Thomas Hearns Boxing News

Michael Buffer, Freddie Roach, Al Bernstein and Michael Katz also enter Hall of Fame CANASTOTA, NY – DECEMBER 6, 2011 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the newest class of inductees to enter the Hall. Living inductees include multi-division champion Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, two-division champion Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson, “Let’s [...]

By Gerardo Granados: One of the greatest fighters of all times, one who was feared, one of the meanest and bravest who ever laced a pair of gloves turns fifty three years old today.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): As boxing fans well know, fights are very rarely as good as the pre fight hype. Once in a great while though the fight not only matches the hype but exceeds it. One of those fights took place on April 15, 1985 between “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler and Tommy “The Hitman” [...]

By John F. Mckenna (McJack): On September 26, 1981 a World Welterweight unification title match was held between “Sugar” Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns, AKA “The Hitman”. Leonard, who the media had groomed to be the heir apparent to Muhammad Ali, was already a media icon. He had charisma, was photogenic and he had dazzling [...]

By Gerardo Granados: Fighting at welterweight, both fighters agree to have their blood examined at the weight in so none would take PEDS before this fight. Both agreed the purse split, size of the globes, judges, and also it’s permitted the use of xylocaine. And just in case you might forget Roberto Duran was a [...]

By Klaas Mabetlela: It is natural that people will always think the boxers around them are greater than the yester-years’ boxers and these debates will always be there for as long as the sport of boxing exists. Manny Pacquiao’s devastating performances have revived debates on all-time greats of the fistic arena. I am looking at [...]

By Chris Williams: Former 8-time champion Thomas Hearns (61-5-1, 48 KOs) is planning on staging a comeback later in the year, and has plans for a final fight of his career. Hearns hasn’t been active in three years since stopping a fighter by the name of Shannon Landberg in the 10th round in 2006. Before [...]