The ‘Showdown’ was the name promoters pinned on the September 16, 1981 Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns fight at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. I wouldn’t have missed this one for the world, and ordered my ticket over the phone. My choice to see it was Atlantic City Convention Hall, the same place […]

On April 25, 1981, Thomas Hearns took on Randy Shields, an experienced veteran on ABC’s Wide World of Sports. What I remember most about that broadcast, was how critical and annoying Howard Cosell could be. Thomas didn’t run right over Shields, and didn’t stop him until the twelfth round. I saw it as a good

Thomas Hearns was born on October 18, 1958 in Grand Junction, Tennessee. When he was five years old, his family moved to Detroit, Michigan. He had an illustrious amateur career, and finished with a record of 155-8. He signed with Emmanuel Steward as a professional, and made his debut on November 25, 1977 at Olympia

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