1. Thomas Hearns was born on October 18,1958 and is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006.
40 Facts About Thomas Hearns
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Thomas 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 Duran.
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Thomas Hearns was known as a devastating puncher throughout his career, even at cruiserweight, despite having climbed up five weight classes.
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Thomas Hearns is ranked number 18 on The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
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On June 10,2012, Thomas Hearns was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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Thomas Hearns was born in Grand Junction, Tennessee, on October 18,1958, the youngest of three children in his mother's first marriage.
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On her own, Mrs Thomas Hearns raised Tommy and his siblings in Grand Junction until Tommy was five years old; then the family moved to Detroit, Michigan.
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Thomas Hearns won the 1977 National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight Championship.
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Thomas Hearns began his professional boxing career in Detroit, Michigan, under the tutelage of Emanuel Steward in 1977.
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Thomas Hearns won six major world titles in five weight classes during his pro career, defeating future boxing hall of famers such as Jose "Pipino" Cuevas, Wilfred Benitez, Virgil Hill and Roberto Duran.
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Thomas Hearns started his career by knocking out his first 17 opponents.
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Thomas Hearns ended Cuevas's 4-year reign by beating him by TKO in the second round.
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Thomas Hearns was voted "Fighter of the Year" by Ring Magazine in 1980.
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Thomas Hearns came on strong and put Hearns through the ropes at the end of the round.
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Thomas Hearns was dazed, totally out of gas and received a count but was saved by the bell.
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Thomas Hearns was able to stun Hagler soon after the opening bell, but he subsequently broke his right hand in the first round.
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Thomas Hearns beat the count but was clearly unable to continue and the referee decided to stop the fight.
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Thomas Hearns quickly made amends by dispatching undefeated rising star James "Black Gold" Shuler with a devastating first-round knockout in 1986.
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Thomas Hearns presented the NABF championship belt to Shuler's family at his funeral, saying he deserved to keep the belt as he had held it longer than Thomas Hearns.
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In March 1987, Thomas Hearns scored six knockdowns of Dennis Andries to win the WBC light-heavyweight title with a tenth round stoppage at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan.
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Thomas Hearns became the first boxer to win a world title in five weight divisions.
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Thomas Hearns had to wait until 1989 for a rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard, this time for Leonard's WBC super-middleweight title and Thomas Hearns's WBO title.
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Thomas Hearns had one last great performance in 1991, as he challenged the undefeated WBA light-heavyweight champion Virgil Hill.
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In Hill's eleventh defense of the title, Thomas Hearns returned to his amateur roots and outboxed the champion to win a convincing decision and add a sixth world title to his illustrious career.
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On March 20,1992, Thomas Hearns lost this title on a split decision to old foe Iran Barkley but continued to compete and won his next 8 bouts.
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On June 23,1997, Thomas Hearns appeared on a WWF telecast, performing in a storyline where he was taunted and challenged by professional wrestler Bret "Hitman" Hart, who claimed that Thomas Hearns stole the "Hitman" nickname.
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Thomas Hearns ended up attacking Jim Neidhart and knocking him down with a series of punches before officials entered the ring and broke up the confrontation.
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On November 6,1998, Thomas Hearns had a boxing fight which featured a rare, double knockdown.
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Thomas Hearns was able to get up before the referee's count reached ten seconds; Snyder was not and Thomas Hearns won by first-round knockout.
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The first round was competitive, with Thomas Hearns appearing hurt by a solid right to the jaw.
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Thomas Hearns was forced to retire injured at the end of the round.
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The crowd booed and Thomas Hearns took the microphone and promised his fans that he would be back.
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Thomas Hearns's final fight was on 4 February 2006 against Shannon Landberg.
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Thomas Hearns's family is a fixture on the Detroit sports scene.
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Thomas Hearns's son Ronald Hearns is a boxer, and he fought on the undercard of his father's last couple of fights.
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Thomas Hearns serves as a Reserve Police Officer with the Detroit Police Department.
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Thomas Hearns is remembered for visiting US servicemen during the Gulf War.
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Thomas Hearns took responsibility for repaying the entire debt, which he said was accrued from being overly generous toward his large extended family.
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In 2012, Thomas Hearns was ticketed for parking in the middle of the road.
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In 2024, Thomas Hearns appeared on stage at a Trump rally in Detroit.