Thomas Hearns

American boxer
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Summary

Thomas Hearns was born on October 18, 1958[1], in Memphis[2]. He has worked as a boxer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,748 views/month, #6,687 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[5]
  • Award received: International Boxing Hall of Fame[6], Sugar Ray Robinson Award[7], The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Commons category: Thomas Hearns[10]
  • Sport: boxing[11]
  • Family name: Hearns[12]
  • Given name: Thomas[13]
  • Official website: http://thomashitmanhearns.net/[14]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 67[15]
  • Number of wins: 62[16]
  • Number of losses: 5[17]
  • Number of draws/ties: 1[18]
  • Country for sport: United States[19]
  • Height: 185 cm[20]
  • Sports discipline competed in: cruiserweight[21], light heavyweight[22], super middleweight[23], middleweight[24], light middleweight[25], welterweight[26], light welterweight[27]

Why It Matters

Thomas Hearns has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Hearns born?

Thomas Hearns was born in Memphis[2].

What did Thomas Hearns do for work?

Thomas Hearns worked as a boxer[3].

What awards did Thomas Hearns receive?

Honors received include International Boxing Hall of Fame[6], Sugar Ray Robinson Award[7], and The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year[8].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . BoxRec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . bwaa.org. Retrieved . bwaa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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