Light heavyweight · United States
Thomas Hearns 61-5-1 48 KO · 1977–2006
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Thomas Hearns was a light heavyweight boxer from United States, born Oct 18, 1958. Record 61-5-1 with 48 knockouts over 1977–2006. World titles: WBA light heavyweight (1991–1992), WBO super middleweight (1988–1991), WBC middleweight (1987–1988), WBC light heavyweight (1987) and 2 more. Thomas Hearns last fought Shannon Landberg on Feb 4, 2006 and won by TKO in round 10 of 10.
Also: Томас Гернс · Томас Хирнс · تامس هرنز +17 more توماس هيارنس · โธมัส เฮิร์นส์ · トーマス・ハーンズ · 托马斯·赫恩斯 · 토머스 헌즈 · Hearns · Hit Man · Tommy Hearns · Томас Хернс · Томас Хёрнс · Хернс · Хирнс · Хирнс Томас · Хирнс, Томас · Хёрнс · トミー・ハーンズ · 토마스 헌즈
Born Oct 18, 1958
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 185 cm
Reach 198 cm
Nickname The Hitman · Motor City Cobra
Debut Nov 25, 1977
Career 1977–2006
Rounds boxed 380
KO share 79%
Born in Grand Junction, Tennessee, U.S.
Titles WBA welterweight · 1980–1981; WBC super welterweight · 1982–1986; WBA, WBC light heavyweight · 1987–1992; WBC middleweight · 1987–1988; WBO super middleweight · 1988–1991
Boxerbook rating 2021 ± 230 · inactive since Feb 2006Why here › Confirmed bouts 19 of 67
Career record Record
61-5-1, 48 KOs · 1977–2006
Last result W
Shannon Landberg
TKO 10/10 · The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
The record 67 bouts, 1977–2006, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 62-5-1
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 67, Wikipedia (ja) · 67, Wikipedia (ru) · 1, Wikipedia (es) · 1
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Shannon Landberg
TKO 10/10 · The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
Hearns 60-5-1 · Landberg —
W
John Long
TKO 9/10 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 59-5-1 · Long —
L
Lost IBO cruiserweight title RTD 3/12 · Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 59-4-1 · Grant —
W
For vacant IBO cruiserweight title UD 12/12 · MEN Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Hearns 58-4-1 · Miller 30-6-0
W
Jay Snyder
KO 1/10 · Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 57-4-1 · Snyder —
W
Ed Dalton
KO 5/10 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Hearns 56-4-1 · Dalton —
W
Karl Willis
KO 5/10 · Civic Center, Roanoke, Virginia, 🇺🇸
Hearns 55-4-1 · Willis —
W
Earl Butler
UD 10/10 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Hearns 54-4-1 · Butler —
W
Won vacant WBU cruiserweight title TKO 1/12 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Hearns 53-4-1 · LaPaglia —
W
Freddie Delgado
Retained NABF cruiserweight title UD 12/12 · Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, 🇺🇸
Hearns 52-4-1 · Delgado —
W
Dan Ward
Won vacant NABF cruiserweight title TKO 1/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hearns 51-4-1 · Ward —
W
TKO 1/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hearns 50-4-1 · Maynard —
L
Lost WBA light heavyweight title SD 12/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hearns 50-3-1 · Barkley 28-7-0
W
Won WBA light heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Hearns 49-3-1 · Hill 30-0-0
W
Ken Atkins
TKO 3/10 · Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, 🇺🇸
Hearns 48-3-1 · Atkins —
W
Kemper Morton
KO 2/10 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸
Hearns 47-3-1 · Morton —
W
Michael Olajide
Retained WBO super middleweight title UD 12/12 · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hearns 46-3-1 · Olajide —
D
For WBC super middleweight title SD 12/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hearns 46-3-0 · Leonard 35-1-0
W
Won NABF and inaugural WBO super middleweight titles MD 12/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Hearns 45-3-0 · Kinchen —
L
Lost WBC middleweight title TKO 3/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Hearns 45-2-0 · Barkley 24-4-0
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Won vacant WBC middleweight title KO 4/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Hearns 44-2-0 · Roldán 65-3-2
W
Won WBC light heavyweight title TKO 10/12 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 43-2-0 · Andries 28-6-2
W
For NABF Middleweight Title UD 12/12 · Cobo Hall, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 42-2-0 · DeWitt 27-3-3
W
For WBC light middleweight title TKO 8/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hearns 41-2-0 · Medal 24-2-0
W
Won NABF middleweight title KO 1/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hearns 40-2-0 · Shuler —
L
For WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles TKO 3/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hearns 40-1-0 · Hagler 60-2-2
W
Fred Hutchings
Retained WBC and The Ring light middleweight titles TKO 3/12 · Civic Center, Saginaw, 🇺🇸
Hearns 39-1-0 · Hutchings —
W
For WBC super welterweight title KO 2/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hearns 38-1-0 · Durán 77-5-0
W
Retained WBC and The Ring light middleweight titles UD 12/12 · Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 37-1-0 · Minchillo —
W
UD 10/10 · Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Hearns 36-1-0 · Sutherland 38-9-1
W
Won WBC light middleweight title MD 15/15 · Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Hearns 35-1-0 · Benítez 44-1-1
W
Jeff McCracken
TKO 8/10 · Cobo Hall, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 34-1-0 · McCracken —
W
KO 1/10 · The Aladdin, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hearns 33-1-0 · Geraldo —
W
Ernie Singletary
UD 10/10 · Queen Elizabeth's Sports Centre, Nassau, 🇧🇸
Hearns 32-1-0 · Singletary —
L
For WBC and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 14/15 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hearns 32-0-0 · Leonard 30-1-0
W
Pablo Baez
Retained WBA welterweight title TKO 4/15 · Astrodome, Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Hearns 31-0-0 · Baez —
W
Randy Shields
Retained WBA welterweight title TKO 12/15 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Hearns 30-0-0 · Shields —
W
Luis Primera
Retained WBA welterweight title KO 6/15 · Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 29-0-0 · Primera —
W
Won WBA welterweight title TKO 2/15 · Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Hearns 28-0-0 · Cuevas 27-6-0
W
KO 1/10 · Cobo Hall, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 27-0-0 · Gazo 39-4-2
W
Santiago Valdez
TKO 1/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hearns 26-0-0 · Valdez —
W
For vacant USBA welterweight title TKO 4/12 · Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 25-0-0 · Espada 43-10-4
W
Jim Richards
KO 3/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Hearns 24-0-0 · Richards —
W
Mike Colbert
UD 10/10 · Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Hearns 23-0-0 · Colbert —
W
TKO 3/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 22-0-0 · Muangsurin 13-3-0
W
José Figueroa
KO 3/10 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
Hearns 21-0-0 · Figueroa —
W
Inocencio De la Rosa
RTD 2/10 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 20-0-0 · Rosa —
W
KO 3/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 19-0-0 · Curry 19-4-0
W
RTD 6/12 · Dunes, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Hearns 18-0-0 · Weston —
W
Alfonso Hayman
UD 10/10 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Hearns 17-0-0 · Hayman —
W
Segundo Murillo
TKO 8/10 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 16-0-0 · Murillo —
W
Sammy Ruckard
TKO 8/10 · Saginaw, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Hearns 15-0-0 · Ruckard —
W
TKO 10/10 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 14-0-0 · Gray —
W
Rudy Barro
KO 4/10 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 13-0-0 · Barro —
W
Pedro Rojas
TKO 1/10 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 12-0-0 · Rojas —
W
Bruce Finch
KO 3/10 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 11-0-0 · Finch —
W
Eddie Marcelle
KO 2/10 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 10-0-0 · Marcelle —
W
Raul Aguirre
KO 2/10 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 9-0-0 · Aguirre —
W
Jimmy Rothwell
KO 1/10 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 8-0-0 · Rothwell —
W
Tyrone Phelps
TKO 3/10 · Saginaw, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Hearns 7-0-0 · Phelps —
W
Ray Fields
TKO 2 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 6-0-0 · Fields —
W
Billy Goodwin
TKO 2 · Civic Center, Saginaw, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Hearns 5-0-0 · Goodwin —
W
Robert Adams
TKO 3/6 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 4-0-0 · Adams —
W
Anthony House
KO 2 · Hyatt Regency, Knoxville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Hearns 3-0-0 · House —
W
Willie Wren
TKO 3/6 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Hearns 2-0-0 · Wren —
W
Jerry Strickland
KO 3/6 · Hillcrest Country Club, Mount Clemens, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Hearns 1-0-0 · Strickland —
W
Jerome Hill
KO 2/4 · Olympia, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Hearns 0-0-0 · Hill —
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Facts
What is Thomas Hearns's record? Thomas Hearns's professional record is 61-5-1 with 48 knockouts.
Who did Thomas Hearns fight last? Thomas Hearns last fought Shannon Landberg on Feb 4, 2006 and won by TKO in round 10 of 10.
Which world titles has Thomas Hearns held? Thomas Hearns has held 6 world title reigns: WBA light heavyweight (1991–1992), WBO super middleweight (1988–1991), WBC middleweight (1987–1988), WBC light heavyweight (1987) and 2 more. Sources Boxerbook ID 13774 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13774 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
