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     My list of the top 10 cruiserweights of all time.

Here is my list of the top 10 fighters with the best right hand in history. 1. Earnie Shavers 2. Thomas Hearns 3. Joe Louis 4. Rocky Marciano 5. George Foreman 6. Alexis Arguello 7. Julian Jackson 8. Sonny Liston 9. Lennox Lewis 10. Sugar Ray Robinson                

My list of the fighters with the best left hooks. The top 10.

 After his loss to Iran Barkley on March 20, 1992, Thomas Hearns took a year and a half off from boxing, had surgery on his right hand, and finally let it heal. When he returned on November 6, 1993, it was as a cruiserweight on the undercard of the Bowe-Holyfield rematch at Caesar’s Palace in

  After winning the WBA light heavyweight crown from Virgil Hill on June 3, 1991, Thomas Hearns didn’t return to the ring until the following February 20th. I went over my brother’s house to watch it on pay-per-view, and of course was rooting hard for Tommy. The bout from the Caesar’s Palace Sports Pavilion was

After his draw with Sugar Ray Leonard on June 12. 1989, Thomas Hearns didn’t return to the ring again for ten months. On April 28, 1990, Thomas traveled to Atlantic City to take on Michael Olajide at the brand new Mark Etess Arena, part of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Hotel. It was for Tommy’s

The rumors turned into reality when Thomas Hearns vs. Sugar Ray Leonard 2 was announced for June 12, 1989 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. As for me personally, I would be rooting hard for Tommy time, the opposite of their first meeting in 1981, when I pulled for Ray. I was able to go

After winning his fourth title in four different divisions against Juan Roldan on October 29, 1987, Thomas Hearns took a break from the ring. When he returned on June 6, 1988, it was against Iran ‘The Blade’ Barkley at the Hilton in Las Vegas. I went over my sister’s house to watch it on pay-per-view,

On March 3, 1987, Thomas Hearns took on WBC light heavyweight champion Denis Andries at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. I vividly remember watching the fight on my color tv in my bedroom on ABC’s Wide World of Sports. Jim Lampley was the new boxing commentator for ABC, and he was great from the very

.After the tough loss to Hagler in April of 1985, Thomas Hearns didn’t return to the ring until nearly a year later, on March 10, 1986. He took on James Shuler for his NABF middleweight belt. The bout was on the undercard of the Hagler-Mugabi fight at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, and I went