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Thomas Hearns

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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's tall, slender build and long arms and 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, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight. Hearns was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America in 1980 and 1984; the latter following his knockout of Roberto Durán. Hearns was known as a devastating puncher throughout his career, even at cruiserweight, despite having climbed up five weight classes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Hearns is the 119th most popular boxer (down from 74th in 2019), the 7,702nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,847th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Thomas Hearns ranks 119 out of 496. Before him are Orlando Martínez, George Chuvalo, Carlos Lucas, Sten Suvio, Bob Fitzsimmons, and Emilio Correa. After him are Harry Mallin, Bert Schneider, Howard Davis Jr., Ernie Terrell, Carmen Basilio, and Artur Beterbiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Thomas Hearns ranks 281. Before him are Chuck Russell, André Hennicke, Nouriel Roubini, Peter Baltes, Zoran Vujović, and Keenen Ivory Wayans. After him are Wendy Makkena, Kevin Curren, Jaime Pacheco, Amanda Bearse, Deon Meyer, and Phil Anderson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Hearns ranks 7,704 out of 20,380. Before him are Burt Rutan (1943), Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), Eric Andre (1983), William Eggleston (1939), Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), and Glynn Turman (1947). After him are John Gardner (1933), Wendy Makkena (1958), Angie Stone (1965), Lorna Luft (1952), Marvin Stalder (1905), and Bruce Ames (1928).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Thomas Hearns ranks 42. Before him are Buster Douglas (1960), Carmen Barth (1912), Gene Tunney (1897), Oscar De La Hoya (1973), Michael Spinks (1956), and Jess Willard (1881). After him are Bert Schneider (1897), Howard Davis Jr. (1956), Ernie Terrell (1939), Carmen Basilio (1927), Tony Zale (1913), and Bernard Hopkins (1965).

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