Thomas '暗殺者' Hearns inducted to ボクシング Hall of Fame

By Sportsmail Reporter
Updated: 23:52 BST, 7 December 2011

Thomas '暗殺者' Hearns, the first man to 勝利，勝つ 肩書を与えるs in four 分割s, 最高の，を越すs a 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of 13 people elected to the International ボクシング Hall of Fame and Museum.

Hearns, who won five 肩書を与えるs altogether, compil ed a 155-8 amateur 記録，記録的な／記録する and was 61-5-1 with 48 ノックアウトs as a プロの／賛成の.

かつてない 広大な／多数の／重要な: Thomas Hearns (left) in 活動／戦闘 against Jay Snyde in l998

Hearns' professional career spanned three １０年間s, beginning with a second-一連の会議、交渉／完成する ノックアウト of Jerome Hill on November 25, 1977, and 結論するing with a 一連の会議、交渉／完成する 10 TKO 決定／判定勝ち（する） over journeyman Shannon Landberg on February 4, 2006.

The final belt: Hearns won the IBO Cruiserweight 選手権

Hearns, who won his last 肩書を与える when 敗北・負かすing Nate Miller for the IBO Cruiserweight 肩書を与える in April 1999, also won the WBA Welterweight belt (1980), the WBC Junior Middle 負わせる 肩書を与える (1982), the WBC Light Heavyweight 栄冠を与える (1987), the WBO 最高の Middleweight 肩書を与える (1988) and WBA Light Heavyweight belts (1991).

Hearns was 伴う／関わるd in some of the most memorable fights of the 21st century and was controversially robbed by the 裁判官s when knocking Sugar Ray Leonard 負かす／撃墜する twice in their WBC 最高の Middleweight 肩書を与える 衝突／不一致 in Las Vegas on June 12, 1989, only for the 一区切り／（ボクシングなどの）試合 to be みなすd a draw after 12 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs.

Legends: Sugar Ray Leonard (left) covers up from the 暗殺者's 猛攻撃 in their WBC 最高の Middleweight 衝突／不一致

Also selected to the Hall of Fame were: 示す Johnson, a two-分割 支持する／優勝者; （犯罪の）一味 announcer Michael 衝撃を和らげるもの; trainer Freddie Roach; 放送者 Al Bernstein; and American 新聞記者／雑誌記者 Michael Katz.

Posthumous honorees 含む: Cocoa Kid, Newsboy Brown, Leo Houck, and Jake Kilrain in the old-timer 部類; promoters Hugh D. McIntosh and 引き裂く Valenti in the 非，不，無-関係者 部類; and James Wharton in the 開拓する 部類.

Inductees were selected by members of the ボクシング Writers 協会 and a パネル盤 of international boxi ng historians.

Induction day at the Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York, is June 10, 2012.