Have Mark Medal and Thomas Hearns ever fought each other?

Yes. Mark Medal and Thomas Hearns met once on June 23, 1986, and Thomas Hearns won by TKO in round 8.

Who has the better record, Medal or Hearns?

Mark Medal is 24-3-1 and Thomas Hearns is 61-5-1. Thomas Hearns has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Medal or Hearns?

Mark Medal has 20 knockout wins and Thomas Hearns has 48. Thomas Hearns has more.

Do Medal and Hearns have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Mark Medal and Thomas Hearns have faced.

Who is bigger, Medal or Hearns?

Thomas Hearns is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 3 cm above the other. Mark Medal also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Medal and Hearns?

This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Mark Medal and 67 bouts tracked for Thomas Hearns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Mark Medal vs Thomas Hearns — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Mark Medal (24-3-1) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Medal

Wins20 KO · 83%

Losses

Draw28 tracked bouts

Hearns

Wins48 KO · 79%

Losses

Draw67 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Hearns leads 1–0

Mark Medal and Thomas Hearns have met 1 time; Hearns leads 1–0.
Met	1986Jun 23	Series
Mark MedalFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Thomas HearnsFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR8Hearns vs Medal	1Meeting

Hearns vs Medal · Jun 23, 1986

The Numbers

Medal 4 · Hearns 4 of 8 measurable rows

MedalEdge = longer wingHearns

Record: 24-3-161-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 87.5%
91.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 48: 20
48 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 83.33% (edge)
78.69%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 83% (edge)
79%
Times stopped^†max 4: 2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 7: 1
7 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3.4: 3.4 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 67: 28
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+1″: Mark Medal: 6′0″; Thomas Hearns: 6′1″ (edge)
Reach+1″: Mark Medal: 79″ (edge); Thomas Hearns: 78″
Age1 yr apart: Mark Medal: 69; Thomas Hearns: 68
Stance: Mark Medal: Orthodox; Thomas Hearns: Orthodox

Mark Medal 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

Mark Medal24 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

20 by KO/TKO 83%4 on the cards 17%

Thomas Hearns61 wins · from 67 tracked bouts

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 — Mark Medal 28, 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

Mark Medal last boxed on Nov 27, 1987 — 14,205 days ago. Medal had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Donald Johnson.WLWLD

Hargrove Mar 1984Santos Nov 1984Smith Jul 1985Hearns Jun 1986Johnson Nov 19873.4 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

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Have Mark Medal and Thomas Hearns ever fought each other?: Yes. Mark Medal and Thomas Hearns met once on June 23, 1986, and Thomas Hearns won by TKO in round 8.
Who has the better record, Medal or Hearns?: Mark Medal is 24-3-1 and Thomas Hearns is 61-5-1. Thomas Hearns has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Medal or Hearns?: Mark Medal has 20 knockout wins and Thomas Hearns has 48. Thomas Hearns has more.
Do Medal and Hearns have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Mark Medal and Thomas Hearns have faced.
Who is bigger, Medal or Hearns?: Thomas Hearns is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 3 cm above the other. Mark Medal also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Medal and Hearns?: This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Mark Medal and 67 bouts tracked for Thomas Hearns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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