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Thomas Hearns

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Thomas Hearns, nicknamed the Motor City Cobra and the Hitman, is an American former professional boxer who fought from 1977 to 2006. Tall and long armed for a welterweight, he moved up through the divisions and became the first boxer to win world titles in five weight classes: welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight. He was Fighter of the Year in 1980 and 1984 according to The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America, is listed among the hardest punchers in the sport, and entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012.

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1958 1
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5+ 1
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is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006
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    born October 18, 1958
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    is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006
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