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Hearns began his professional boxing career in Detroit, Michigan, under the tutelage of Emanuel Steward in 1977. Steward had changed Hearns from a light hitting amateur boxer to one of the most devastating punchers in boxing history.
Dec 2, 2021 · Thomas Hearns fought Sugar Ray Leonard on the 16 th of September, 1981 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas in a 15 round fight to unify the World Welterweight Championship before a crowd of 23,618. To say it was one of the most eagerly anticipated fights of all time is a gross understatement.
- Oct 18, 1958
- Detroit, Michigan
- The Kronk’s Gym
- Grand Junction, Memphis, Tennessee
Jun 15, 2019 · Later in 1987, Hearns knocked out Argentine boxer Juan Roldan in four rounds to win the WBC middleweight belt, making him the first boxer in history to win world titles in four divisions ...
He displayed remarkable prowess, winning a bronze medal in the 1977 Pan American Games. This early success served as a prelude to his transition into the professional boxing world. In 1977, at the age of 18, Hearns made his professional debut, and it didn’t take long for him to make an impact.
Hearns’ evolution from “The Motor City Cobra” – a skillful boxer with a serpent’s tongue of a left jab that enabled him to win 155 of 163 amateur bouts, but with only 11 victories on stoppages – was transformed into “The Hit Man,” a heavy hitter who won his first 17 professional outings, and 31 of his first 33, by knockout ...
Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is a retired American professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra" and more famously "The Hitman," Hearns became the first boxer in history to win world titles in four divisions.
Jun 6, 2021 · The documentary also chronicles Hearns historic run as the first boxer to win a world championship in five different weight classes, and his rematch with Leonard in 1989, which infamously ended...
