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John Long vs Thomas Hearns — record, stats and common opponents compared

John Long

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Thomas Hearns

John Long (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Long

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Hearns

61

Wins48 KO · 79%

5

Losses

1

Draw67 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Hearns leads 1–0

John Long and Thomas Hearns have met 1 time; Hearns leads 1–0.

John Long and Thomas Hearns have met 1 time; Hearns leads 1–0.
Met2005Jul 30Series
John LongFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Thomas HearnsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Long 1 · Hearns 6 of 7 measurable rows
LongHearns
Record†
1-261-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
91.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 48
0
48 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—78.69%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
79% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 7
0
7 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.4
0.4
2.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 67
3
67

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
John Long: No height on file
Thomas Hearns: 6′1″
Reachnot held
John Long: No reach on file
Thomas Hearns: 78″
Agenot held
John Long: No date of birth
Thomas Hearns: 67
Stance
John Long: Not recorded
Thomas Hearns: Orthodox

John Long 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
John Long1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

John Long: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

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 — John Long 3, Thomas Hearns 67 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

John Long last boxed on Jul 30, 2005 — 7,749 days ago. Long had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Thomas Hearns.LWL

Reid Jun 1997Strickland Jul 2000Hearns Jul 20050.4 tracked bouts per year

Thomas Hearns last boxed on Feb 4, 2006 — 7,560 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 John Long and Thomas Hearns ever fought each other?
Yes. John Long and Thomas Hearns met once on July 30, 2005, and Thomas Hearns won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

LJul 30, 2005 · Hearns · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Long or Hearns?
John Long is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Thomas Hearns is 61-5-1. Thomas Hearns has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Long1–233.3%

Hearns61–5–191.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Long or Hearns?
John Long has 0 knockout wins and Thomas Hearns has 48. Thomas Hearns has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Long0

Hearns4878.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Long and Hearns have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Long and Thomas Hearns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Long and Hearns?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for John Long and 67 bouts tracked for Thomas Hearns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Long3bouts

Hearns67bouts

How They Win ↓

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