The legendary “Hitman,” Thomas Hearns today celebrates his 62nd birthday. One of the finest welterweights, light-middleweights, super-middleweights, and light-heavyweights in boxing history, the feared and … continue
It would prove to be the first of many – many world titles won and many great nights for Thomas Hearns. It was 40 years … continue
As fight fans know, the nine-year, nine-fight rivalry known as “The Four Kings” gave us plenty of drama, to put it mildly. Great two-way fights … continue
In a long and heavily distinguished career that was filled with so many great wins, living legend Thomas Hearns picked up the final truly great … continue
If the great Roberto Duran-Sugar Ray Leonard fight of June of 1980 wasn’t special enough, this titanic battle was the very first super-fight in the … continue
Three-and-a-half decades ago today – April 15, 1985 – an epic fight, a slugfest, a war, took place. The date of April 15, 1985 is … continue
Thomas Hearns had the fight won; all he had to do was stick and move and be content to further batter his rival’s ruined face … continue
British boxing fans were so excited. It was going to be great: a sold-out, rocking MEN Arena in the heart of Manchester, packed to the … continue
Are you, as a boxing junkie, feeling the pain of withdrawal symptoms yet? There are of course far more serious issues and problems to be … continue
Immortal ring legend Thomas Hearns, the first man in boxing history to win world titles at four different weights – 147, 154, 160 and 175, … continue