Thomas Hearns - Boxing News

Sugar Ray and The Hitman have mutual respect for one another – they earned it

James Slater - August 12, 2017

Boxing legends Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns are currently in Las Vegas – the scene of many of their sensational, unforgettable fights – to attend tonight’s Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Hearns, a former five-weight king, will […]

Legend Thomas Hearns to become the last of “The Four Kings” inducted into The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame

James Slater - August 9, 2017

This weekend in Las Vegas, nothing short of boxing royalty will be both in attendance and receiving honours at the fifth Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame inductions. There will be a genuine celebration of two great rivalries, as Thomas Hearns […]

Sugar Ray Leonard to Induct Rival Tommy Hearns into Nevada Boxing HOF

Boxing Hall of Fame - June 13, 2017

Nearly 36 years ago, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard came together at Caesars Palace for one of the most memorable nights in boxing history. On Sept. 16, 1981, in a WBA-WBC welterweight title unification bout, Leonard stopped Hearns in […]

Thomas Hearns Visits Claressa Shields in Training at Berston Field House in Flint

Salita Promotiions - May 19, 2017

Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Women’s NABF Middleweight Champion, Claressa “T-Rex” Shields had a very special visitor at her gym yesterday, none other than all-time Michigan great Thomas “Hitman” Hearns. Hearns, from Detroit, is the 1980 and 1984 The Ring […]

Fab 4 Rivalries – Duran, Leonard, Hagler, Hearns (Boxing Documentary)

Rummys Corner - May 6, 2017

The “Fab 4” is the nickname that refers to the four elite Hall of Fame boxers – Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, and Marvelous Marvin Hagler. These four men are widely regarded as four of the very best […]

Happy Birthday, Hagler-Hearns! Is it still the greatest fight ever?

James Slater - April 15, 2017

Imagine if, right now, you were eagerly awaiting the big fight tonight and it was Marvin Hagler-Thomas Hearns. Back when this one was coming up, fans everywhere knew they would get a great fight; they just didn’t know how great. […]

Third Annual Box Fan Expo returns to Vegas May 6; Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns announced

BoxingChannel.tv - March 7, 2017

8-Time world champion Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns has been confirmed to participate in the third annual Box Fan Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Saturday, May 6. Created for boxing fans to meet legendary and current fighters, advanced […]

Living legend Thomas Hearns has Detroit street named after him

James Slater - February 19, 2017

Boxing legend Thomas Hearns will never, ever be forgotten by fight fans and yesterday, in his beloved Detroit, “The Hitman” was assured a little more immortality by having a street named after him. The former multi-weight king – Hearns winning […]

Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Class of ’17 Inductees Announced

Top Rank - February 15, 2017

Former world champion Thomas Hearns, who along with Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Roberto Duran dominated boxing in the 1980s and became known collectively as “The Four Kings,” headlines a 14-person class of inductees into the Nevada Boxing […]

Hagler-Hearns – when they tried to set up a rematch

James Slater - August 30, 2016

Once again, Marvellous Marvin Hagler and Thomas “Hitman” Hearns would box under the bright lights of Las Vegas, this time together, on the same night, against dangerous opposition. It was almost a full year after these two warriors had gone […]