Known as the hitman, hearns dominated the boxing world with his incredible talent and determination. Welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, light heavyweight and super middleweight. Hearns was known as a devastating puncher throughout his career….even at cruiserweight / light heavyweight, despite having climbed up five weight classes.
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He is ranked number 18 on the ring’s list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
Thomas hearns' boxing record boasts an impressive 61 wins, 48 of which were knockouts.
He defeated several formidable opponents throughout his career, including: Thomas hearns, the legendary light heavyweight boxer, has etched his name in the annals of boxing history with his remarkable skills and an unparalleled fighting spirit. Known as the hitman, hearns dominated the boxing world with his incredible talent and determination. Hearns was known as a devastating puncher throughout his career….even at cruiserweight / light heavyweight, despite having climbed up five weight classes.
He is ranked number 18 on the ring’s list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. Thomas hearns' boxing record boasts an impressive 61 wins, 48 of which were knockouts. He defeated several formidable opponents throughout his career, including: Thomas hearns scored a shocking ko 40 years ago against pipino cuevas in joe louis arena in detroit.
When hearns entered the ring, the crowd was ready.
Thomas “the hitman” hearns the name of the most notable and iconic champion to come out of detroit’s kronk gym, the legendary and intimidating birthplace of some of the most talented prizefighters ever. Ring legend thomas hearns, the first man in boxing history to win world titles at four different weights, turns the milestone age of 60 today. He relinquished that to return to middleweight but iran barkley shocked him inside three rounds in 1988. Wba light heavyweight champion (175 lbs) named the ring magazine “fighter of the year” for 1980 and 1984.
Named the boxing writers association of america “fighter of the year” for 1980 and 1984. Thomas hearns (born october 18, 1958) is an american former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the motor city cobra, and more famously the hitman, hearns's tall, slender build and long arms and shoulders allowed him to move up over fifty pounds (23 kg) in his career and become the first boxer in history to win world titles in five weight divisions: Thomas hearns the hitman couldn't solve the punching problems that sugar ray leonard and marvin hagler presented him in the ring, but he was able to successfully climb from middleweight to light heavyweight.
Thomas hearns is a former welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, cruiser weight champion.
He had two classic fight with sugar ray leonard and marvin hagler but lost to both of them. He was trained by emmanuel stewart the legendary boxing trainer. He now resides in detroit, michigan. On june 15, 1984, hearns knocked out duran in the second round, becoming the first fighter to stop the legend, and earning himself his second “ring magazine fighter of the year” award.
Thomas hearns and marvin hagler’s april 1985 middleweight title fight, lasting just three rounds, is hailed as one of boxing's greatest. The next target was a sixth weight division. Hearns's surprising use of his left hand made the difference. He broke hill's nose in the second round and won the match in a unanimous decision.
Hearns was a devastating puncher earning the nickname “the hitman” as he became the first boxer to win world titles in five weight divisions;
