Thomas Hearns Record

Thomas Hearns (The Hitman) is a 66-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a five-weightclass world champion with 7 world-title wins. In a career spanning 28 years, 2 months, and 10 days, Hearns amassed a record of 61-5-1, which includes 48 wins via KO, 9 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2012.

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

Thomas Hearns was born in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. on October 18, 1958. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on November 25, 1977 against Jerome Hill. Hearns defeated Hill via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Hearns became a world champion at the age of 21 after 28 professional fights. He challenged José Cuevas for the WBA welterweight title and stopped the champion in the 2nd of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.

He then went on to successfully conquer the super-welterweight (WBC, The Ring), middleweight (WBC), light-heavyweight (WBC, WBA), and super-middleweight (WBO) divisions as well to become a five-division world champion.

Hearns' last fight was a 10th-round TKO victory over Shannon Landberg at age 47, on February 4, 2006.

Some of Thomas Hearns' best fights have been against Sugar Ray Leonard (HOFer), José Cuevas (HOFer), Virgil Hill (HOFer), Wilfred Benítez (HOFer), Roberto Durán (HOFer), Nate Miller, and Marcos Geraldo. For a complete list of Hearns' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Thomas Hearns".

Hearns has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Thomas Hearns Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
67	Feb 04, 2006	47	Shannon Landberg	win	TKO 10
66	Jul 30, 2005	46	John Long	win	TKO 9
65	Apr 08, 2000	41	Uriah Grant	loss	RTD 3
64	Apr 10, 1999	40	Nate Miller 35 30-6	win	UD 12
63	Nov 06, 1998	40	Jay Snyder	win	KO 1
62	Jan 31, 1997	38	Ed Dalton	win	KO 5
61	Nov 29, 1996	38	Karl Willis	win	KO 5
60	Sep 26, 1995	36	Earl Butler	win	UD 10
59	Mar 31, 1995	36	Lenny LaPaglia	win	TKO 1
58	Feb 19, 1994	35	Freddie Delgado	win	UD 12
57	Jan 29, 1994	35	Dan Ward	win	TKO 1
56	Nov 06, 1993	35	Andrew Maynard	win	TKO 1
55	Mar 20, 1992	33	Iran Barkley 31 28-7	loss	SD 12
54	Jun 03, 1991	32	Virgil Hill 27 30-0	win	UD 12
53	Apr 06, 1991	32	Ken Atkins	win	TKO 3
52	Feb 11, 1991	32	Kemper Morton	win	KO 2
51	Apr 28, 1990	31	Michael Olajide	win	UD 12
50	Jun 12, 1989	30	Sugar Ray Leonard 33 35-1	draw	SD 12
49	Nov 04, 1988	30	James Kinchen	win	MD 12
48	Jun 06, 1988	29	Iran Barkley 28 24-4	loss	TKO 3
47	Oct 29, 1987	29	Juan Roldán	win	KO 4
46	Mar 07, 1987	28	Dennis Andries	win	TKO 10
45	Oct 17, 1986	27	Doug DeWitt 25 27-3-3	win	UD 12
44	Jun 23, 1986	27	Mark Medal	win	TKO 8
43	Mar 10, 1986	27	James Shuler	win	KO 1
42	Apr 15, 1985	26	Marvelous Marvin Hagler 30 60-2-2	loss	TKO 3
41	Sep 15, 1984	25	Fred Hutchings	win	TKO 3
40	Jun 15, 1984	25	Roberto Durán 32 77-5	win	TKO 2
39	Feb 11, 1984	25	Luigi Minchillo	win	UD 12
38	Jul 10, 1983	24	Murray Sutherland	win	UD 10
37	Dec 03, 1982	24	Wilfred Benítez 24 44-1-1	win	MD 15
36	Jul 25, 1982	23	Jeff McCracken	win	TKO 8
35	Feb 27, 1982	23	Marcos Geraldo 27 56-17	win	KO 1
34	Dec 11, 1981	23	Ernie Singletary	win	UD 10
33	Sep 16, 1981	22	Sugar Ray Leonard 25 30-1	loss	TKO 14
32	Jun 25, 1981	22	Pablo Baez	win	TKO 4
31	Apr 25, 1981	22	Randy Shields	win	TKO 12
30	Dec 06, 1980	22	Luis Primera	win	KO 6
29	Aug 02, 1980	21	José Cuevas 22 27-6	win	TKO 2
28	May 03, 1980	21	Eddie Gazo 29 39-5-2	win	KO 1
27	Mar 31, 1980	21	Santiago Valdez	win	TKO 1
26	Mar 02, 1980	21	Ángel Espada	win	TKO 4
25	Feb 03, 1980	21	Jim Richards	win	KO 3
24	Nov 30, 1979	21	Mike Colbert	win	UD 10
23	Oct 18, 1979	21	Saensak Muangsurin 29 13-3	win	TKO 3
22	Sep 22, 1979	20	José Figueroa	win	KO 3
21	Aug 23, 1979	20	Inocencio De la Rosa	win	RTD 2
20	Jun 28, 1979	20	Bruce Curry	win	KO 3
19	May 20, 1979	20	Harold Weston	win	RTD 6
18	Apr 03, 1979	20	Alfonso Hayman	win	UD 10
17	Mar 03, 1979	20	Segundo Murillo	win	TKO 8
16	Jan 31, 1979	20	Sammy Ruckard	win	TKO 8
15	Jan 11, 1979	20	Clyde Gray	win	TKO 10
14	Dec 09, 1978	20	Rudy Barro	win	KO 4
13	Oct 26, 1978	20	Pedro Rojas	win	TKO 1
12	Sep 07, 1978	19	Bruce Finch	win	KO 3
11	Aug 03, 1978	19	Eddie Marcelle	win	KO 2
10	Jul 20, 1978	19	Raul Aguirre	win	KO 2
9	Jun 08, 1978	19	Jimmy Rothwell	win	KO 1
8	Mar 31, 1978	19	Tyrone Phelps	win	TKO 3
7	Mar 17, 1978	19	Ray Fields	win	TKO 2
6	Feb 17, 1978	19	Billy Goodwin	win	TKO 2
5	Feb 10, 1978	19	Robert Adams	win	TKO 3
4	Jan 29, 1978	19	Anthony House	win	KO 2
3	Dec 16, 1977	19	Willie Wren	win	TKO 3
2	Dec 07, 1977	19	Jerry Strickland	win	KO 3
1	Nov 25, 1977	19	Jerome Hill	win	KO 2

Championships

Thomas Hearns won 7 world championships in 6 world-title fights across 5 weight classes: welterweight, super-welterweight, light-heavyweight, middleweight, and super-middleweight.

#	Date	Opponent	Weight Class	Won	Method	Round
1	Jun 03, 1991	Virgil Hill	Light-heavyweight	WBA	UD	12
2	Nov 04, 1988	James Kinchen	Super-middleweight	WBO	MD	12
3	Oct 29, 1987	Juan Roldán	Middleweight	WBC	KO	4
4	Mar 07, 1987	Dennis Andries	Light-heavyweight	WBC	TKO	10
5	Dec 03, 1982	Wilfred Benítez	Super-welterweight	WBC, The Ring	MD	15
6	Aug 02, 1980	José Cuevas	Welterweight	WBA	TKO	2

Hearns successfully defended his world titles 9 times across 3 weight classes: welterweight, super-welterweight, and super-middleweight.

#	Date	Opponent	Weight Class	Defended	Method	Round
1	Apr 28, 1990	Michael Olajide	Super-middleweight	WBO	UD	12
2	Jun 12, 1989	Sugar Ray Leonard	Super-middleweight	WBO	SD	12
3	Jun 23, 1986	Mark Medal	Super-welterweight	WBC, The Ring	TKO	8
4	Sep 15, 1984	Fred Hutchings	Super-welterweight	WBC, The Ring	TKO	3
5	Jun 15, 1984	Roberto Durán	Super-welterweight	WBC, The Ring	TKO	2
6	Feb 11, 1984	Luigi Minchillo	Super-welterweight	WBC, The Ring	UD	12
7	Jun 25, 1981	Pablo Baez	Welterweight	WBA	TKO	4
8	Apr 25, 1981	Randy Shields	Welterweight	WBA	TKO	12
9	Dec 06, 1980	Luis Primera	Welterweight	WBA	KO	6

Hearns has lost 3 world championships in 3 title-defense fights across 3 weight classes: welterweight, middleweight, and light-heavyweight.

#	Date	Opponent	Weight Class	Lost	Method	Round
1	Mar 20, 1992	Iran Barkley	Light-heavyweight	WBA	SD	12
2	Jun 06, 1988	Iran Barkley	Middleweight	WBC	TKO	3
3	Sep 16, 1981	Sugar Ray Leonard	Welterweight	WBA	TKO	14

Hearns unsuccessfully fought for 7 world championships in 3 world-title fights across 3 weight classes: welterweight, middleweight, and super-middleweight.

#	Date	Opponent	Weight Class	For	Method	Round
1	Jun 12, 1989	Sugar Ray Leonard	Super-middleweight	WBC	SD	12
2	Apr 15, 1985	Marvelous Marvin Hagler	Middleweight	WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring	TKO	3
3	Sep 16, 1981	Sugar Ray Leonard	Welterweight	WBC, The Ring	TKO	14

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