Thomas Hearns

Thomas Hearns
Hearns at the White House in 1987
Born (1958-10-18) October 18, 1958 (age 66)
Grand Junction, Tennessee, U.S.
Other names
  • The Hitman
  • Motor City Cobra
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Reach78 in (198 cm)[2]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights67
Wins61
Wins by KO48
Losses5
Draws1

Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra", and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns's tall, slender build and long arms and shoulders allowed him to move up over fifty pounds (22.7kg) in his career and become the first boxer in history to win world titles in five weight divisions: welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight.

Hearns was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America in 1980 and 1984; the latter following his knockout of Roberto Durán. Hearns was known as a devastating puncher throughout his career, even at cruiserweight, despite having climbed up five weight classes. He is ranked number 18 on The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.[3] He currently ranks #78 in BoxRec ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time.[4] On June 10, 2012, Hearns was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.[5]

  1. ^ HBO Sports tale of the tape prior to the second Sugar Ray Leonard fight.
  2. ^ HBO Sports tale of the tape prior to the Iran Barkley rematch.
  3. ^ Eisele, Andrew. "Ring Magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers". Boxing.about.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  4. ^ [1] BoxRec
  5. ^ Rafael, Dan (December 6, 2011). "Thomas Hearns Elected to Hall of Fame". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2017.