On October 17, 1986, Thomas Hearns (42-2, 36 KOs) and Doug DeWitt (27-3-3, 17 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round middleweight bout.
Thomas Hearns is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Mark Medal, 3 months and 24 days ago. Doug DeWitt is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Milton McCrory, 3 months and 4 days ago.
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Thomas Hearns at 52.4-47.6, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Hearns has a slightly better chance of winning, but DeWitt could also certainly pull it off.
Thomas Hearns defeated Doug DeWitt via unanimous decision in the 12-round middleweight fight. Hearns improves his record to 43-2, while DeWitt adds a loss to his record at 27-4-3.