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    pound boxers of all time. On June 10, 2012, Hearns was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Hearns was born in Grand Junction, Tennessee, on...
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  • Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns. "Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns (1st meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 4 September 2024. "Leonard, Hearns Set For Championship...
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  • Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns, billed as The Fight, (referred to afterwards as The War), was a professional boxing match contested on April 15, 1985...
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  • a resurgence in 2000 when he defeated Thomas Hearns in the second round. By the end of the first round, Hearns could be seen limping on his right leg...
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  • Thomas Hearns vs. Roberto Durán, billed as Malice at the Palace, was a professional boxing match contested on June 15, 1984 for the WBC and The Ring super...
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  • and WBC No. 2 ranked cruiserweight Thomas Hearns face Dan Ward for the NABF title vacated by Orlin Norris. Hearns would make light work of Ward knocking...
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  • champion Thomas Hearns. The two fighters had met previously nearly 8 years before, with Leonard rallying in the 14th round to defeat Hearns by technical...
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    with Thomas Hearns at Caesar's Palace. It was promoted as "The War". Hearns was guaranteed $11 million, and Leonard was guaranteed $14 million. Hearns dropped...
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    IBHOF official record book, 1997 edition Sugar Ray Leonard's opponent Thomas Hearns, who was defending the WBO super middleweight title against him on 12...
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  • to WBC middleweight champion Thomas Hearns in the process. Two weeks after Barkley's victory, the fight between Hearns and Barkley became official. Having...
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    five world champions: Wilfred Benítez, Roberto Durán, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard.[citation needed] Of all the possible match-ups...
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    welterweight Thomas Hearns, whom he changed from a light hitting boxer into one of the most devastating punchers in boxing history. Hearns became one of...
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  • Ronald Hearns (born 19 March 1978) is an American professional boxer and the son of Thomas Hearns. Hearns fights at both the light middleweight and middleweight...
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    before winning the WBC middleweight title with a third-round knockout of Thomas Hearns, voted 1988 Upset of the Year by The Ring magazine. In his next fight...
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  • Wilfred Benítez vs. Thomas Hearns, billed as The Battle of Champions, was a professional boxing match contested on December 3, 1982, for the WBC light...
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  • 1991, Thomas Hearns had upset the previously undefeated Virgil Hill to capture the WBA light heavyweight title, giving the 32-year-old Hearns his sixth...
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  • Saad Muhammad KO 14 Yaqui Lopez II 1981 –  Sugar Ray Leonard TKO 14 Thomas Hearns I 1982 –  Bobby Chacon UD 15 Rafael Limon IV 1983 –  Bobby Chacon W...
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  • 1988. Retrieved 1 December 2024. "Thomas Hearns vs. James Kinchen". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 4 September 2024. Hearns to Go for 5th Title in Bout With...
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  • audience. The now 32-year old Hearns had initially planned his next fight to be against rival Sugar Ray Leonard, with Hearns stating that a third fight against...
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    another boxing legend, Thomas Hearns, by a fifteen-round majority decision. Benítez's career went downwards after the fight with Hearns, as did his lifestyle...
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  • announced in June 1980 to take place in August in Hearns hometown of Detroit, Michigan. The 21-year old Hearns had won all but two of his 28 fights by knockout...
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  • Hearns is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Elle Hearns, African American organizer, speaker, writer, and transgender rights activist...
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  • the undefeated and up-and-coming hometown hero Thomas Hearns in Detroit. The much taller and lankier Hearns was able to use his reach to his advantage as...
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    world title bout, this time with Thomas Hearns. In an exciting contest, Roldán shook Hearns early, but succumbed to a Hearns attack in the fourth. A final...
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  • Iran Barkley had upset the reigning WBC middleweight champion Thomas Hearns to claim Hearns' title. For his first defense, Barkley reached an agreement...
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  • first successful defense of his title after fighting Thomas Hearns to a draw. After the Hearns fight, Leonard began negotiations for both a third fight...
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  • middleweight champion Hearns or world middleweight champion Hagler. Despite Mugabi being a mandatory contender for some time, a Hearns - Mugabi title match...
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    the much taller Hearns, drilling in an overhand right behind Hearns' ear. Hearns' legs wobbled and Hagler was on him quickly. Hearns toppled to the canvas...
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  • boxers from the 1980s consisting of Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler a nickname for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion...
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  • Leonard 1980: Thomas Hearns 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard (2) and Salvador Sánchez 1982: Larry Holmes 1983: Marvin Hagler 1984: Thomas Hearns (2) 1985: Marvin...
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