If the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. welterweight showdown ever comes off, it will be measured against some of the classic fights in the division?s history. Such as:
Thomas ?Hit Man? Hearns vs. Jose ?Pipino? Cuevas, Aug. 2, 1980, Detroit.
Cuevas was only 19 when he won the WBA welterweight title in 1976 with a second-round KO of Angel Espada. Cuevas defended the title 11 times over the next four years, winning by knockout each time. He was truly an extraordinary puncher.
Hearns, of course, was no slouch in the punching department. Fans knew, when Cuevas and Hearns fought, there would be no need for judges. There would be no need for scorecards.
Hearns scored a spectacular second-round KO.
