My Take
Thomas Hearns is one of those fighters who makes you realize just how unfair nature can be to everyone else in the ring. That 6-foot-1 frame with those impossibly long arms — they called him "the Hitman" for a reason, because he didn't just outbox you, he disassembled you from the outside before you even got close. What blows my mind is that he became the first boxer ever to win world titles in five different weight divisions, starting at welterweight and climbing all the way to light heavyweight. The man was a walking highlight reel in the 1980s, and his rivalry with Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler gave us some of the greatest nights in boxing history. The 2012 International Boxing Hall of Fame induction was long overdue — if anything, it took them too long to formally crown what everyone already knew.
Overview
Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra," and more famously "the Hitman," Hearns' tall, slender build and long arms and broad shoulders allowed him to move up over fifty pounds (23 kg) in his career and become the first boxer in history to win world titles in five weight divisions: welterweight, light middleweight,…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Thomas Hearns
- Name (Japanese)
- トーマス・ハーンズ
- Reading
- とーます・はーんず
- Born
- October 18, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- WBO World Super Middleweight Champion
- 2012 International Boxing Hall of Fame
- WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion
- WBC World Middleweight Champion
- WBC World Super Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion
- WBA World Welterweight Champion
- The Ring World Junior Middleweight Champion
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.