welterweights of the 80s vs the welterweights of the 00s

[faisal]

all those fancy names which were the 80s against the current warriors and the has beens from 2000-2007 who had the most skill,power,speed,accuracy,heart.

[ajohnfp]

Not really a fair comparison. We have no idea how, for example, Miguel Cotto's career is going to turn out.

[brooklyn1550]

I see Hearns, Leonard, Duran, and Benitez beating De La Hoya, Mosley, Mayweather, Cotto, Forrest, Williams, Spinks, Judah, Margarito, Cintron, Hatton, and Mayorga.

Mayweather-Benitez would be a very interesting matchup at 147

[Rickypr18]

Hearns would DESTROY everyone.

[ChampionsForever]

Hearns would DESTROY everyone.

DLH may pose alot of problems for Hearns giving hes Golden chin but I can't see any guy below 147 today that would take on a prime Hearns.

[TIGEREDGE]

Hearns would DESTROY everyone.

i think williams would give him problems. de la hoya 50-50 chance. tito would succumb to his boxing and power. pbf is to small. mosley has a very good chance. quartey would go in 6. cotto would give him problems but be ko'd in 8

[brooklyn1550]

i think williams would give him problems. de la hoya 50-50 chance. tito would succumb to his boxing and power. pbf is to small. mosley has a very good chance. quartey would go in 6. cotto would give him problems but be ko'd in 8

Williams wouldn't give Hearns many problems. He isn't as fast, he wouldn't have a size advantage, and he wouldn't be a hard target for Hearns right hand to find. Hearns TKO

De La Hoya wouldn't have a 50% chance....reduce that significantly. Hearns UD or late TKO

Mosley is too small...styles make fights. Hearns was better than Forrest in all aspects. Hearns TKO

Agreed with Quartey - two great jabbers, but Hearns was on another level completely

Cotto is tailor made for Hearns. An aggressive, smaller fighter who isn't too hard to find and can be hurt. Think of Pipino Cuevas and Roberto Duran...that's would would happen to Miguel Cotto. Maybe even in the 1st round.

[Asterion]

Shane Mosley, Cory Spinks, Antonio Margarito, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, Luis Collazo, Vernon Forrest, Zab Judah, Ricardo Mayorga

KO3

Milton McCrory, Donald Curry, Roger Statford, Marlon Starling, Tommy Ayers, Lloyd Honeygham, Mark Breland, Maurice Blocker, Simon Brown

[Sonny Carson]

Williams would definitely give Hearns problem's because of his awkardness but Hearns would win.

[C Money]

SRL and Hearns whip ass, just like they did then.

Oh how I would love to see SRL give Floyd a boxing lesson and late TKO and Hearns?? Well Floyd just flat out wouldnt face him, PERIOD. If he did?? Brutal mid-round stoppage. Hearns is among the hardest punchin WW's EVER:good

[faisal]

does this really highlights the lack of talent in todays boxing
or does it just show what exceptional fighters SRL and co were? i still think a prime trinadad, DLH and Mosely would give SRL a pritty tough fight. we haven't seen enough of cintron or cotto to make a fair conclusion but they'll probrably wake up in emergency care before they see the 5th round.

[Stinky gloves]

I see Hearns, Leonard, Duran, and Benitez beating De La Hoya, Mosley, Mayweather, Cotto, Forrest, Williams, Spinks, Judah, Margarito, Cintron, Hatton, and Mayorga.

Mayweather-Benitez would be a very interesting matchup at 147

You mean 4 guys is gonna to beat 12 others

[brooklyn1550]

You mean 4 guys is gonna to beat 12 others

No, if you matched the 4 up I listed individually against the 12 guys from this era, I think the 1980s would win every fight. And if not every fight, a very big portion - even against prime De La Hoya, Mosley at his best at 147, Mayweather, and Trinidad - who I forgot to list.

[faisal]

other notable light welterweights fighters from the 00's
hatton, tyszu, louis castillio,

[faisal]

dont forget a prime fernando vargas before the steroid abuse

[joito3]

i think williams would give him problems. de la hoya 50-50 chance. tito would succumb to his boxing and power. pbf is to small. mosley has a very good chance. quartey would go in 6. cotto would give him problems but be ko'd in 8

Hearns would destroy mosley within 3 rounds

[TIGEREDGE]

does this really highlights the lack of talent in todays boxing
or does it just show what exceptional fighters SRL and co were? i still think a prime trinadad, DLH and Mosely would give SRL a pritty tough fight. we haven't seen enough of cintron or cotto to make a fair conclusion but they'll probrably wake up in emergency care before they see the 5th round.

i agree. i think some people overate srl and hearns. well saying that i think every fighter gets overated by a lot of people

srl and hearns were great but dlh and mosley and tito would of give them a fight

[Thread Stealer]

I'd make Leonard and Hearns at WW favorites over the WWs of the past 10 years or so.

Today's WWs generally are bigger due to different rules though.

I wonder how Starling and Curry would do at WW today, or during the late 90s against the likes of Tito/Shane/DLH/Ike.