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Jul 27, 2020 · Hearns became the first fighter in history to win world titles in five weight divisions. Fought a twelve-round draw with WBC Super Middleweight Champion Sugar Ray Leonard on June 12, 1989. Defeated Virgil Hill by a twelve-round unanimous decision to win the WBA Light Heavyweight Championship on June 3, 1991.
Dec 2, 2021 · What is interesting and not widely known is that Thomas Hearns was not always a ‘Bomber’ and it was Steward who deserves the credit for seeing the potential of that right hand and changing Hearns from a light hitting amateur boxer to one of the most devastating punchers in boxing history.
Mar 29, 2024 · Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.) American boxer who became, in 1987, the first person to win world titles in four weight divisions. Renowned as a devastating puncher (rather than as a boxer who relied on textbook technique), Hearns ultimately won world titles in five weight classes (welterweight, light ...
May 27, 2020 · But there was perhaps no greater achievement than his showdown against an undefeated Thomas Hearns on Sept. 16, 1981. At the time, Hearns was 32-0 and the reigning WBA 147-pound titlist....
Jan 16, 2022 · 22K. 900K views 2 years ago. It’s hard to think of a more perfect boxer-puncher than the legendary Thomas The Hitman Hearns. Hearns’ was a masterclass in using beautiful boxing to set up...
Jun 7, 2021 · SPORTS. Thomas Hearns Q&A: 'The Kings' doc shows why 'Hitman' fought for Detroit with pride. Mia Berry. Detroit Free Press. 0:04. 0:25. Boxing Hall of Famer and Detroit legend Thomas “Hitman”...
May 8, 2020 · Across the ring sat Thomas Hearns and the spindly 6ft 1in frame he had somehow boiled down to 145lbs for a fight marketed as 'The Showdown'. "It was the perfect soundbite," Leonard tells the...
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