Has Terence Crawford joined the welterweight elites? Courtesy of the nobody-predicted-that-kind-of-domination Crawford showed in his fight with a superb operator in in Errol Spence, the painfully one-sided stoppage win seeing “Bud” walk out of the ring with all four 147 pound belts, maybe he has indeed.… read more “Man, Oh, Man – What A Dream Fight: Thomas Hearns Vs. Terence Crawford!”
On this day back in 1984, two all-time greats climbed into the ring at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Less than six minutes later, the fight, such as it was, a display of utter destruction a more apt description, was over.… read more “On This Day: Thomas Hearns Flattens Roberto Duran”
Thomas Hearns’ name goes first in the above headline because, as is boxing tradition, the winner goes first. Okay, officially there was no winner when Hearns and Leonard got it on in their long-time-coming rematch, the official result that of a 12 round draw.… read more “Thomas Hearns-Sugar Ray Leonard II – The Last Great Fight From The ‘Four Kings’ Rivalry”
The 1980s sure gave fight fans, boxing fans (MMA not yet a thing) some truly great action. Indeed, though older boxing fans will point to the 1950s as the true golden age, with less old fans pointing to the 1970s in naming that decade as the one that gave the sport its greatest and finest fights, for many fans the 1980s was it.… read more “The Five Greatest Fights Of The 1980s”
Fighters can, if they are fashioned from enough of the precious stuff, achieve greatness in a multitude of ways. For some, the long domination of a weight-class confirms their specialness.… read more “Thomas Hearns: The First Multi-Weight King”
35 years ago (October 29 198), the great Thomas Hearns, who had set himself the lofty goal of making boxing history by becoming the first man to win world titles in four different weight divisions, scored a pulverising win that placed him in the history books for all-time.… read more “35 Years Ago: The Great Thomas Hearns Makes History!”
All-time great Thomas Hearns turns 64 today. Born in Grand Junction, Tennessee, Hearns would go on to become one of Detroit’s most famous citizens. And for millions of fight fans the world over, “The Motor City Cobra,” or, going by his other handle of “The Hitman,” Hearns ranks as one of the most special fighters of them all.… read more “The Great Thomas Hearns Turns 64”
Thomas Hearns, Tommy to his friends – and we fight fans will always be Hearns’ friends – made a sudden impact type explosion on the welterweight division on this day back in 1980; this the first weight class “The Hitman” would terrorise.… read more “On This Day: Tommy Hearns’ First Accension To The Throne, And Maybe His Most Frightening”
It was 34 years ago today when Iran Barkley won the middleweight title by way of a stunning KO of Thomas Hearns. Barkley, who suffered potentially fight-ending cuts, came roaring back to sensationally KO Hearns in round three.… read more “On This Day In 1988: Iran Barkley Shocks Thomas Hearns, Scores Upset Of Decade”
The ring career of the great Thomas Hearns pretty much had it all: numerous epic super fights, an armful of world title wins, history-making wins, comebacks, some successful others not, and some of the most intense and thrilling rounds of boxing action ever seen.… read more “Recalling Tommy Hearns’ “Double Knockdown” Fight With Jay Snyder”