Thomas Hearns has five losses against four opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Hearns's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Thomas Hearns".
On April 8, 2000 Thomas Hearns faced off against Uriah Grant in a cruiserweight bout at age 41. He was coming in with a record of 59-5-1 (46). Hearns lost the fight via 3rd-round retirement.
On March 20, 1992 Thomas Hearns met Iran Barkley in a light-heavyweight (WBA) world-title defense fight. Hearns was 33 years old and with a record of 50-4-1 (40), and Barkley was 31 years old and with a record of 28-7 (17). Hearns lost the fight via 12-round split decision and lost the title.
On June 6, 1988 Thomas Hearns met Iran Barkley in a middleweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Hearns was 29 years old and with a record of 45-3 (38), and Barkley was 28 years old and with a record of 24-4 (15). Hearns lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO and lost the title.
On April 15, 1985 Thomas Hearns fought Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a middleweight world-title fight for Hagler's WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring titles. Hearns was 26 years old and with a record of 40-2 (34), and Hagler was 30 years old and with a record of 60-2-2 (50). Hearns lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On September 16, 1981 Thomas Hearns, the WBA champion, met Sugar Ray Leonard, the WBC and The Ring champion, in a welterweight world-title unification fight. Hearns was 22 years old and with a record of 32-1 (30), and Leonard was 25 years old and with a record of 30-1 (21). Hearns lost the fight via 14th-round TKO and lost his title.