Thomas Hearns vs. Miguel Cotto at 147lbs.?

Question

Who would win this slugfest?

Answer 1

Do you even have to ask that question. Hearns would Kill these guys at welterweight  now. Mayweather,Cotto,Quntana,Margarito none of those guys could have even compared to Tommy.

Answer 2

With Cotto's questionable chin and Hearns's right hand, this one wouldn't last three rounds.  

Hearns by KO.

Answer 3

hearns by ko in the 7 round.cotto would lose just trying to get to hearns.hearns hit hard as h**l.remember hearns would go on to be light heavyweight champ.but in this fight hearns would use the jab.cotto would swell up and eventually be caught by that right hand.

Answer 4

This would be a quick one, hearns would win by ko in the second or third round, cotto is a good boxer, hearns was a GREAT boxer, cotto's attempts at body punching and his occasional low blows would only make Hearns mad and I doubt cotto could take hearns's shots for long.

Answer 5

Thomas Hearns by KO.

Answer 6

FIRST OF ALL YOU CALLING THIS A SLUGFEST WHEN COTTO CAN'T TAKE A GOOD PUNCH FROM AN AVERAGE FIGHTER WITHOUT GETTING ROCKED SHOWS HOW UNEDUCATED YOUR QUESTION IS............

SLUGFEST- HA! WHAT A JOKE!......................................

HEARNS WOULD KNOCK THE POORLY DEFENSED, CHINA CHINNED, SLOW HANDED COTTO OUT IN 3..........

HEARNS TOOK SOME BIG SHOTS FROM SOME ALL TIME GREATS, AND GAVE AS GOOD AS HE GOT, BUT HE ALSO DIDN'T HAVE A HALL OF FAME CHIN- BUT IT WAS 10 TIMES BETTER THAN COTTO'S!

COTTO'S ONLY CHANCE IS TO PUNCH HEARNS IN THE BALLS- AND WE ALL KNOW THAT COTTO HAS NO PROBLEM DOING THIS- JUST ASK ZAB JUDAH!

Answer 7

i agree with the general consensus....hearns by the midway point.

Answer 8

You have to remember, Hearns had the reach advantage and wasn't lanky for a 6,1 to 6,2 guy. Hearns knockout Duran in the 2nd or 3rd round. He would murder Cotto with no problem. Only reason Hagler beat Hearns because Hagler was not human but a steal beast.

Answer 9

Hearns would do the same thing to Cotto that he did to Duran.   Duran had one of the best chins in the business & Hearns Knocked him out cold in round 2.   I don't remember Duran ever being knocked down as much as being knocked out in his career except by Hearns.   Cotto isn't a boxer & only boxer or very great chined sluggers ala Marvin Hagler could beat Hearns.   Hearns wouldn't have a problem with Cotto,  Hearns by KO in about 4 rounds.

Answer 10

Hearns was too good of a pure boxer. He would sit back and jab his way to a decision.

Don't forget, he outboxed Wilfred Benitez in Benitez prime.

Answer 11

Thomas Hearns by knockout

Answer 12

Hearns KO 2.  A slow puncher against a fast puncher.  It would resemble Hearns-Cuevas.  Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS_AQK2id...

Answer 13

your talking about the second  best welterweight  ever against cotto. u know who would win this one

Answer 14

Hearns was a really good boxer with power.  He would be too much for Cotto, who is good but not in the same league with Hearns.  Hearns by KO in 7

Answer 15

thomas hearns was devastating as a welterweight, 32-1 with 30 kayoes, and the one loss coming from a prime sugar ray leonard. a record cant get much better than that. no matter how good the welterweight division is today, it was ten times better in the early 80's when hearns was part of it. Hearns was still knocking people cold when he was a middleweight, a division cotto will never be big enough for, he'll never be bigger than welterweight to tell the truth. hearns has a 78" reach compared to cotto's 67" reach. hearns is 6' 1" compared to cotto's 5' 7". cotto's punch is powerful, but nothing compared to the crippling power hearns had. Cotto showed good boxing skills against mosley and in the gomez massacre, but hearns would box circles around him. everyone says hearns was chinny but the only people to knock him out were ray leonard, who could punch alot harder than people give him credit for, iran barkley, who could punch extremely hard but didnt have much else to offer, marvin hagler, no explanation should be needed here, and uriah grant, a crusierweight in the twilight of tommy's career. in short, cotto couldnt hurt hearns. hearns would be too much everything for cotto and would knock him flat inside four rounds