Hearns vs Leonard – How They Set Up and Defend the Jab

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Pattern 1

Leonard swings his rear foot around
He pushes off the rear foot and snaps the jab to the body.

Pattern 2

He pushes off his rear foot, feints the lead shoulder, arm still in sling,
then lands on the lead foot, bladed the whole time.

Pattern 3

Hearns swings his rear foot around, shoulders square.
He pushes off the rear foot, snaps the jab, occupying Leonard’s rear glove.
Leonard fires his jab to the head as Hearns goes to the body.

Pattern 4

Leonard’s Version:
He’ll drop his rear glove like a drawbridge.
Keeps his lead hand high to guard against the follow-up rear hand.

Hearns’ Version:
Same concept — rear hand drops to parry the jab

Pattern 5 – Jab to the Head (Gallop Defense)

He’ll gallop (or pendulum step):
Lead foot steps → small spring → both feet off the ground briefly → rear foot lands first.
As Leonard jabs, Hearns moves in, head over lead foot, slipping inside.

Pattern 6

Hearns fires the jab.
Leonard moves his head over his lead foot, slipping inside.
With weight now over lead foot, Leonard springs off it, throwing a leaping cross.

Pattern 7

Instead of moving in, Leonard pulls bladed —
head and weight travel from lead foot to rear foot,
shoulders rotate open into a bladed stance.
From there, he fires the rear cross.


Pattern 8

Scenario:
Hearns doubles the jab.
Leonard pulls first, then drops a waist bend to his open side

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