believe he could of erased a couple of defeats on hes record, but that wouldnt of been the hitmans way, it always made me cringe when ricky hatton used to use the hitman tag when really there was only one hitman, What a right hand

By: cabra cobra

cabra cobra — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:17:18 +0000

tommy hearns is my favourite fighter of all time and a ring legend for what its worth i think him and felix trinidad would be a dream match up (when both were in their prime) with tommy winning by ko before halfway

By: Dannybuoy

Dannybuoy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:09:12 +0000

Hearns was a legend, but one of my early memories of boxing was watching his legs go to jelly when Hagler KHTFO.

Hagler, for me, was the best p4p fighter in my lifetime so far. I remember when I first saw him destroy Alan Minter – and he never lost that last fight against Sugar Ray Leonard. I admire him for going out on that.

By: erin go brawl

erin go brawl — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:16:56 +0000

tommy hearns one of the true great warriors fought anyone and a gentleman aswell.his ko of duran was in my opinion one of the best ever

By: heavy G

heavy G — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:51:03 +0000

Hearns earned my respect by never pretending to be anything but what he was: A tough guy who liked to prizefight. Unlike Leonard, who posed as a thoughtful intellectual, Hearns was who he was. Talented, dedicated, brave and oh so dangerous in the ring, Hearns will always be one of my favorites.

As for comparing Pacquiao vs Hearns multiple championships, we are comparing a man who is 5-6 spreading titles across 35 pounds to a man who is 6-1 spreading titles across 40 pounds. Both are quite impressive.

By: JWest Productions

JWest Productions — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:36:58 +0000

Thank you, finally someone puts Pacquaio’s achievements into perspective. Not to take anything away from Manny, but I think the jump from welterweight to cruiserweight is more impressive.