Which fighter had the most stamina?

[rightsideup]

out of Hagler, Hearns, Leonard and Duran assuming in there best condition at there ideal weight. Please site examples.

[Ray Corso]

Leonard is the most athletic so for me stamina is helped with athleticism when comparing other athletes in their top condition.
Hagler and Duran are pretty even because they both have tremendous experience in the ring that is an aid for them. The biggest puncher in Hearns has the least stamina although in his bouts with Leonard he did go right with Ray giving up very little.
There are others with the "will" to win that appear as stamina but that's when the mind wills the body.
Pep comes to mind as a boxer with gifts of stamina, of course Sugarman too!
Ray

[Sugar Adam Ali]

I would lean towards a prime early to mid 70s Duran.. He seemed to be able to fight all night...
All of them have good stamina, can handle 15 rds..

I just have always felt that nearly 99% of all boxers are trained and coached to fight, while a guy like Duran was BORN to fight. I think at his peak he could have literally fought all night..

[BennyST]

Well, you'd have to go Duran at his peak. He literally got better as the fight went on, and he started like a maniac, so it wasn't a slow build like a Margarito or something. He started fast, and ended even faster and had many late knockouts so kept his power literally all 15 rounds to the last second.

It's a hard one as they've all got great stamina, but he was really the only one that had that insane intensity the whole way through, kept his power to the very end, and actually got better as the fight got later.

It wasn't just that, he also had the most taxing offense, aggression and style. He was just non stop. Throw that in with his constant body movement, slipping, ducking etc and you've got one incredibly exhausting style.

[brian___]

I thought Leonard has amazing endurance, Hagler and Duran too. Hearns had above normal endurance too but not as well as the others.

[Wuckoo]

It's really tough to say. Hearns had probably the least stamina out of the four. Emmanuel Stewart even said that tommy sometimes overtrained. Duran seemed to just have that mentality wherein he would never let up. Leonard preached his roadwork and also had the heart to continue. And hagler...he was a madman when it came to training. I think the amazing stamina that all of them possessed is what allowed them to be as exciting as they were. They seemed to be able to just go and go.

[MartinC]

All thos guys that give it all in the fifteenth round had amazing stamina. Todays fighters are so pampered/

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Duran..

The others trained to fight, Duran was born to fight..


In proper shape in his prime Duran could fight all night long, he seemed to thrive on it

As for examples, look at his lightweight run vs dejesus, buchanan, etc and then later in his career vs Ray 1, hagler, Barkley

[BKM-2010]

Well, you'd have to go Duran at his peak. He literally got better as the fight went on, and he started like a maniac, so it wasn't a slow build like a Margarito or something. He started fast, and ended even faster and had many late knockouts so kept his power literally all 15 rounds to the last second.

It's a hard one as they've all got great stamina, but he was really the only one that had that insane intensity the whole way through, kept his power to the very end, and actually got better as the fight got later.

It wasn't just that, he also had the most taxing offense, aggression and style. He was just non stop. Throw that in with his constant body movement, slipping, ducking etc and you've got one incredibly exhausting style.

I think that's the most impressive thing about Duran's stamina. the fact that his style was already very taxing yet kept this pace up and even got stronger near the end of the fight like you said.

[Mugwump]

Duran. Unquestionably.

Hagler had tremendous stamina - but fighting at a more conservative tempo. Not a fair comparison.

I think far too many people conflate Leonard's & Hearns' athleticism with stamina. Leonard could match and even exceed Duran's rattling pace. But he couldn't sustain such for an entire fight without looking like he might be pushed over by the air-conditioning in the final two or three rounds. The real Sugar Ray preferred a much more measured and controlled tempo and it was only when such proved ineffective that he'd reluctantly switch to Plan D or E and step on the gas.

I never thought Hearns possessed exceptional stamina. At times he appeared to be struggling for breath as early as round four.