Thomas Hearns
Career, Record, Stats
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.
Thomas Hearns' 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".
Thomas Hearns' Boxing 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 | 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 |