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Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns
(the "Motor City Cobra")

BORN    October 18 1958; Memphis, Tennessee (Fought out of Detroit, Michigan)
HEIGHT  6-1
WEIGHT  144-191 lbs
MANAGER  Thomas Hearns
RECORD 61-5-1 (48 KO)

 

Hearns was one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in recent years and an All-Time great; He was tall and lean with a sharp, stinging jab and explosive, fierce blows with each fist; His talented hitting prowess enabled him to move up in weight class over the years, from welterweight up through cruiserweight; Thomas won titles in six modern weight classes

His most impressive wins came against Virgil Hill, Roberto Duran, Wilfred Benitez, "Pipino" Cuevas, Murray Sutherland, Randy Shields, Eddie Gazo, Clyde Gray and Bruce Finch

Herb Goldman ranked Hearns as the #3 All-Time Welterweight; Thomas is destined to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
when he becomes eligible



Hearns-Cuevas 1980 Fight Video Clip

Hearns-Duran 1984 Fight Video Clip

Hearns-Hagler 1985 Fight Video Clip

Hearns-Shuler 1986 Fight Video Clip

Hearns-Roldan 1987 Fight Video Clip

Hearns-Leonard #2 1989 Fight Video Clip

Hearns Fight Video Clip

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1977
Nov 25 Jerome Hill                 Detroit, Mi                      KO  2 
Dec  7 Jerry Strickland            Mount Clemens, Mi                KO  3 
Dec 16 Willie Wren                 Detroit, Mi                      KO  3 

1978
Jan 29 Anthony House               Knoxville, Tn                    KO  2 
Feb 10 Robert Adams                Detroit, Mi                      KO  3 
Feb 17 Billy Goodwin               Saginaw, Mi                      TK  2 
Mar 17 Ray Fields                  Detroit, Mi                      TK  2 
Mar 31 Tyrone Phelps               Saginaw, Mi                      KO  3 
Jun  8 Jimmy Rothwell              Detroit, Mi                      KO  1 
Jul 20 Raul Aguirre                Detroit, Mi                      KO  3 
Aug  3 Eddie Marcelle              Detroit, Mi                      KO  2 
Sep  7 Bruce Finch                 Detroit, Mi                      KO  3 
Oct 26 Pedro Rojas                 Detroit, Mi                      TK  1 
Dec  9 Rudy Barro                  Detroit, Mi                      KO  4 

1979
Jan 13 Clyde Gray                  Detroit, Mi                      TK 10 
Jan 31 Sammy Ruckard               Saginaw, Mi                      TK  8 
Mar  3 Segundo Murillo             Detroit, Mi                      TK  8 
Apr  3 Alfonso Hayman              Philadelphia, Pa                  W 10 
May 20 Harold Weston               Las Vegas, Nv                    TK  6 
Jun 28 Bruce Curry                 Detroit, Mi                      KO  3 
Aug 23 Inocencio De la Rosa        Detroit, Mi                      TK  2 
Sep 22 Jose Figueroa               Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  3 
Oct 18 Saensak Muangsurin          Detroit, Mi                      TK  3 
Nov 30 Mike Colbert                New Orleans, La                   W 10 

1980
Feb  3 "Fighting" Jim Richards     Las Vegas, Nv                    KO  3 
Mar  2 Angel Espada                Detroit, Mi                      TK  4 
          -USBA Welterweight Championship
Mar 31 Santiago Valdez             Las Vegas, Nv                    TK  1 
May  3 Eddie Gazo                  Detroit, Mi                      KO  1 
Aug  2 Jose "Pipino" Cuevas        Detroit, Mi                      TK  2 
          -WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Dec  6 Luis Primera                Detroit, Mi                      KO  6 
          -WBA Welterweight Championship of the World

1981
Apr 25 Randy Shields               Phoenix, Az                      TK 12 
          -WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Jun 25 Pablo Baez                  Houston, Tx                      TK  4 
          -WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Sep 16 "Sugar" Ray Leonard         Las Vegas, Nv                    LT 14 
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
           WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Dec 11 Ernie Singletary            Nassau, Bahamas                   W 10 

1982
Feb 27 Marcos Geraldo              Las Vegas, Nv                    KO  1 
Jul 25 Jeff McCracken              Detroit, Mi                      TK  8 
Dec  3 Wilfred Benitez             New Orleans, La                   W 15 
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World

1983
Jul 10 Murray Sutherland           Atlantic City, NJ                 W 10 

1984
Feb 11 Luigi Minchillo             Detroit, Mi                       W 12 
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World
Jun 15 Roberto Duran               Las Vegas, Nv                    TK  2 
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World
Sep 15 Fred Hutchings              Saginaw, Mi                      TK  3 
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World

1985
Apr 15 Marvin Hagler               Las Vegas, Nv                    LT  3 
          -WBC Middleweight Championship of the World;
           WBA Middleweight Championship of the World;
           IBF Middleweight Championship of the World

1986
Mar 10 James Shuler                Las Vegas, Nv                    KO  1 
          -NABF Middleweight Championship
Jun 23 Mark Medal                  Las Vegas, Nv                    TK  8 
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World
Oct 17 Doug DeWitt                 Detroit, Mi                       W 12 
          -NABF Middleweight Championship

1987
Mar  7 Dennis Andries              Detroit, Mi                      TK 10 
          -WBC Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Oct 29 Juan Domingo Roldan         Las Vegas, Nv                    KO  4 
          -WBC Middleweight Championship of the World

1988
Jun  6 Iran Barkley                Las Vegas, Nv                    LT  3 
          -WBC Middleweight Championship of the World
Nov  4 James Kinchen               Las Vegas, Nv                     W 12 
          -WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World;
           NABF Super Middleweight Championship

1989
Jun 12 "Sugar" Ray Leonard         Las Vegas, Nv                     D 12 
          -WBC Super Middleweight Championship of the World;
           WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

1990
Apr 28 Michael Olajide             Atlantic City, NJ                 W 12 
           -WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

1991
Feb 11 Kemper Morton               Inglewood, Ca                    KO  2 
Apr  6 Ken Atkins                  Honolulu, Oahu, Hi               TK  3 
Jun  3 Virgil Hill                 Las Vegas, Nv                     W 12 
          -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

1992
Mar 20 Iran Barkley                Las Vegas, Nv                     L 12 
          -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

1993
Nov  6 Andrew Maynard              Las Vegas, Nv                    KO  1 

1994
Jan 29 Dan Ward                    Las Vegas, Nv                    KO  1 
          -NABF Cruiserweight Championship
Feb 19 Freddie Delgado             Charlotte, NC                     W 12 
          -NABF Cruiserweight Championship

1995
Mar 31 Lenny LaPaglia              Detroit, Mi                      TK  1 
          -WBU Cruiserweight Championship of the World
Sep 26 Earl Butler                 Auburn Hills, Mi                  W 10 

1996
Nov 29 Karl Willis                 Roanoke, Va                      KO  5 

1997
Jan 31 Ed Dalton                   Inglewood, Ca                    KO  5 

1998
Nov  6 Jay Snyder                  Detroit, Mi                      KO  1 

1999
Apr 10 Nate Miller                 Manchester, Eng                   W 12 
          -IBO Cruiserweight Championship of the World

2000
Mar 25 Crawford Ashley             Detroit, Mi                     SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr  8 Uriah Grant                 Detroit, Mi                      LT  2 
          -IBO Cruiserweight Championship of the World

2005
Jul 30 John Long                   Detroit, Mi                      TK  9 

2006
Feb  4 Shannon Landberg            Auburn Hills, Mi                 TK 10 
         

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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