Thomas Hearns (61-5-1, 48) was born in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. on October 18, 1958. At the age of 19 years on November 25, 1977, he made his professional boxing debut against Jerome Hill, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On his 29th career fight at 21 years old, Hearns became a welterweight world champion on August 2, 1980 after defeating José Cuevas via 2nd-round TKO to win the WBA title.
He then went on to become world champion at 3 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Hearns' last fight was a 10th-round TKO win against Shannon Landberg at age 47 on February 4, 2006. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Thomas Hearns' best fights have been against Virgil Hill, Doug DeWitt, José Cuevas, Nate Miller, Wilfred Benítez, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Durán.
Hearns has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | Feb 4, 2006 47 years, 3 months 61-5-1 (48) | Shannon Landberg | CR | 10 | TKO | WIN |
66 | Jul 30, 2005 46 years, 9 months 60-5-1 (47) | John Long | CR | 9 | TKO | WIN |
65 | Apr 8, 2000 41 years, 5 months 59-5-1 (46) | Uriah Grant | CR | 3 | RTD | LOSS |
64  | Apr 10, 1999 40 years, 5 months 59-4-1 (46) | 35 years, 8 months 30-6 (26) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
63 | Nov 6, 1998 40 years 58-4-1 (46) | Jay Snyder | CR | 1 | KO | WIN |
62 | Jan 31, 1997 38 years, 3 months 57-4-1 (45) | Ed Dalton | CR | 5 | KO | WIN |
61 | Nov 29, 1996 38 years, 1 months 56-4-1 (44) | Karl Willis | CR | 5 | KO | WIN |
60 | Sep 26, 1995 36 years, 11 months 55-4-1 (43) | Earl Butler | CR | 10 | UD | WIN |
59 | Mar 31, 1995 36 years, 5 months 54-4-1 (43) | Lenny LaPaglia | CR | 1 | TKO | WIN |
58 | Feb 19, 1994 35 years, 4 months 53-4-1 (42) | Freddie Delgado | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
57 | Jan 29, 1994 35 years, 3 months 52-4-1 (42) | Dan Ward | CR | 1 | TKO | WIN |
56 | Nov 6, 1993 35 years 51-4-1 (41) | Andrew Maynard | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
55  | Mar 20, 1992 33 years, 5 months 50-4-1 (40) | 31 years, 10 months 28-7 (17) | LHW | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost WBA |
54  | Jun 3, 1991 32 years, 7 months 50-3-1 (40) | 27 years, 4 months 30-0 (18) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA |
53 | Apr 6, 1991 32 years, 5 months 49-3-1 (40) | Ken Atkins | SMD | 3 | TKO | WIN |
52 | Feb 11, 1991 32 years, 3 months 48-3-1 (39) | Kemper Morton | SMD | 2 | KO | WIN |
51 | Apr 28, 1990 31 years, 6 months 47-3-1 (38) | Michael Olajide | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
50  | Jun 12, 1989 30 years, 7 months 46-3-1 (38) | 33 years 35-1 (25) | SMD | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended WBO For WBC |
49 | Nov 4, 1988 30 years 46-3 (38) | James Kinchen | SMD | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBO |
48 | Jun 6, 1988 29 years, 7 months 45-3 (38) | 28 years, 1 months 24-4 (15) | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC |
47 | Oct 29, 1987 29 years 45-2 (38) | Juan Roldán | MD | 4 | KO | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
46 | Mar 7, 1987 28 years, 4 months 44-2 (37) | Dennis Andries | LHW | 10 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
45  | Oct 17, 1986 27 years, 11 months 43-2 (36) | 25 years, 2 months 27-3-3 (17) | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
44 | Jun 23, 1986 27 years, 8 months 42-2 (36) | Mark Medal | SWL | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
43 | Mar 10, 1986 27 years, 4 months 41-2 (35) | James Shuler | MD | 1 | KO | WIN |
42  | Apr 15, 1985 26 years, 5 months 40-2 (34) | 30 years, 10 months 60-2-2 (50) | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS For WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring |
41 | Sep 15, 1984 25 years, 10 months 40-1 (34) | Fred Hutchings | SWL | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
40  | Jun 15, 1984 25 years, 7 months 39-1 (33) | 32 years, 11 months 77-5 (58) | SWL | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring Vacant |
39 | Feb 11, 1984 25 years, 3 months 38-1 (32) | Luigi Minchillo | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
38 | Jul 10, 1983 24 years, 8 months 37-1 (32) | Murray Sutherland | SWL | 10 | UD | WIN |
37  | Dec 3, 1982 24 years, 1 months 36-1 (32) | 24 years, 2 months 44-1-1 (28) | SWL | 15 | MD | WIN Won WBC, The Ring Vacant |
36 | Jul 25, 1982 23 years, 9 months 35-1 (32) | Jeff McCracken | WL | 8 | TKO | WIN |
35  | Feb 27, 1982 23 years, 4 months 34-1 (31) | 27 years, 4 months 56-17 (35) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN |
34 | Dec 11, 1981 23 years, 1 months 33-1 (30) | Ernie Singletary | WL | 10 | UD | WIN |
33 | Sep 16, 1981 22 years, 10 months 32-1 (30) | 25 years, 3 months 30-1 (21) | WL | 14 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA For WBC, The Ring |
32 | Jun 25, 1981 22 years, 8 months 32-0 (30) | Pablo Baez | WL | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
31 | Apr 25, 1981 22 years, 6 months 31-0 (29) | Randy Shields | WL | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
30 | Dec 6, 1980 22 years, 1 months 30-0 (28) | Luis Primera | WL | 6 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
29  | Aug 2, 1980 21 years, 9 months 29-0 (27) | 22 years, 7 months 27-6 (24) | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Won WBA |
28  | May 3, 1980 21 years, 6 months 28-0 (26) | 29 years, 7 months 39-5-2 (21) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN |
27 | Mar 31, 1980 21 years, 5 months 27-0 (25) | Santiago Valdez | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN |
26 | Mar 2, 1980 21 years, 4 months 26-0 (24) | Ángel Espada | WL | 4 | TKO | WIN |
25 | Feb 3, 1980 21 years, 3 months 25-0 (23) | Jim Richards | 3 | KO | WIN | |
24 | Nov 30, 1979 21 years, 1 months 24-0 (22) | Mike Colbert | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23  | Oct 18, 1979 21 years 23-0 (22) | 29 years, 2 months 13-3 (10) | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Sep 22, 1979 20 years, 11 months 22-0 (21) | José Figueroa | 3 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Aug 23, 1979 20 years, 10 months 21-0 (20) | Inocencio De la Rosa | 2 | RTD | WIN | |
20 | Jun 28, 1979 20 years, 8 months 20-0 (19) | Bruce Curry | 3 | KO | WIN | |
19 | May 20, 1979 20 years, 7 months 19-0 (18) | Harold Weston | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
18 | Apr 3, 1979 20 years, 5 months 18-0 (17) | Alfonso Hayman | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Mar 3, 1979 20 years, 4 months 17-0 (17) | Segundo Murillo | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Jan 31, 1979 20 years, 3 months 16-0 (16) | Sammy Ruckard | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Jan 11, 1979 20 years, 2 months 15-0 (15) | Clyde Gray | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Dec 9, 1978 20 years, 1 months 14-0 (14) | Rudy Barro | 4 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Oct 26, 1978 20 years 13-0 (13) | Pedro Rojas | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Sep 7, 1978 19 years, 10 months 12-0 (12) | Bruce Finch | 3 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Aug 3, 1978 19 years, 9 months 11-0 (11) | Eddie Marcelle | 2 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Jul 20, 1978 19 years, 9 months 10-0 (10) | Raul Aguirre | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Jun 8, 1978 19 years, 7 months 9-0 (9) | Jimmy Rothwell | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Mar 31, 1978 19 years, 5 months 8-0 (8) | Tyrone Phelps | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Mar 17, 1978 19 years, 4 months 7-0 (7) | Ray Fields | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 17, 1978 19 years, 3 months 6-0 (6) | Billy Goodwin | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Feb 10, 1978 19 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Robert Adams | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Jan 29, 1978 19 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Anthony House | 2 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Dec 16, 1977 19 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Willie Wren | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Dec 7, 1977 19 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Jerry Strickland | 3 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 25, 1977 19 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Jerome Hill | 2 | KO | WIN |
