I didn't give you the "tale of the tape" but I will now. As for what you can or can't find that's not my problem, pimp. Go look at the tale of the tape and you will see he was taller than Hagler by 3 1/2 inches, was younger than Hagler, had a longer reach than Hagler by four inches, had wrists bigger by an inch and bigger ankles. Hagler had a chest that was one inch larger, thighs and calfs two inches larger, neck 3/4 larger and 1/4 larger fists. Now according to the link YOU posted, the heavier man with the longer reach wins. Who has the longer reach? Hearns. Who weighed more on fight night? Hearns. So, according to YOUR link, Hearns should have won. What happened? And LMAO@ "public survey."
As for Ali and Foreman why did I need to say anything? What does your link say? We have a taller fighter in Foreman and he weighed more. What happened? What happened to Ali when he fought Frazier? He gave him his first defeat. You can find the tale of the tape via Google. How about Holyfield and Douglas? He was taller, had a reach advantage and weighed more. What happened?
In closing, a great big man beating a great little man is not something I go by. You can go by that if you want, I'm not. As for Pac, getting knocked out by JMM, it proves what I am talking about. Whoever imposes their will and doesn't get hit with that fight changing punch wins. Nothing else to discuss, pimp.
As for Ali and Foreman why did I need to say anything? What does your link say? We have a taller fighter in Foreman and he weighed more. What happened? What happened to Ali when he fought Frazier? He gave him his first defeat. You can find the tale of the tape via Google. How about Holyfield and Douglas? He was taller, had a reach advantage and weighed more. What happened?
In closing, a great big man beating a great little man is not something I go by. You can go by that if you want, I'm not. As for Pac, getting knocked out by JMM, it proves what I am talking about. Whoever imposes their will and doesn't get hit with that fight changing punch wins. Nothing else to discuss, pimp.
I won't contest the Frazier vs Ali scenario (great little man beat a great big man) in their 1st meeting...even though in the best of 3 the bigger man won the series Ali 2 to 1..also in the best out of 3 with Leonard vs Duran...Bowe vs Holyfield...Lewis vs Holyfield...Holyfield vs Tyson...Lewis vs Tyson...best out of 4 between Pacquiao vs Marquez. As I said before the "adage" isn't an absolute but it does lend itself to the advantage of the bigger fighter. And I'm still searching frantically for any comparative thoughts, comments, analysis or even a traceable passage that said Hearns moving up to face Hagler was the bigger man of the two.
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