Thomas Hearns vs Iran barkley II (Highlights)
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Hearns made $1.2 million and Barkley got $500,000.
Hearns was a 2 to 1 favorite.
The fight was shown on pay-per-view by TVKO.
The fight took place before a crowd of 4,250 at the Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion.
Hearns landed 217 of 578 punches (38 percent), and Barkley connected on 224 of 904 (25 percent).
After the fight, Hearns underwent surgery for bone chips in his right hand. He wore a cast for about seven months. boxrec.com
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Barkley took everything Hearns threw at him.
For every punch thrown, one came back.
Can't imagine taking those kinds of hard punches and still standing.
Hat's off to both fighters.
Hearns didn't even try his gunshot straight right from the distance. Perhaps Barkey didn't allow him, by managing the distances.
@@iz3zvoettore Probably yes.
IZ3ZVO Ettore: Barkley neutralised hearts right hand with that powerful left hook of his . Hear a forced to be very sparing with it. How Barkley stood up to those hearts left hooks to the body is a complete mystery 😯.. Barkley also slipped the h JV an very well ie he had an answer to all hearts Arsenal! Hearns’s ‘ bogeyman’ alright.
Obviously the move to light heavy suited Barkley strength wise too .
Hearns just has no power in his fist.
If it was,Trinidad,he must be able to beat Barkley.
Bullshit.
But you will get my post deleted like the others you hilarious Trinidad fanboy. 😂
Tommy is my favorite fighter of all time. He could have used his superior arm reach, but would inevitably get into brawls. He were amazing to watch. If he could have understood his advantages physically, he may have been the best, but the kid wanted to fight. Love the guy, wish he didn’t take so many blows on the inside fighting. Still my fave
“ the kid “. ?!!! 🤨
Motor City Cobra. Great Champion. Soft jaw.
He got into a brawl with Hagler and lost.
Mine too 👍
Respect to tommy hearns .. if I spent all my wages to get a ticket for any of his matches then indeed he would never disappoint his fans and give a gladiators performance .👍❤️🇬🇧👌
Fight for destroy the opponent was the nature of Tommy. Or win or won doesn't mutter, he gave always everything..
Exactly Hearns wouldn't showboat around he was all business in that ring to knock the opponent out. Money Mayweather fights are so boring compared to a fight like this. Even in a loss Hearns was great.
@@bartsullivan4866 bro love your comment let’s not even insult tommy hearns memory by even mentioning that charlatan maywhether.. he don’t even match up to the sweat of hearns balls for one round 👍🇬🇧🙏🏾
God it really hurt me when Tommy lost to Barkley twice..Styles makes fights.
for me thomas won very clearly
Yes hearns was much better and Barkley lost to everyone else ! Just had hearns number I guess thought he’s heart out against him!
Yep. I remember thinking, "Barkley got lucky and tagged Tommy's weak chin----but Tommy is going to destroy him in the rematch"
@@rparker8761 You could see Barkley came out much more confident in this fight.
Hearns power was less effective the higher he moved up ion weight. Barkley was walking right through him
A Tommy Hearns fight was always action packed, but his weaknesses were sometimes his downfall, namely: 1. He was most dangerous in the first few rounds, but his power and stamina would start to fade as the fight continued. 2. His ability to take a punch was questionable. He could get hurt or knocked out with a decent head shot. 3. Whenever he got hurt, his thin, spindly legs would wobble and have trouble supporting him. Notwithstanding these weaknesses, Hearns’ early round power and ferocity was frightening. Very few fighters could survive those early rounds.
Win or lose, Hearns was never in a dull fight.
Thin legs lol his calf's are probably thicker than you're neck son, he looks that way cause he's so tall for his build warps the perception a bit of his size he was a big dude
I concur.
I never knew how Hearns made the weight. And I bet he don't too.
Parallels with Mike Tyson.
This was a great fight. Tommy hit Barkley with the kitchen sink..both tough dudes..
Times when the best fought the best during their prime.
Not like these new generation fighters smh
@@Carlos-od7jr when I start boxing im ending and takening myself along side but im just gonna win by points but im not going world just amateur
El.torito iran ni lo movia tomy
@@Carlos-od7jr ķòòĺķ
@@Carlos-od7jr like Canelo ducking Benavidez and Charlo , these brave Warriors didn’t go on cherry picking European white guys only tours
Neither did they take steroids
Whoever says hearns couldn't take a punch better watch this fight and as for Barkley he just ain't human
mhamatali.foreman
Beast Mode!
Not only was Tommy a straight warrior those combos he hit him with would have sent the average fighter to the emergency room!
YES YOU'RE CORRECT IRAN BARKLEY A STRAIGHT UP BEAST IN THE RING.
HIS STYLE WAS EITHER, I CATCH YOU OR YOU CATCH ME!!!
I JUST WATCHED HIS DOCUMENTARY ON AMAZON PRIME, IT'S CALLED "THE 5TH KING"
IT'S REALLY GOOD!
@The Heathen YEP, HE CAUGHT THE BLADE EARLY.
THE OTHER DAY
I WATCHED "THE 5TH KING" THE IRAN BARKLEY DOCUMENTARY ON AMAZON PRIME, IT WAS EXCELLENT! CHECK IT OUT.
IRAN SAID HIS FATHER DIED BEFORE THE FIGHT AND BOB ARUM WASN'T GOING TO LET HIM PULL OUT, SO HE FOUGHT BENN NOT IN HIS RIGHT FRAME OF MIND.
SO WITH THAT SAID, IT'S EXTREMELY HARD FOCUSING ON THE PASSING OF YOUR LOVED ONE AND HAVING TO FIGHT....
Hearns was picking Barkley apart in their first fight before the KO; This fight was more even.
Brutal fight:Hearns nose was broken and Barkley fought with a broken hand and swollen eyes
There's always that one guy, whose style just isn't meant for you. Barkley was Hearn's.
Yep, I told that to some wannabe fighter who scoffed at my comment that styles make fights which I meant to be taken literally and not as some cliche, If you watch Hearns knock out Duran even though Duran was in terrible shape for that fight then watch Duran beat up Barkley for 12 rounds and even knocked him down in the 11th round going on to win the fight, Styles make fights.
Styles indeed. Notice how Duran dropped and defeated Barkley, but Hearns couldn’t do anything with him in two fights.
@@drugfreelifter Yeah, that’s why I brought it up.
I agree. But this wasn't hearns in his prime or ideal weight class. He was at his best as a welterweight in my opinion
I disagree. Hearns was winning the 1st fight until he went down with a lucky punch. If that punch hadn't landed, i believe the fight would have taken a different route.
Barkley was a beast. This fight shows it, and Hearns as much as I respect him because he's one of my favorites should have tried to make adjustments and not be a target for Barkley but no luck. And Barkley picked him apart like a buzzard picking at a carcass on a lonely road.
You make it sound like it was a one sided beat down of Tommy Hearns...and it wasn't.
0:40 Lmao, Hearns was such a badass
Es cierto un duran de ese mismo tamaño hubiera si de otra galaxia nunca.lo hincharon tanto ni casi cortado cuerdo de elefante😂😂😉
Wow, oh wow! In my opinion one of the best bouts ever to watch. Gave boxing fans the ultimate compliment by hardly ever resorting to clinching. Almost like they had a gentleman's agreement. Each boxer absorbing punishment from the other whilst they regathered their own energy for another flurry ad infinatum. Both gave their best and slugged it out toe to toe, never backing away from ea h other. If only all bouts were like this. A spectator's dream. They both must have been so beat up after that. Congrats to the two of them. Such great fighters. A draw for mine for the effort they both put in! Wow again!!!
Hearns had the most amazing combination of power and speed ever, but he never had great legs, and he would get into trouble when on the ropes.
I will say this: no Tommy Hearns fight was ever boring...not even for 15 seconds.
When you throw your best shot and all the other guy does is smile at you
Tommy's a boxer and puncher. Just like Sugar Ray is. Only Ray had more heart. Barkley is a brawler with lots of wind in his lungs which spells trouble for Hearns. Duran being a brawler with more heart than Barkley proved trouble for Iran. But then Leonard beat Duran. Goes to show you to throw out the numbers and stats when it comes to warriors like this. Shout out to the late great Marvelous Marvin Hagler as well RIP 2021
Legends never fade.
THESE MEN ARE WARRIORS. BOXERS DONT FIGHT LIKE THIS ANYMORE!!! HATS OFF TO BOTH CHAMPIONS!
The reason we don't see this kind of talent nowadays is because boxing is not as popular, thus fewer are going into boxing as a sport.
I loved it . I'd say Barkley was second only to Marvin Hagler in being able to take lots of punches and not be hurt by them . Hearns did much better than the first fight in keeping his chin tucked in and defensive stance much better too . Hearns has so much leverage with those long arms . If he was better defensively I think he would have been one of the greatest of all time .
Hearns IS one of the greatest of all time
That glass jaw was like a slipper left behind @ midnight. It always comes a courtin
They should have called him Tommy “The Matador” Hearns on this night. He was in there with a Bull.
Hearns, Barkley, Sugar Ray & Hagler were legends who gave the crowd great boxing entertainment.
Yogaretnam Kanagandram I agree and would put Duran in that bunch as well
Duran was better p4p than the rest he just mention.
at 38 years old the goat at 135 ....good at other weight but not the best
juan rodriguez THE GOAT AT WELTERWEIGHT ALSO, AND JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT HAD HE NOT BEEN IN ALL THAT MIX OF UNDISCIPLINE ,WOMEN AND BOXING MAFIA AND SUGAR RAY LEANORD WIRING DUTAN THE CASH MAKING HIM FIGHT WAY BEFORE DURAN WAS EVEN READY AND REFUSING TO GIVE HIM A 3D REMATCH FIGHT
How could you not mention Duran , he is the best of them all , he came all the way up from light weight
This is truly the breed of brave warrior during their prime,toe to toe and only the tough guy remain and become victorious,unlike the others,nothing they can do but run and hug until the fight end,and still want to recognized him as the greatest of all time.
WHOEVER EDITED THIS VIDEO YOU ARE A GENIUS SO PERFECT THANK YOU
Yes, well done!
Your statement is accurate
Win or loose, with Tommy you always get your moneys worth, he is one exciting fighter
Indeed You did.
@@anitabingham279 huh ?
When Tommy would box he was unbeatable but when he brawls that’s when he gets into trouble
Tommy Hearns was an underrated boxer. People forget even in his loss to SRL that he was out boxing Leonard who had to knock hearns out to win that fight.
So true.
100%
He had a temper.
I think it ran him.
Tommy Hearns is great I believe that this fight must have been the high point for Barkley
I agree. his height wasn't favouring him for inside game. He did it against Hagler and fell apart in 3 rounds.
In this one he took the punishing for 12 rounds. Not healthy.
Barkley just wouldn’t let Hearns breathe!
This was the first fight I ever bought on PPV. If I remember correctly it was $24. I was 14 years old at the time.
Se puede
Tommy might as well have been hitting a Sherman tank.
And Roberto Duran beat Barkley in his ring comeback! That makes him for me the best ever! Sorry Pac!
2 tough dudes.
Yes. Hats off to a great job.
Hearns was very brave to keep fighting a guy he just couldn’t hurt.
When boxers had heart and guts to fight someone on their own skill level.!!!!!
Hearns had all the advantages, apart from a suspect chin and too often being drawn into a slugfest. Every time his opponent hit him hard, he would forget boxing and start slugging, leaving his chin out to dry. He was great, but he could have been even better.
Nice editing! Thank you.
I would never have thought that this fight would go the distance. Both of these guys always put on good fights.
Thanks, that was a tough fight.
Why hitman is fighting at such a short range? I can't understand
Because he is fighting Barkle’s fight
He's older, slower, can't stay on his toes, can't get out of the way of the city bus that is Iran Barkley. That said, his placement is accurate, his mixuture of punches excellent, and his activity superb. I think judges in 2021 with their emphasis on punch count might have given it to Hearns. But in 1992 Barkley earne the victory.
Never a big fan of Barkley's style but holy moly that man can take a punch like no other. He got hit with the kitchen sink and it don't phase him.
I see all these fights live and they were excellent boxers .Thanks for the upload and trip down memory lane
Hearns body shots were something else
Hearns wasted energy at times. Always looking to get his guy out. That's what hurt him but that's what made him great too.
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Arrogance at its worst. The brother from the Bronx would not be denied!
style is what makes fights.i don't think that iran got the credit for being one of the true warriors .
courtney hall Yep Saw The First fight. Hearns got cought. The 2nd fiight I thought Hearns was going outbox Iran . But Iran tide him. against the rope.
@Swedish American
Leonard was a good runner, a sprinter from Tommy's power.
@@wyndhl9465 Bullshit!!....in the 1st fight (the one that mattered) Leonard fought like a Pitbull against Hearns and knocked him out. He didnt "sprint" as you say against Hearns' power!!! Leonard had to overcome Hearns best and did.....this is why he is regarded higher than Tommy.
@@SPIDERM0OSE Thank you. Same thing I said. Some ppl in boxing comments threads are just windbags who know a little in a roundabout way about past fighters. This guy probably heard ppl say Leonard was a runner or some shit......ive seen some of these same ppl come in and say "Hagler was clearly robbed by Leonard....he dominated him...bad decision" I'm like BULLSHIT!! Yes it was close.....yes most champs would have probably been allowed to keep the title in a fight that close.....BUT....Losing that fight was 100% Hagler's fault....nobody gave Ray a chance....Ray hadnt fought in like 4 yrs.....That is why he won....Hagler wasnt busy enough...didnt throw combos.....anf for some reason refused to stay in his natural stance and kept switching stances!!! Totally retarded.
The man was a true warrior for sure. Not as good as some I think, but as big a warrior as anyone.
Brotha Tommy Hearns Was The "TRUTH" However His Defense Was Suspect, That's How He Lost His Big Fights, Offensively He'd Be In The Mix...Still A Legend!!! Respectfully, Peace
He did not have the defensive savy to carry him in fire fights. Still a great fighter!
Offensively possibly the best of all time
@@lewisclarke2840 i AGREE!
I said the same thing.I'm like,why does he keep dropping his hands after he punches?You think he would've learned from the 1st fight doing that!Smh
Hearns was one bad hombre
Lol,, yes he was ! 😂😂😂
Tommy abusaba en los pesos pequeños por su estatura y alcance.pero cuando llego a los pesos grandes donde tenian cuerpos similares no brillo
To be honest Barkely was getting outclassed in their first fight and was on the verge of being stopped. But in the rematch, the weight suited Barkley more and his all out pressure (which he didnt do in the 1st fight) really paid off. Hearns needed footspeed to beat Barkley here, but at his older age and fighting at LHW didnt help him.
Ones things for sure,Barkley couldn't stop Hearns a second time
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@@patlabelle1309 Don’t MATTER, cause Barkley was Hearn’s KRYPTONITE 💪🏾👊🏾🥊💯
Hearns could have been a real Beast if he would have used his height and reach advantages more. Sometimes he would fight short and give the other guy an advantage when he didn't have to.
I thought he did when he was lighter and faster in his earlier years - but yeah, as he got older and slower guys got inside to him more.
As he moved up in weight, he lost many of those advantages he had a welter and jr. middleweight. He had none of those advantages in this fight
@@danradu231 I think him moving up in weight and fighting bigger, stronger guys had a lot to do with it. Barkley was just walking through his punches
@@playboymaxim True dat. He's also older....this is what, his 50th fight ?
Tommy Hearns wasn’t the Smartest Boxer out there. He could of Out Boxed Iran Barkley but Tommy Hearns wanted to Punch with Iran Barkley instead!!!
Tommy makes the exact same mistake here Leonard made in the first Duran fight: letting Barkley dictate the fight the whole time. What was he thinking?
Win lose or draw hearns was my favorite fighter, he gave sugar Ray a detached retina but sugar Ray won't admit it never duck no one
Their first fight definitely could've been the start of it. Hearns should've gotten a close decision in their 2nd fight, but there's no question who won the 1st one...
I tell ya man two warriors going at it. It doesnt get any better than this.
Thanks for the video. That was a heinous war. Both men took an incredible amount of punishment. Barkley seemed very dangerous with his head.
3:20 Had Barkley put more power into that punch the fight would’ve ended. I do believe that Barkley was surprised at the knock down.
i remember this brutal fight, Barkley was one tough sob......he absorb some heavy shots and kept punching back.....great fight.
Yea that's what I like about him may not be the flashy one but tough and power and grits he is a good fighter
Ahi se demuestra la clase de Durán.. Hearns lo noqueo por estas de fiestero.. pero regreso y le ganó a este Barckey que era un peso mediano natural y que el día de la pelea ademas del alcance y la edad seguro tendría unas 20 ó 25 lbs. más que el.. 38 años tenia Durán.. un fuera de serie.. contra 28 años de Barckley.. y por ahi hay uno que con 33 años se dejó dar una paliza de un novel de 23 años.. hay está la diferencia.. 4 titulos.. primer latino en lograrlo.. de ligero a mediano.. sin duda el mejor latino de todos los tiempos.. Roberto Manos de Piedra Durán papá.
A Duran lo fulmino'.
Es cierto cómo duran le dio una paliza a barkley
ZONAS
@@ernestobatista5333 ojo ese barkley ya era una sombra de lo que fue con hearns ya que se supo que quedo con daño cerebral , lo mismo le pasó a meldrick taylor contra Chavez
@@johncarver1854 Puedes decir eso como excusa, pero cualquier concedor de boxeo sabe que lo que hizo Durán de venir de peso ligero y ganar otras cuatro divisiones, es suficiente mérito para ser el mejor latino de todos los tiempos.
That was a hell of a fight
Tommy fought the smart fight the first time I thought. Barkley wasn't going to survive that beating. Tommy started playing with him and paid for it. He didn't use his distance and allowed Barkley who is slower, to lay on him .
I agree with your opinion.
From korea
@@user-fh4gz3iv3c From Korea. That's awesome. Do you watch boxing on UA-cam often?
@@digitalsportsclipstv2018 yes!! I like watch boxing game, especially i love watch classic boxing game.
I think you feel like an boxing expert.
I Sad when Tommy champion's belt lost.
I'm sorry, i'm can't English well.
Good night~ Korea time am 12:00
@@user-fh4gz3iv3c Let me know when you watch. I will watch the fight with you. I am no boxing expert. I love boxing .
@@digitalsportsclipstv2018 Thank you for your kindness reply!
I often watch UA-cam on the subway during commute. So it's hard to see them together.
Hearns in this bout no longer used his superb fighting from the outside.
He couldn’t move from the outside like his old days.look at ali later on
"The Hitman" was at a disadvantage fighting an guy who was a natural" Cruiserweight" in ALL ASPECTS .
hearns was my all time favorite...then there was roy jones ...
Hasan Chop Can't go wrong with the Hitman, mine was Smoking Joe Frazier a true champ
TheLeadSled Marvin Hagler mine
mine is Gerald McClellan, most underrated world champion ever
How a bout ric flair woooooooo
Tomas hitman hearn;; it seen him person like meijer;; Roy Jones;; different generation fighter; it not fair to compare
I remember this fight and the ref continue allowed Barkley to lead with his head and surely we know Hearns was at the end of his career
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Not he wasn't he fought a lot after this fight.
Error de Duran con tomy aca en pma era musico de una orquesta no se preparo bien x sus parrandas y otro erro estando drogui x el golpe llamo a tomy en su orgullo y tenia las pienas de trapo y tomy ni lerdo ni peresoso le fue pa encima y lo acosto igual cmo lo hiso juan manuel marques con paquio bueno pero el cholo duran se gano a Bakler y hasta lo tumbo y ya duran viejo este era un moustro pa duran 😂😂
I could never understand why Hearns didn't use his superior reach and boxing skills more. It seemed like he wanted to score a KO, and that got him in trouble against Leonard, Hagler, and Barkley. He could've outboxed Hagler and Barkley, and was actually outboxing Leonard until Leonard hit that glass jaw...
You are 95% correct
Estás equivocado porque Leonard era tramposo arreglaba con dinero las peleas averigua lo de mano de piedra. Saludos
Styles make for fights. Iran Barkley should be in the Hall of Fame. So should Tim Witherspoon, for that matter. Tim was the third man to regain the heavyweight title. Floyd Patterson was the first. Muhammad Ali was the second. Tim Witherspoon is among my best friends in boxing. A great fighter and a great guy. God bless him.
Hearns vs Barkley II: With the exception of that knock down, I can't see how Barkley could have won this fight. Tommy delivered more accurate punches throughout the fight. With decisions I guess you never know.
Waaayyy harder and accurate shots! Anybody else woulda got knocked out by those shots!
Brakley took a beating, Tommy was robbed again..
A tomy solo habia que tocarle la mandibula y era caballo muerto en carretera se salvo muchas veces x sus remos pero no era un grannn pegador si te iba desgastando xq si era una maquina de tirar golpes 😐
I didn’t see Barkley backing up very much in this fight. I think that matters to the judges.
amazing to think with all the power hearns possessed he never put Barkley down in 2 fights yet Duran a smaller man (who hearns destroyed in 2 rounds) floored him with a great combination -
Duran is known for giving in to his vices. As we all know from Duran vs Leonard II, Duran could get sluggish easily due to his lifestyle & if he slacked off in training.
After Duran fought Hagler, Duran trained more because he was missing stamina that he needed in later rounds. So this man was training hard before the fight with Barkley. When he finally fought Barkley, he was probably in one of the better shapes in his life in a long time.
I really would like to see a trained Duran go against Hearns. I think Hearns would win but it would be a more interesting fight.
Barkley was huge. Tommy and Marvin were the elite when I was growing up. True legends. Not products of ESPN or SKY marketing campaigns.
Amazing fighters. Amazing times
Really enjoyed this great fighter's 👍
Styles definitely make fights. This is a classic case of a guy like Hearns who relies on his punching power to bully and intimidate dudes going against a guy who can take a punch and is also relentless in his own attack. Unfortunately for Hearns, he can't take it like he gives it. He's affected more by Barkley's punches than the other way around. What Hearns should have done was box and move out of the way. Hagler was successful against Hearns for the same reason. He wasn't afraid of Hearn's punches and could take them, but also put on a relentless attack that Hearns couldn't stand up to. This is what happened to Tyson vs Holyfield. Once somebody shows they can take your punch and at the same time is stalking you throwing punches all night, it kills the bully.
When you hear about wars of attrition this must be what they're talking about. Easy to say it from the outside looking in, but if Tommy had of stayed on his bicycle more and jabbed relentlessly he'd a won that fight.Seemed like he was getting better angles.
Barkley like Hagler knew that the way to beat Hearns was to take away his power by staying on top of him and making him expend energy.
Maybe so. but the punishment Hagler and Barkley took sort of ruined them later after their fight with Hearns. They were never the same fighters.
Charles Olson wat do u mean
Charles Olson just like fury against wilder
Much props to both fighters. They used to go hard back in the day. I met Thomas at the casino buffet about 6 years ago and he was a real cool guy. I dont know Barkley but congrats to him for the win.
What year was this fight?
This is the hardest way to make a living! Barkley and Hearns are all blood and guts! Floyd Jr. May "runner" could NOT have last toe to toe like these real men have done!
In his PRime at WW & JMW Hearns would Blast Mayboy out, Barkley, he might be too slow, so Mayweather might win a UD there.
These guys stand toe to toes and slugging it out. Barkley seems like his head is made of iron. Hearns and Barkely absorb alot of punches.
Does anyone know how old were the fighters?
Here's something you don't see often. From left field, full throttle right hand form Hearns. Barkely doesn't even flinch 1:11
Nahh man .... that hurted Barkley , he didn't have time to flinch that's how stunned he was
As alot of people have pointed out Hearns was a great boxer but always tried to knock out opponents quickly with his powerful right hand - that came back to haunt him in many battles. He would try to knock out an opponent early and wound up getting KOed himself.
Hearns was knocked-out only 3 times in 67 fights; I hardly call that something "that came back to haunt him in many battles."
@@davidkeller2832 You're totally missing the point my friend, it's not so much the amount of times Hearns was KOed, it's just that he suffered some Brutal Knockouts from Barkley, Hagler and Leonard (to a lesser extent) which in that fight really showed for the first time that Hearns did not have the best chin. James (the heat ) Kinchen almost knocked him out back in 88. Hearns had one the THE most powerful right hands in any weight (personally I think he could have KOed some Heavyweights) but later in his career he had a tendency to try to get his opponent out of there quickly with that powerful right hand (like with Hagler where Hearns almost succeeded ) but if Hearns was not successful he was sometimes prone to get into trouble later in the fight.
Barkley was one tough dude, he ate some big shots and still kept moving forward.
Iran barkley was one those fighters who gave it his all in the ring win lose or draw. He was always dangerous from the opening round till the very last.
Iran just had Tommys number.
Interesting isn't it? Tommy Hearns is universally acclaimed as an all time great and Iran today, unless in boxing circles, is barely recognized. It just goes to show that styles do indeed make fights.
I just saw him on the NYC subway and it's a shame that no one knew who he was. I gave him a wink and a nod. Iran was a bruiser who gave his all in the ring. Should be recognized for that.
When I see the power, the speed of the blows, the stamina of Hearns, and I remember Durán taking down Barklay, and Leonard finishing Tomy, I imagine Floyd against them. I didn't have a chance
I think Hearns would've stopped Mayweather...Floyd had a good defense, but Tommy's reach and power would've been too much for Floyd...and Mayweather didn't have enough punching power to keep Tommy off of him...
I can recall Hearns knocking out Duran ... what a thing of beauty ... plus I most definitely believe that Hearns defeated SRL in their second fight
@@rafaelramirez1507I would agree with that, but no question who won the 1st fight...
This was a outstanding fight from start to finnish.march2022.
Makes what James Toney did to Barkley look unreal.
What about Duran? Did you forget he fought Barkley as well?
Not a good matchup for Tommy! It's pretty obvious he can't hurt Barkley.
What a fight !_!
Barkley was the only man to genuinely own Thomas Hearns arse. Hugely under rated tough man indeed.
Don't forget Hagler and Leonard owned Hearns also
@@michaeldemos6816 Hearns won the second Leonard fight so I disagree.
@@jeffallinson8089 yeah you're right Hearns did when the second fight even though it was called a draw. Even Leonard admitted that he lost the rematch to Tommy
@@michaeldemos6816 Barkley was a puzzle Tommy simply could not fathom out.
Not only did leonard lose the second fight, he lost his left eye
Hearns probably my favourite from the era.
But why did he always go for the throat and slugfests and not use his crazy reach I don't know, maybe that's why I like him.
Tommy always had issues with his hands.
He would hit people and his hands would be prone to injuries.
I could imagine, he throws so fast with his whole body behind everything. Hands ain't meant to do what he does with them lol
Close fight. Tommy could have gotten the nod! Great fight regardless!
Wendell Williams
Naaaah...it was Barkley from start to finish. He always had Tommy's number.
Great moments in the game of boxing 🥊
I always loved Thomas Hearns. All heart..
Similar to Ali and Frazier
No, Ali had Frazier by 3 inches in height and over 5 inches in reach, whereas Barkley and Hearns were pretty much equal in height and reach
Back when fighters fought hard and not just throw enough punches to win a round
it was the judging that changed during that time. After we lost the championship rounds people had been clamoring to make boxing safer and the powers that be didn't want to lose sponsorship's, TV money, and later pay per view money, so in an attempt to keep the safety punks happy they started scoring fights more like they do the amateur fights. Scoring points to win a round became more valuable than taking the fight to your opponent and landing shots that hurt. Now a guy can get hurt several times during a fight and land nothing but pitty pat punches while covering and running yet still come out the clear victor in the modern eye. I personally don't recognize any so called champions after they did away with rounds 13-15. The shift in the way fights are judged are what makes the "fights" we see today. It's really just a show now and not a fight at all. Modern boxing has more to do with the WWE than classic boxing in my opinion. There was a time when you could never win a single fight by running, covering up, and never once hurting your opponent. Now it's the best strategy to be one of these fake champs. And look what it's done to the sport? At one time boxing and baseball were by far the 2 most popular sports in America. Even housewives who'd never watched a fight could name the champions of at least a couple of weight divisions and everyone knew who was the heavyweight champ. It was even debated back then that boxing was even more popular that baseball. How many so called champions do we have today? About 5 per weight division depending on what belts get recognized by who. I used to love this sport with all my heart, but now I can't even recognize what little is left of it. Sorry for the long rant. It's been building up in me since the 90's
Hearns couldn’t break a pane of glass by this time in his career. Nevertheless, he always put on a great show. Made the best of his long reach and hand speed. 🤜🏾💥👊🏾💥
great match
Hearns was never the same after he moved up from welterweight. He was a great fighter, but not an elite one. He had a glass jaw and suspect defense. But man, could he hit.
Hearns was never the same after the Hagler loss, he was elite at 154.
This text book inside fighting from Barkley.
Thomas Hearns -> Roberto Duran -> Iran Barkley -> Thomas Hearns
Barkley underated
Tommy fought too big of a guy . Only Duràn can move up without consequences
Consequences like, say, getting ktfo by Tommy Hearns?
Or Duran knocking down Barkley whom had just kicked Hearns butt ?
Barkley didn't move up in weight.
Yes he did.
Michel Tanguay First fight: lucky punch, maybe the luckiest ever. Second fight: split decision. It's true, he lost twice against him, but sometimes it's a matter of luck. Hearns got unlucky twice, IMO.
I can’t believe this comment section 🤦♂️.Age is what clearly beat tommy hearts.He didn’t have the same pop on his shots and he wasn’t as fast and he was super flat footed
The young Tommy Hearns would have Ko'd Barkley who could really take a punch. Tommy's power wasn't there like you wrote.
Age and but weight. He was a great WW. He lost mobility when he got older and fought at higher weight.