Thomas Hearns Record & Stats

Thomas Hearns Record & Stats

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In a career spanning 28 years and 2 months, Thomas Hearns fought 67 times with 61 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw. By his last professional fight on February 4, 2006, Hearns' boxing record stood at 61-5-1 (48 KO wins, 4 KO losses).

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Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
“The Hitman”
Born
Oct 18, 1958
Age
64
Debut
Nov 25, 1977
Record
61-5-1
Rounds
380
KOs
48 (71.6%)
Height
185 cm
Reach
198 cm
Ape Index
13 cm
Stance
Orthodox
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Thomas Hearns' record and stats
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      Thomas Hearns (The Hitman) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. on October 18, 1958. Hearns made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19 on November 25, 1977. He is a former 5-weight-class world champion. He is 64 years old, and will be turning 65 in 6 months and 18 days. Hearns is a Hall of Famer.

      Boxing Record

      Total Fights67
      Wins61
      Losses5
      Draws1
      No-Contests0
      KO Wins48
      Total Title Wins7
      Title Defenses8
      Title-Fight KO Wins9
      Losses via KO4
      #DateAgeOpponentResultVia
      67Feb 4, 200647Shannon LandbergWinTKO10
      66Jul 30, 200546John LongWinTKO9
      65Apr 8, 200041Uriah GrantLossRTD3
      64Apr 10, 199940 Nate MillerWinUD
      63Nov 6, 199840Jay SnyderWinKO1
      62Jan 31, 199738Ed DaltonWinKO5
      61Nov 29, 199638Karl WillisWinKO5
      60Sep 26, 199536Earl ButlerWinUD
      59Mar 31, 199536Lenny LaPagliaWinTKO1
      58Feb 19, 199435Freddie DelgadoWinUD
      57Jan 29, 199435Dan WardWinTKO1
      56Nov 6, 199335Andrew MaynardWinTKO1
      55Mar 20, 199233 Iran Barkley LossSD
      54Jun 3, 199132 Virgil Hill WinUD
      53Apr 6, 199132Ken AtkinsWinTKO3
      52Feb 11, 199132Kemper MortonWinKO2
      51Apr 28, 199031Michael Olajide WinUD
      50Jun 12, 198930 Sugar Ray Leonard DrawSD
      49Nov 4, 198830James Kinchen WinMD
      48Jun 6, 198829 Iran Barkley LossTKO3
      47Oct 29, 198729Juan Roldán WinKO4
      46Mar 7, 198728Dennis Andries WinTKO10
      45Oct 17, 198627Doug DeWittWinUD
      44Jun 23, 198627Mark Medal WinTKO8
      43Mar 10, 198627James ShulerWinKO1
      42Apr 15, 198526 Marvelous Marvin Hagler LossTKO3
      41Sep 15, 198425Fred Hutchings WinTKO3
      40Jun 15, 198425 Roberto Durán WinTKO2
      39Feb 11, 198425Luigi Minchillo WinUD
      38Jul 10, 198324Murray SutherlandWinUD
      37Dec 3, 198224 Wilfred Benítez WinMD
      36Jul 25, 198223Jeff McCrackenWinTKO8
      35Feb 27, 198223 Marcos GeraldoWinKO1
      34Dec 11, 198123Ernie SingletaryWinUD
      33Sep 16, 198122 Sugar Ray Leonard LossTKO14
      32Jun 25, 198122Pablo Baez WinTKO4
      31Apr 25, 198122Randy Shields WinTKO12
      30Dec 6, 198022Luis Primera WinKO6
      29Aug 2, 198021 José Cuevas WinTKO2
      28May 3, 198021 Eddie GazoWinKO1
      27Mar 31, 198021Santiago ValdezWinTKO1
      26Mar 2, 198021Ángel EspadaWinTKO4
      25Feb 3, 198021Jim RichardsWinKO3
      24Nov 30, 197921Mike ColbertWinUD
      23Oct 18, 197921 Saensak MuangsurinWinTKO3
      22Sep 22, 197920José FigueroaWinKO3
      21Aug 23, 197920Inocencio De la RosaWinRTD2
      20Jun 28, 197920Bruce CurryWinKO3
      19May 20, 197920Harold WestonWinRTD6
      18Apr 3, 197920Alfonso HaymanWinUD
      17Mar 3, 197920Segundo MurilloWinTKO8
      16Jan 31, 197920Sammy RuckardWinTKO8
      15Jan 11, 197920Clyde GrayWinTKO10
      14Dec 9, 197820Rudy BarroWinKO4
      13Oct 26, 197820Pedro RojasWinTKO1
      12Sep 7, 197819Bruce FinchWinKO3
      11Aug 3, 197819Eddie MarcelleWinKO2
      10Jul 20, 197819Raul AguirreWinKO2
      9Jun 8, 197819Jimmy RothwellWinKO1
      8Mar 31, 197819Tyrone PhelpsWinTKO3
      7Mar 17, 197819Ray FieldsWinTKO2
      6Feb 17, 197819Billy GoodwinWinTKO2
      5Feb 10, 197819Robert AdamsWinTKO3
      4Jan 29, 197819Anthony HouseWinKO2
      3Dec 16, 197719Willie WrenWinTKO3
      2Dec 7, 197719Jerry StricklandWinKO3
      1Nov 25, 197719Jerome HillWinKO2

      Titles

      Thomas Hearns was a five-weight-division world champion. He has held seven world titles, two of which were vacant title wins, and the rest five were lineal championship wins.

      Weight DivisionWorld Titles Held
      Light-heavyweightWBA, WBC
      Super-middleweightWBO
      MiddleweightWBC
      Super-welterweightWBC, The Ring
      WelterweightWBA

      Statistics

      Thomas Hearns is 185 cm tall (6' 0.83") with a reach of 198 cm (6' 5.95"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 13 cm (5.12"). Hearns has a 71.6% KO rate.

      Career Summary

      Thomas Hearns' professional boxing career spanned more than 28 years — from 1977 to 2006.

      Hearns made his professional boxing debut against Jerome Hill at the age of 19 on November 25, 1977, defeating Hill via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 31 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 29 wins via stoppage.

      Hearns had his first world title fight at the age of 21 on August 2, 1980 after 28 professional fights, against José Cuevas for the welterweight WBA title. He defeated Cuevas via 2nd round TKO to become the welterweight champion of the world.

      Hearns has won seven world titles at five weight classes. For all the details about Hearns' world title wins and defenses refer to "Thomas Hearns World Titles".

      Some of Hearns' best fights and notable victories include wins over four Hall-of-Famers (Virgil Hill, Roberto Durán, Wilfred Benítez, and José Cuevas), Saensak Muangsurin, Eddie Gazo, and Marcos Geraldo.

      Thomas Hearns had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career — four of them in title bouts and one in a non-title bout. He suffered his first loss against Sugar Ray Leonard via 14th round TKO on September 16, 1981, which ended his 32-fight win streak. He has been stopped four times and lost once via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Thomas Hearns' losses".

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Shannon Landberg on February 4, 2006. Hearns won the fight via 10th round TKO. It's been 17 years, 1 month, and 27 days since this fight.

      Hearns retired from professional boxing with a record of 61-5-1, which included 48 knockout wins and four losses via knockout, and seven title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2012.

      Career Highlights

      Thomas Hearns fought a total of 67 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some great performances in his fights. These six fights are the highlight of his career.

      • October 18, 1979: Thomas Hearns puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Saensak Muangsurin via 3rd round TKO.

      • May 3, 1980: Thomas Hearns beats Eddie Gazo via 1st round KO.

      • August 2, 1980: Hearns wins his first world title by defeating José Cuevas via 2nd round TKO. He is now the WBA welterweight world champion.

      • December 3, 1982: Hearns wins the WBC and The Ring super-welterweight titles from Wilfred Benítez, by beating Benítez via 15 round majority decision.

      • June 15, 1984: Hearns wins the super-welterweight title from Roberto Durán, by beating Durán via 2nd round TKO.

      • June 3, 1991: Hearns wins the WBA light-heavyweight title from Virgil Hill, by beating Hill via 12 round unanimous decision.

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