Thomas Hearns

Timeline of world title events

1. 2 Aug 1980

   Thomas Hearns beats Pipino Cuevas via knockout 2/15

   Welterweight (147 lb)

   • WBA

   Thomas Hearns becomes the WBA Welterweight world champion
   
2. 6 Dec 1980

   Thomas Hearns beats Luis Primera via knockout 6/15

   Welterweight (147 lb)

   • WBA
3. 25 Apr 1981

   Thomas Hearns beats Randy Shields via knockout 12/15

   Welterweight (147 lb)

   • WBA
4. 25 Jun 1981

   Thomas Hearns beats Pablo Baez via knockout 4/15

   Welterweight (147 lb)

   • WBA
5. 16 Sep 1981

   Sugar Ray Leonard beats Thomas Hearns via knockout 14/15

   Welterweight (147 lb)

   • WBA
   • WBC
   • RING
6. 3 Dec 1982

   Thomas Hearns beats Wilfred Benitez via majority decision 15/15

   Super Welterweight (154 lb)

   • WBC
   • RING

   Thomas Hearns becomes the WBC Super Welterweight world champion
   
7. 1 May 1983

   Thomas Hearns becomes the RING Super Welterweight world champion
   
8. 11 Feb 1984

   Thomas Hearns beats Luigi Minchillo via unanimous decision 12/12

   Super Welterweight (154 lb)

   • WBC
   • RING
9. 15 Jun 1984

   Thomas Hearns beats Roberto Duran via knockout 2/12

   Super Welterweight (154 lb)

   • WBC
   • RING
10. 15 Sep 1984

    Thomas Hearns beats Fred Hutchings via knockout 3/15

    Super Welterweight (154 lb)

    • WBC
    • RING
11. 15 Apr 1985

    Marvin Hagler beats Thomas Hearns via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    • WBA
    • WBC
    • IBF
    • RING
12. 1 Jan 1986

    Thomas Hearns's WBC Super Welterweight world title reign ends
    
13. 23 Jun 1986

    Thomas Hearns beats Mark Medal via knockout 8/12

    Super Welterweight (154 lb)

    • WBC
    • RING
14. 1 Sep 1986

    Thomas Hearns's RING Super Welterweight world title reign ends
    
15. 7 Mar 1987

    Thomas Hearns beats Dennis Andries via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    • WBC

    Thomas Hearns becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion
    
16. 29 Oct 1987

    Thomas Hearns beats Juan Domingo Roldan via knockout 4/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    • WBC

    Thomas Hearns becomes the WBC Middleweight world champion
    
17. 27 Nov 1987

    Thomas Hearns's WBC Light Heavyweight world title reign ends
    
18. 6 Jun 1988

    Iran Barkley beats Thomas Hearns via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    • WBC
19. 4 Nov 1988

    Thomas Hearns beats James Kinchen via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    • WBO

    Thomas Hearns becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion
    
20. 12 Jun 1989

    Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns share a draw 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    • WBC
    • WBO
21. 28 Apr 1990

    Thomas Hearns beats Michael Olajide via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    • WBO
22. 3 Jun 1991

    Thomas Hearns beats Virgil Hill via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    • WBA

    Thomas Hearns becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion
    
23. 20 Mar 1992

    Iran Barkley beats Thomas Hearns via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    • WBA