Hearns had an amateur record of —8. Thomas Hearns born October 18, is an American former professional boxer who competed from to Hearns began his professional boxing career in Detroit, Michigan, under the tutelage of Emanuel Steward in Steward had changed Hearns from a light hitting amateur boxer to one of the most devastating punchers in boxing history.
Hearns started his career by knocking out his first 17 opponents. One week after the fight, Shuler was killed in a motorcycle accident. Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in United States. Thomas Hearns celebrates birthday on October 18 of every year. While remaining super-welterweight light-middleweight champion, Hearns ventured into the middleweight division to challenge undisputed middleweight champion Marvin Hagler in The battle elevated both fighters to superstar status.
Hearns was able to stun Hagler soon after the opening bell, but he subsequently broke his right hand in the first round. As a result of breaking his right hand, Hearns began to use lateral movement and a good jab to keep Hagler at bay as best he could. This tactic worked fairly well, but in the third round Hagler staggered Hearns and managed to catch him against the ropes, where a crushing right hand by Hagler knocked Hearns down.
Hearns beat the count but was clearly unable to continue and the referee decided to stop the fight. Despite the loss, Hearns garnered a tremendous amount of respect from fans and boxing aficionados alike. Considering the popularity of the fight and the level of competition, a rematch seemed to be a foregone conclusion and was highly anticipated, but it never took place.
In November that year, Hearns returned to win another world title, defeating James Kinchen 44—3 via a majority decision to win the inaugural WBO super-middleweight title.
Hearns became the first boxer to win a world title in five weight divisions. Roanoke Civic Center , Roanoke , Virginia. Earl Butler. Lenny LaPaglia. Detroit , Michigan. Won vacant WBU Cruiserweight title. Charlotte Coliseum , Charlotte , North Carolina. Dan Ward. Andrew Maynard. Caesars Palace , Las Vegas , Nevada. Iran Barkley. Virgil Hill. Ken Atkins. Aloha Stadium , Honolulu , Hawaii. Kemper Morton. Michael Olajide. Sugar Ray Leonard. James Kinchen. Lost WBC Middleweight title. Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas , Nevada.
Won vacant WBC Middleweight title. Dennis Andries. Cobo Hall , Detroit , Michigan. Doug DeWitt. Mark Medal. James Shuler. Marvin Hagler. The Ring magazine's "Fight of the Year" Fred Hutchings. Civic Center, Saginaw , Michigan. Luigi Minchillo. Murray Sutherland. Superdome , New Orleans , Louisiana. Jeff McCracken. Marcos Geraldo. The Aladdin , Las Vegas , Nevada.
Ernie Singletary. Lost WBA Welterweight title. Astrodome , Houston , Texas. Retained WBA Welterweight title. Randy Shields. Won WBA Welterweight title. Santiago Valdez. Mike Colbert. Olympia Stadium , Detroit , Michigan.
Jose Figueroa. Sports Arena, Los Angeles , California. Bruce Curry. Harold Weston. Dunes Hotel , Las Vegas , Nevada. Alfonso Hayman. The Spectrum , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.
Sammy Ruckard. Saginaw , Michigan. Clyde Gray. Bruce Finch. Raul Aguirre. Jimmy Rothwell. Tyrone Phelps. Currently, Thomas Hearns resides in Michigan, where he works as reserve police in Detroit Department. His height is 1. In , Thomas Hearns started his career in boxing with Tue help of guardianship from Emanuel Steward, who trained Hearns from lightweight boxer to destructive punchers of all time. Thomas Hearns started his career on a high note by defeating all his opponents. Thomas Hearns carried with him the record into a fight against Pipino Cuevas from Mexico.
During the fight, Ray Leonard defeated Thomas Hearns in the 14th round. In the 13th round, Ray Leonard threw on the ropes.
Thomas Hearns, saved by the sound of the bell and woke up moving, is a staggering manner. Ray pinned him against the ropes, which was followed by another body and head combination. The march ended when the referee called off the game. While remaining the king of the Super Welterweight, Thomas Hearns decided to take a step higher into the middleweight group to make his attempt to defeat the middleweight king, Marvin Hagler. The opening began to bleed, causing the referee to stop the game for a while.
The game continued with a stiff fight where each opponent yearned for a win. In the third round, Hagler caught Hearns on the ropes and crushed him down.
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