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James Shuler vs Thomas Hearns — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Shuler

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Thomas Hearns

James Shuler (22-1) 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 2 common opponents.

Shuler

22

Wins16 KO · 73%

1

Loss

0

Draws23 tracked bouts

Hearns

61

Wins48 KO · 79%

5

Losses

1

Draw67 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Hearns leads 1–0

James Shuler and Thomas Hearns have met 1 time; Hearns leads 1–0.

James Shuler and Thomas Hearns have met 1 time; Hearns leads 1–0.
Met1986Mar 10Series
James ShulerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Thomas HearnsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Shuler 4 · Hearns 4 of 8 measurable rows
ShulerHearns
Record
22-1 (edge)61-5-1
Win %0–100%
95.7% (edge)
91.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 48
16
48 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
72.73%
78.69% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
73%
79% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 7
0
7 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 4.2
4.2 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 67
23
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

Heightnot held
James Shuler: No height on file
Thomas Hearns: 6′1″
ReachLevel
James Shuler: 78″
Thomas Hearns: 78″
Agenot comparable
James Shuler: Died aged 26
Thomas Hearns: 68
Stance
James Shuler: Orthodox
Thomas Hearns: Orthodox

James Shuler 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
James Shuler22 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

James Shuler: 22 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (73%) and 6 on the cards (27%). Counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 73%6 on the cards 27%

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 — James Shuler 23, Thomas Hearns 67 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 2

Shuler

Opponent

Hearns

  • James Shuler

    Win, SD

    1985

    KinchenEven

    Thomas Hearns

    Win, MD

    1988

  • James Shuler

    Win, KO

    1983

    RosaEven

    Thomas Hearns

    Win, RTD 2

    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

James Shuler had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Thomas Hearns. Shuler last boxed on Mar 10, 1986.WWWWL

Jackson Jan 1984Bristol Feb 1984Kinchen Feb 1985Holly Jul 1985Hearns Mar 19864.2 tracked bouts per year

Thomas Hearns last boxed on Feb 4, 2006 — 7,561 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 James Shuler and Thomas Hearns ever fought each other?
Yes. James Shuler and Thomas Hearns met once on March 10, 1986, and Thomas Hearns won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LMar 10, 1986 · Hearns · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Shuler or Hearns?
James Shuler is 22-1 and Thomas Hearns is 61-5-1. James Shuler has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Shuler22–195.7%

Hearns61–5–191.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Shuler or Hearns?
James Shuler has 16 knockout wins and Thomas Hearns has 48. Thomas Hearns has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Shuler1672.7%

Hearns4878.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Shuler and Hearns have any common opponents?
James Shuler and Thomas Hearns share 2 common opponents: James Kinchen and Inocencio De la Rosa. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

James KinchenWW

Inocencio De la RosaWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shuler and Hearns?
This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for James Shuler and 67 bouts tracked for Thomas Hearns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Shuler23bouts

Hearns67bouts

How They Win ↓

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