Color action 8X10 Thomas Hearns Iran Barkley champion boxers HOF COA

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Color action 8X10 photo of champion boxers Thomas Hearns and Iran Barkley during their classic 1988 bout; personally autographed by both boxers in black Sharpie. A COA from Hudson Valley Autographs accompanies this item and shipping is .
Thomas Hearns
(born October 18, 1958) is an American former
professional boxer
who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the "
Motor City
Cobra", and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns' tall, slender build and oversized arms and shoulders allowed him to move up over fifty pounds in his career and become the first boxer in history to
win world titles in five weight divisions
:
welterweight
,
light middleweight
,
middleweight
,
super middleweight
and
light heavyweight
.
Hearns was named Fighter of the Year by
The Ring
magazine
and the
Boxing Writers Association of America
in 1980 and 1984; the latter following his
knockout
of
Roberto Durán
. Hearns was known as a devastating
puncher
throughout his career, even at
cruiserweight
, despite having climbed up five weight classes. He is ranked number 18 on
The Ring'
s list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
[1]
He currently ranks #92 in
BoxRec
ranking of the greatest
pound for pound
boxers of all time.
[2]
On June 10, 2012, Hearns was inducted into the
International Boxing Hall of Fame
.
Iran Barkley
(born May 6, 1960) is an American former
professional boxer
who competed from 1982 to 1999. He held
world championships in three weight classes
, including the
WBC
middleweight
title from 1988 to 1989, the
IBF
super middleweight
title from 1992 to 1993, and the
WBA
light heavyweight
title in 1992. As an
amateur
, Barkley won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the
1982 World Championships
.
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