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Ángel Espada vs Thomas Hearns — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ángel Espada

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Thomas Hearns

Ángel Espada (44-11-4) and Thomas Hearns (61-5-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Espada

44

Wins27 KO · 61%

11

Losses

4

Draws59 tracked bouts

Hearns

61

Wins48 KO · 79%

5

Losses

1

Draw67 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Hearns leads 1–0

Ángel Espada and Thomas Hearns have met 1 time; Hearns leads 1–0.

Ángel Espada and Thomas Hearns have met 1 time; Hearns leads 1–0.
Met1980Mar 2Series
Ángel EspadaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Thomas HearnsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Espada 1 · Hearns 6 of 7 measurable rows
EspadaHearns
Record
44-11-461-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
78%
91.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 48
27
48 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
61.36%
78.69% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
61%
79% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 4
4
4
Title reignsmax 7
0
7 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.9
3.9 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 67
59
67

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+4″
Ángel Espada: 5′9″
Thomas Hearns: 6′1″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Ángel Espada: No reach on file
Thomas Hearns: 78″
Age10 yrs apart
Ángel Espada: 78
Thomas Hearns: 68
Stance
Ángel Espada: Orthodox
Thomas Hearns: Orthodox

Ángel Espada left, Thomas Hearns right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ángel Espada44 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

Ángel Espada: 44 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (61%), 16 on the cards (36%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 59 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 61%16 on the cards 36%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Thomas Hearns61 wins · from 67 tracked bouts

Thomas Hearns: 61 tracked wins — 48 by KO/TKO (79%) and 13 on the cards (21%). Counted from 67 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

48 by KO/TKO 79%13 on the cards 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ángel Espada 59, Thomas Hearns 67 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Hearns better on 1 · even on 2

Espada

Opponent

Hearns

  • Ángel Espada

    0–3 against

    Loss, TKO 10

    1979

    Loss, RTD 11

    1977

    Loss, TKO 2

    1976

    CuevasHearns better

    Thomas Hearns

    Win, TKO 2

    1980

  • Ángel Espada

    Win, TKO 8

    1976

    HaymanEven

    Thomas Hearns

    Win, UD

    1979

  • Ángel Espada

    Win, UD

    1975

    GrayEven

    Thomas Hearns

    Win, TKO

    1979

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Ángel Espada last boxed on Dec 10, 1981 — 16,384 days ago. Espada had won once since losses to José Cuevas and Thomas Hearns.WWLLW

Hailstock Feb 1979Edward Jun 1979Cuevas Dec 1979Hearns Mar 1980Alfonso Dec 19813.9 tracked bouts per year

Thomas Hearns last boxed on Feb 4, 2006 — 7,562 days ago. Hearns had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Uriah Grant.WWLWW

Snyder Nov 1998Miller Apr 1999Grant Apr 2000Long Jul 2005Landberg Feb 20062.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ángel Espada and Thomas Hearns ever fought each other?
Yes. Ángel Espada and Thomas Hearns met once on March 2, 1980, and Thomas Hearns won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

LMar 2, 1980 · Hearns · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Espada or Hearns?
Ángel Espada is 44-11-4 and Thomas Hearns is 61-5-1. Thomas Hearns has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Espada44–11–478%

Hearns61–5–191.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Espada or Hearns?
Ángel Espada has 27 knockout wins and Thomas Hearns has 48. Thomas Hearns has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Espada2761.4%

Hearns4878.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Espada and Hearns have any common opponents?
Ángel Espada and Thomas Hearns share 3 common opponents: José Cuevas, Alfonso Hayman and Clyde Gray. Thomas Hearns fared better against 1 of them.
3 shared opponents

José CuevasLW

Alfonso HaymanWW

Clyde GrayWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Espada or Hearns?
Thomas Hearns is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 10 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Espada175 cm

Hearns185 cm198 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Espada and Hearns?
This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for Ángel Espada and 67 bouts tracked for Thomas Hearns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Espada59bouts

Hearns67bouts

How They Win ↓

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