Thomas Hearns - Top 5 Notable Wins
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- A quick look at the Top 5 most notable victories during the powerhouse boxing career of Thomas 'The Hitman' Hearns.
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This episode of Rummy's Corner was written, narrated, and produced by Geoffrey Ciani (aka - Rummy).
Thomas Hearns - Top 5 Notable Wins
Ironically, one of Hearn's best career performances was in the loss to a prime Leonard in their first fight. He was only a few minutes away from gaining a wonderful victory.
@Anthony Joshua Leonard was a great boxer but I don't give him any credit as a SM or LH champion. It was ridiculous to throw in the vacant SM title when challenging Lalonde for LH title. Also Donny had to weigh in at the SM limit
Yea he had that fight in the bag. Leonard’s corner, “Your blowing it son” then it was ovah
I always liked Tommy but he wasn’t an intelligent fighter! He failed to tie up Leonard in their first fight. He was foolish to think he could match Haggler blow for blow. Leonard stuck and ran from Hagler, thus winning the fight!
@@stephenflynn7600 Run? Lol, Thomas fight with Hagler, and what happened? Yeah, Hagler kill him. Sugar extra hight iq boxer, he knows how beat Hagler
Yup, Hearns had Leonard completely outclassed, but Leonard had a huge heart and pulled out the desperation win.
The knockout of Duran is the definition of the perfect punch, right on the sweet spot
That knockout was brutal but damned if it wasn't beautiful.
Constant pressure,took his ground away and invaded his space..Shades of the"Drowning Style"
One thing I immediately noticed in the Duran fight. When Hearns put him down the 1st or 2nd time, Duran didn't move his head away, or with the punch, as he always did. I'm thinking Duran was already hurt and simply didn't have the ability to do that, as he always did in his other fights. This was a total mismatch, physically. They may have weighed the same, but Hearns had him in every other category. He must've had at least a foot in reach, 5 or 6 inches taller, etc. I believe Roberto just didn't realize how big Tommy really was.....Until he saw him in the ring. Duran flat looks intimidated here, unlike any other fight I've ever seen him in. You never heard Duran hollering about a rematch, either. I remember when the public was lobbying for this fight,, Emanuel Steward said "Tommy would drive Duran into the ground like a spike"!! And he did! This is almost like Foreman vs Frazier 😳
@@milojanis4901 No. You totally go around history. Duran will go on and fight for years, he will take on the much bigger Iran Barkley and win ! Probably Duran's greatest fight out of 119 . Barkley had just KO'd Hitman in case you forgot. Duran wasn't affraid of anyone . He beat Ray Léonard and Camacho .The same Camacho who knocked out Ray . Hitman was a great fighter but not in the Hands of Stone category ( or Marvin Hagler for that matter ) .
When Duran went down that last time, he should have tossed out of the ring on his head.....
Hearns probably doesn't get enough credit for his later career achievements as most focus on his 4 kings battles. to unify at light heavy coming from welter is mighty impressive.
Yup, Hearns was a beast. It baffles the mind that a former welterweight was able to accomplish that.
@@MrClassicmetal Hearns had an incredible ability to boil down to 147 despite his height. I think 175 was likely closer to his natural walkaround weight, so I'm not surprised he had success there.
and he fought as a lightweight most of his amateur days
@@beevee2312 hearns had an incredibly high metabolism, he actually walked around as a welterweight most of his career and put serious effort into bulking to get thru the weight classes. Hearns was just born lanky, he fought at lightweight as an amafuer
What makes even more impressive is that he did by ko and by totally out boxing a top 5 p4p champion in Virgil Hill
Dont forget that within 30 seconds Hearns actually forced Hagler to initiate a clinch !!
HAGLER !
Nobody ever forced Hagler to do anything !
Hagler was so tough n mean he probably still has sleepless nights regretting that moment then gets up at 5am n goes for an angry 6 mile run swearing to avenge it.
Tommy Hearns, probably the most over looked all time great in boxing history.
Great video Bummy 👍
Rummy?
Leonard was better
Have u guys actually looked at all the low blows Hagler hit him with.
The first and only fighter to hurt bloody and make Marv have to come back to win.
Nobody (but Hearns) has ever done that. Nobody. Not even Mugabi who could actually keep with Hagler
Rummy is responsible for all of my old school boxing knowledge, we love you rummy.
One of my favourite boxers of all time. His stubbornness was his biggest downfall, which came to bite him in the ass, on more than one occasion, but his stubbornness is also part of why I like him so much :')
Rummy I been following you for a couple of years and appreciate all your work sir!
One of my fav boxers ever... rummy thanks for all your content! Always looking forward to your uploads .
Same here
Haggler vs Hearns = greatest fight ever
@@r0ckstar666 I disagree but to each his own.
Leonard-Hearns I is the best fight I've ever seen since 1980.
@@r0ckstar666 hard to argue against that, it was all out, but thommy was past his prime.
The greatest three rounds of boxing ever HEARNS v HAGGLER
I remember my dad remarking on how much of a formidable warrior Tommy Hearns was when I was a kid. Cheers for the upload.
Tommy also won the IBO CW belt beating Nate Miller and Miller while not know was a very good CW Champ with wins over Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Bert Cooper and Orlin Norris. Tommy was also 40 years of age at this time
Hearns also won the “CBC” belt from the ferocious foe Martin “raw dawg” Payne! Left him lumped up too
@@pboissie Lmao 😅🤣😂
Hearn was INCREDIBLE, but I always thought his defense wasn't nearly as strong as his Kronk- style offense. I'll always think he could have been the best if he slipped and kept his hands up more. Still an incredible, elite athlete! Thanks again Rummy!
Good list. I still remember Duran touching gloves with Hearns at the end of round one. Who else made Duran touch gloves??!!
Leonard
@@SWEETCORNCORTEZ The only way Leonard touched gloves with Hearns in their 2nd fight was with his face!! Leonard vs Hearns II draw was the biggest robbery since the Atuafermo vs Hagler draw, whan Hagler hit Vito with everything but a ball bat.
@@milojanis4901 ...it was yes. However the great man SRL to this day acknowledges that he lost that fight even thou it was a draw on the cards. Only a few weeks ago SRL was ‘working’ a body bag for the cameras which was posted on Instagram. The Hitman commented saying, if you come out of retirement we can have a 3rd fight. SRL came back with 1 win each so far 👌. That is class 🙏. Both superstars always will be...
@@milojanis4901 100% in agreement with you Milo, Vito the mosquito was swatted all over the ring like a mosquito, that my friend was highway robbery at its finest, then
Hearns and Leonard II another robbery in my humble opinion, Tommy dominated the fight entirely, Leonard even went down for an 8 count. (maybe corrupt judges?)
I think one of Hearns most notable fights actually resulted in a loss and that is his fight against Sugar Ray Leonard. What a fight!
That knockout punch that dropped Duran looks (and sounds, if you watch it on video where there's audio of the fight) like one of the hardest punches ever thrown. And I mean ever!
It was like a helicopter blade at full rotation vs ....
A huge Watermelon
That was exactly my thoughts for years! One hell of a punch that could have killed an average Joe and the echo of it still come around from time to time! Bam! Face plant!
I've always said that was the hardest punch I've seen landed in a fight between 2 Hall of Famers. Looked like Duran walked into a downed power line.
Thomas Hearns AKA The Motor City Cobra AKA The Hitman, who's right hand could knock out a Horse.
@paul stewart he did wobble hagler in round 1
He shouldn't have tried to force the KO against Hagler.. shouldn't fought him like he did Shuler. In that case he may have been able to win on cuts if he was able to avoid Hagler's powerful looping punches.
Dont 4 get he broke his hand in the 1 round with Hagler try fighting with a broken hand every punch you connect hurt like hell facts
Why isnt he top 20 of all time? I would have him above sugar ray leonard in all time ranking
@@dwayneglover2176 He didn't quit. Hearns kept fighting. Hagler KOd him. Bottom line, he hit Hagler so hard that he broke his hand. Still didn't even knock Hagler down. Bloodied him up for sure. Hagler's hard head won the fight.
I think Hearns’ style was almost impossible to beat below middleweight, unless you were a defensive wizard. Fighters that sometimes relied on their iron chin could not survive.
Nuclear right hand, angry jabs brilliant descriptive use of lanquage by Rummy 👍.
Tommy the Hit man Hearns, a legend in an era full of Legends, how i wish this modern era could emulate those epic days, younger boxing fans should go into the archives and watch all these great fighters, it would be an eye opener.
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Hearns was a bad ass. Fierce fighter. His eyes were intense. He was a surprisingly nice guy though as a person.
Chin was sus tho
Him and Julian Jackson was the truth tho
Did you ever meet Hearn’s? I did ( in 1980 ), and he wasn’t a nice guy...
@@westondiggs4324how come ? In later interviews after retirement he came across as a nice guy.
@@davidmclachlan6592 Perhaps after retirement, and physical damage, and mental deterioration from head trauma. But in the prime of his career it's not hard to believe he was "mean" to at least one person.
Tyson and Tommy Hearns the two most electrifying fighters ever.
I prefer Lennox Lewis over Tyson.
@@SuperPeterok Lewis was probably better than even a peak Tyson but not as exciting to watch. Nigel Benn was also exciting to watch but I highly doubt if he would have beaten the less exciting Mike McCallum
@@stevo62ful I doubt Benn would beat McCallum too,Benn actually said about McCallum in a boxing mag interview,about McCallum, "He ain't snatching my body" It's the only time I've not heard Nigel say "Yeah I don't mind going over there and fighting him" Reg Gutteridge called McCallum "The great Mike McCallum" and I tend to agree with him
You left out Aaron Pryor .
Glad the other is short and the other is tall can both be studied
So rare for a guy that long, to have that kind of speed. Don’t think we saw anything like it again, until Chico Corrales, RIP.
Came here for Tommy, but Benitez was an incredible fighter
God bless Wilfred, a magnificent technician and a joy to watch, so sad what happened to him but at least Sugar Ray took the time to visit him. Dont think Tommy did though.
Hearns' performance against Benitez was the best display of boxing I've ever seen.
Is there more of a 'legendary' fighter than hearns?
Now we have A side spats over guys who couldn't hold this mans water bottle.
Sugar ray Robinson was pretty legendary
@@claudiathomas2529 yes you're right many of the old timers reckon Robinson was a better welterweight than he was a Middleweight
Exactly. Spot on.
Roy Jones Jr. The guy came from middleweight and held a heavyweight title at some point. While you can also argue even Roberto Duran is more _legendary._ As he actually *unified* his own division, went up in weight and beat Ray Leonard, quit the rematch(lol), got outboxed by Benitez, totally destroyed Davey Moore who actually beat Benitez, went toe to toe with Hagler, got knocked the fuck out by Hearns and schooled Iran Barkley who actually KO'd Hearns twice. Plus he fought a 34 year old Hector Camacho at the age of 45 and gave an spectacular performance. He's probably the most _interesting_ fighter among the fabulous four. He was the oldest and the smallest one out of the 4. But the guy is basically a shounen manga protagonist lol.
What about his glass chin though, you want mention that will you.
Rummy i think you nailed this one. Also I want to thank you for doing this piece on Tommy "Hitman" Hearns. He often gets overlooked as one of the greats of the 80s. I hate it went people question this man. Especially his chin, yes he was stopped by SRL and Hagler but he took a pounding in those fights especially against SRL. He definitely deserves the title as the most exciting fighter of the 80's.
Great video, Rummy. Tried to predict what you would say before even watching. Got close. My list was: Duran, Hill, Cuevas, Benitez, Roldan.
unbiased, interesting, and well analyzed. great work as always rummy !
As a lifelong boxing fan i am so grateful for Rummys corner. the best boxing site on the net by far!
Hey don’t forget he also beat Martin Lawrence in “Martin” 🤣
Word has it tommy didnt give the reigning CBC champ martin “raw dawg” payne his props. Also had the nerve to take his woman on a limo ride.
The only reason I clicked 😂
That was an absolutely hilarious episode!!!
😂😂😂😂
Learned about The Hitman from watching _Hajime no Ippo_ . After seeing Ryo Mashiba in the anime, I looked up some videos of Hearns, and to my surprise, the real life version was actually scarier than the cartoon! Hearns' lead left covered such an insane amount of distance, it seemed to me like he could hit a guy from across the ring with it. And that overhand right is absolutely terrifying; I actually get a chill down my spine every time I see him throw it!
Man that anime is so underated.
Can’t imagine any modern day welterweight moving through the divisions and winning a world title at Light Heavyweight
God the good days of boxing best smaller guys so many never dodged fights
Awesome
I know this is his notable WINS. But my favorite fight of ALL time is Hearns vs. Hagler. Holy sh*t.
I still feel stunned when I watch that first round,m in awe of it even though I've seen it about 300 times over the last 36 years.
My favorite boxer...period...(yes, I'm Detroit)
Even his "losses" were spectacular.
Agree completely with your rating! I don't see it as a surprise that Hearns was able to compete from welter to light heavy, he was freakishly tall and rangy for 147 and his frame easily supported 156 thru 175. I think he did suffer a bit in the power category when he moved to light heavy though
This is my first Rummy’s Corner. Just a great video, all meat and no filler. Thank you
One best boxing UA-camrs out there I always send it videos to people getting into knowing the sport
I agree with your number one choice. For me it's by far his most notable victory because Duran was so durable win or lose throughout his career. I'd go as far as saying it's one of the best stoppages I've ever seen given the quality of opposition.
Cuevas v Hearns is one of those fights which should have been illegal on account of that much firepower being allowed in one ring.
Rummy, I would love to see a Notable wins video of:
May weather,
Duran,
James Toney
Fantastic as always Rummy. 100% the most entertaining boxing channel on youtube
As a 170lbs 6'4" kid, this guy was my hero! Great video
Good selection here. One of the distinctions of Tommy Hearns' career is that no one ever outboxed him. Not even master boxers like Leonard, Benitez, and Hill.
Agree with your list Rummy. Cuevas or Duran was perhaps the hardest choice for me but in the end it is the Duran knockout. I don't know if anyone had done that to Duran before, and i think it was Joppy who next stopped Duran some dozen or so years later when Duran was 46. Also after half a round of feeling out, Hearns went to work and just blew Duran away. Maybe as Gil Clancy said at the time Duran had become old overnight, but then how do you explain the lack of knockout defeats for Duran thereafter.
Thanks for sharing.
Probably the greatest junior middleweight of all time, that second fight vs Leonard was one of the worst robberies I’ve ever witnessed
I seen Thomas Hearns at the Las Vegas boxing expo 2 years ago
I stayed wondering how the heck did this guy ever make 147?.....
He’s a giant
The Benitez fight is how I can see Floyd/Hearns would look like. I can see Hearns be more busy and Floyd not throwing much due to Hearns reach.
In my younger years I use to hate Hearns because I use to think he was too cocky. But now I have respect for the Hitman. Hearns without question or argument is the greatest World Class Fighter ever. To win titles from weather weight to light heavey weight says a lot . One of my friends meet him and said he is a down to earth man and a true Christian.
Facilitated bringing Tommy to the Broadway Gym in LA a few years back, to meet with Ms. Larkin's RIP to discuss a project. Got there at 3:30pm on a Friday. The Gym was empty, nothing happening. But, once the word hit the streets around 108th & Broadway, that Thomas Hearns was in The Hood,
the place was packed within a half hour. He had time for everyone, a fun loving gentleman to all the kids. Was a fine day in The Big Los
Tommy Hearns was underrated he 1 of the best 2ever do it thanks TH 4your contributions pease out and stay covid free.
I have to say, Rummy is the best boxing commenter on UA-cam hands down, great voice, great delivery and always great content. Thanks for the videos
Hearns was a monster. If he had trained head movement he would be invincible. Thanks Rummy, excellent video. Regards from Brazil.
Do taller fighters need head movement?
Tommy was part of the golden era of boxing. I was a Tommy fan since I could understand boxing. I was 8 or 9 and loved boxing. Tommy’s all out assault style was fun to watch.
Rummy, you're the HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION of boxing docs!!!! ESPN better watch their back!
Hearns and Hagler two of my favourite boxers to watch. I loved Hearns boxing style. That devastating jab, followed by the right! Goodnight.
Tommy was one of my faves of all time. When I was boxing, due to similar body types he was one of the guys I really studied especially regarding the delivery of a sharp jab.
Impresionante boxeador la cobra de lo mejor que dio el box su primer round con hagler quedara en la historia para siempre memorable !!! Dejo increibles peleas con duran con wilfredo con hagler impresionantes batallas
Always a pleasure Rummy🥊
His win against Duran is by far his greatest performance
Absolutely the best boxing channel.
Man and he really lived up to his name too! The Hitman!! Motor city Cobra 🐍!!!! Classic all time fighter!!!
Leonard and Hagler may have beaten him, but Tommy was the most fun and beautiful to watch. Their best knockouts were against him, but he had many more classic big punches. What an American hero. What an entertainer.
Hearns was feared and fearsome‼️
Used to work at the palace of auburn hills and tommy was often sitting court side for pistons games. Good man.
Tommy is one of my all time favorite fighters. That loooooong jab/right hand combo was so lethal. He beat Sugar in the second fight and got shafted. The Hagler fight broke my heart. If he doesn't break his hand and has just a little more patience I think he wins. I hoped and hoped for a rematch. Hagler was legend, no shame in losing to him. What he did to undefeated Virgil Hill never got coverage it deserved. Virgil Hill first loss and didn't lose again for 6 more years and had 11 title defenses. What Tommy did as a Light Heavyweight doesn't get respect enough !!! I really miss great boxing.
That Hearns' right hand is just the greatest thing ever. My Lord!
Its kinda crazy that the most versatile Welterweights in the history of boxing were fighting in the exact same era. The only eras that come close were the 2000s featherweights. Imagine that Holyfield, Tyson and Lewis and Bowe primes lined up in the exact same time and they fought each other.
The most versatile welters would've been in the 00s. Holyfield, Tyson, Bowe, and Lewis were all in their primes during the 90s. Mike just happened to be the weakest link because his marketing gave the general public an idea of him that wasn't true in the ring. Mike was always able to dominate weaker competition he showed that in the Golota fight. It's the skilled guys who punch back that always gave Mike trouble even in the 80s.
Hearns is one of the best boxer-punchers ever.
People point to his power, but his skills and ring sense allowed him to throw those bonmbs.
He set Duran up perfectly before knocking him out by flicking some jabs to the body before firing off that missile right hand.
Thanks for the amazing boxing content as always, Rummy. Keep it up. The Motor City Cobra is definitely my favorite american welterweight NO doubt(I’m Puerto Rican btw so Tito, Wilfred Benitez and Cotto come before Tommy for me!...) Best boxing channel on YT by far, I really mean that
You're American or Puerto Rican?
Right after Salvador Sanchez, Tommy Hearns was my next go to fighter that I loved watching. Pre Tyson. Hearns fought and you knew you'd be seeing a fantastic KO. If you weren't alive back then seeing a one punch KO artist is a beautiful man to watch. Doubt we'll ever see one again that is as dominating as Hearns was.
Another great video
What about some of those fights he fought coming up...before he fought Ray Leonard...he put a few of those guys away in spectacular fashion too!
LOVE this Brutha’s heart & skill! Absolutely one of my favorites. Even in his losses he whipped ass
Glad to see you had the Duran fight as number 1 - I was thinking that as I clicked on the video. When it happened I thought it would have been a close fight - just shows what I know I guess.
If he ever needs to be played in a movie they should get idris Elba because they look very similar
That'd be dope
True, but Idris would need to lose about 50 pounds
Terrance crawford
That depends if he can get skinny enough to play him cuz he’s got the height down already.
Elba is far too old to play anyone in a biopic.
Growing up in Puerto Rico back in the late 70's early 80's I remember that Benitez fight in 82'
Only a man name"Sugar" gave,em his 1st L,but on the bright side of that fight he made 17 mil,
Biggest purse in history at the time and alot of credit should also go to Emanuel Steward for bringing in that hard hitting style,
Being with him from the beginning in '77 I think..Being the 1st boxer to turn the stoned handed panamanian lights off shows just what kinda fighter this dude was
But in Duran's defense he was like 30+ vs Hitman's 25 yrs old
Dude he didn’t touch Hearn before he fell 3:10
Yes right before
I saw that too.
Some punch’s sneak up on u a late reaction
And stood on his foot as well, not intentionally.
Rummy's corner as always great show thank you for the Memories.... by the way Hearns beat Leonard in the second fight. The politics of boxing The Shame of the sport
Never be another Tommy Hearns
Rummy rummy rummy!!!!! Spot on analysis. I’ve seen all these fights but not a montage like this. I 💯 % agreed with you. The Hit Man is aptly named. Even Sugar Ray agreed Hearns won that 2nd fight. The man had all the attributes! From 147-175 lbs. Amazing heart speed power and boxing IQ!!!
Still one of my all time favorites
Tommy! One of the Absolute Greatest of Them ALL!!!!!!! Hagler wanted NO part of a rematch!! Admit it Marvin!!
My favorite boxer damn man
Perfect top 5
You forgot his 1994 victory over Martin Payne. That was notable 😅
Best channel in the game
Hearns was one of the best.
Anyone who does that to Duran must be respected.
Surely one of the greatest ko's ever.
Andres was a tough fighter, Hearns pummelled him.
You da best Rum. Another great top 5 fights from my favorite boxing historian. Keep it up you ol' dog!
Me & my brother saw Tommy beat Andres live in downtown Detroit- what a moment! 👍🏻
Excellent. Man you’re a fantastic UA-camr. Journalist.
Cuevas and Duran KOs are two of the most spectacular wins in boxing history. Both had great chins, and I don't recall if they had ever been knocked down before, much less KOd, before facing the Hit Man 🥊
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I love Rummys Corner.
Like you said RUMMY, Hearns hit Roberto's jaw with a NUCLEAR right hand,it was AWESOME.
Excellent. I loved watching him box during his time. It was the heydey of boxing in my opinion.
Rummy you the man i love your work and Narration skills
I love these videos by Rummy because they shed light on the many great boxers who I've only heard about through one famous match. For example, I've only heard about Hearns through his war with Haggler. But he was an established fighter by that point for a reason, and it's fascinating to learn why.
Great video