On August 2, 1980, a 21-year-old Thomas Hearns (28-0, 26 KOs) got a shot at the WBA welterweight title held by 22-year-old Mexican boxer José Cuevas (27-6, 24 KOs).
Hearns came in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days. Cuevas was on a 12-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Thomas Hearns made very easy work of José Cuevas, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. Hearns improves his record to 29-0 (27 KOs), while Cuevas adds a loss to his record at 27-7.
On June 3, 1991, a 32-year-old Thomas Hearns (49-3-1, 40 KOs) got a shot at the WBA light-heavyweight title held by 27-year-old Virgil Hill (30-0, 18 KOs).
Hearns came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 28 days. Hill was on a 30-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 28 days.
Thomas Hearns defeated Virgil Hill via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title. Hearns improves his record to 50-3-1, while Hill adds a loss to his record at 30-1.
On June 15, 1984, the 25-year-old WBC and The Ring super-welterweight world champion, Thomas Hearns (38-1, 32 KOs), faced a 32-year-old Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán (77-5, 58 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Hearns came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Durán was on a -1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 5 days.
Thomas Hearns made very easy work of Roberto Durán, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Hearns improves his record to 39-1 (33 KOs), while Durán adds a loss to his record at 77-6.
On October 29, 1987, 29-year-old Thomas Hearns (44-2, 37 KOs) and Juan Roldán fought for the vacant WBC middleweight title.
Hearns came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 22 days.
Thomas Hearns stopped Juan Roldán via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Hearns improves his record to 45-2 (38 KOs)
On September 15, 1984, the 25-year-old WBC and The Ring super-welterweight world champion, Thomas Hearns (39-1, 33 KOs), faced Fred Hutchings, in a title defense fight.
Hearns came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months.
Thomas Hearns made easy work of Fred Hutchings, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Hearns improves his record to 40-1 (34 KOs)
On June 25, 1981, the 22-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Thomas Hearns (31-0, 29 KOs), faced Pablo Baez, in a title defense fight.
Hearns came in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months.
Thomas Hearns stopped Pablo Baez via TKO in the 4th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Hearns improves his record to 32-0 (30 KOs)
On December 3, 1982, a 24-year-old Thomas Hearns (35-1, 32 KOs) got a shot at the WBC super-welterweight title held by 24-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Wilfred Benítez (44-1-1, 28 KOs) and the vacant The Ring title.
Hearns came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 8 days. Benítez was on a 6-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 3 days.
Thomas Hearns defeated Wilfred Benítez via majority decision and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Hearns improves his record to 36-1, while Benítez adds a loss to his record at 44-2-1.
On June 23, 1986, the 27-year-old WBC and The Ring super-welterweight world champion, Thomas Hearns (41-2, 35 KOs), faced Mark Medal, in a title defense fight.
Hearns came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days.
Thomas Hearns stopped Mark Medal via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring super-welterweight titles. Hearns improves his record to 42-2 (36 KOs)
On December 6, 1980, the 22-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Thomas Hearns (29-0, 27 KOs), faced Luis Primera, in a title defense fight.
Hearns came in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days.
Thomas Hearns stopped Luis Primera via KO in the 6th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Hearns improves his record to 30-0 (28 KOs)
On March 7, 1987, a 28-year-old Thomas Hearns (43-2, 36 KOs) got a shot at the WBC light-heavyweight title held by Dennis Andries.
Hearns came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days.
Thomas Hearns stopped the champion via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC light-heavyweight champion. Hearns improves his record to 44-2 (37 KOs)