Thomas Hearns vs Virgil Hill June 3, 1991 -scores read

Tommy Hearns vs. Virgil Hill for the WBA Light Heavyweight title on June 3, 1991.. Caesars Palace-Las Vegas, Nevada.

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[primemoralesno1]

Hearns is a true legend, only lost to 2 ATG fighters in his prime, Leonard & Hagler. The Barkely fight was a bit past his prime in 88 I think, he rolled back the yrs for this Hill fight tho.

If he had Hagler or even Leonard`s chin he`d have beaten both of them I believe.

[roundtree49]

Hearns is one of the greats. I would put him in the Top 50 of all time. Easily.

[Shirishama1]

This is the best win out of Tommy's prime.

[sinusbradycardia]

Tommy did roll back the clock. These guys both fought James Kinchen and Virgil Hill massacred him and Hearns bearly got past him. Then look at this fight. This was Hearns last great win after devastating defeats to Barkley and Hagler. Then to come back and win against an undefeated, very skilled, very technical fighter who was a boxer. As I said, Hearns never had trouble with boxers. This version of Hearns could have challenged Roy Jones at light heavy.

[teedzy1]

Class,class,class

[0j011]

Thomas Hearns-- my favorite boxer of all time,,the moves, the power,,the skill,,win or lose,, he's great

[vidnut67]

@funnyblackmans Your point concerning Hearns' chin is well-taken. However, I maintain that it had more to do with the draining task of keeping only 160 pounds at best on a 6-foot, 2-inch frame. Case in point: When he fought Barkley at 160, he was brutally knocked out. In the rematch, though Hearns was hurt, he went the distance against Barkley and gave a better account of himself.

[vidnut67]

@funnyblackmans True, but I still maintain that he campaigned at 147-160 at a cost to his body and his prime. I guess he and Emanuel Steward felt (and rightfully so) that there was more money in the lower weights.  Yet Hearns' prime as a fighter paralelled the greatest era in light heavyweight boxing, and Hearns was naturally more gifted than any top light heavy at the time, Mike Spinks included.

[funnyblackmans]

@vidnut67 Hearns was even more of a beast at lower weights.

[funnyblackmans]

@primemoralesno1 he'd have beaten everyone if he had haglers chin. thats the only thing letting him him down was his chin. he had everything but a good chin. great movement, good speed, fuckoff power and reach. he was almost the perfect boxer in my eyes

[rediculousnicholas]

im surprised hearns won the light heavyweight title. props to him, and that makes his KO loss to hagler all that the more spectacular... hagler could knock out many many heavyweights too, i truly believe that with utmost conviction.