Thomas Hearns vs. Roberto Duran

Roberto Duran 154 lbs lost to Thomas Hearns 153 lbs by TKO at 1:07 in round 2 of 12

• Date: 1984-06-15
• Location: Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Referee: Carlos Padilla
• Judge: Harry Gibbs 7-10

  1  7 10

• Judge: Hans LeVert 7-10

  1  7 10

• Judge: Newton Campos 6-10

  1  6 10

• World Boxing Council Super Welterweight Title (2nd defense by Hearns)

Notes

• Shelly Saltman, Walter Alvarez, and Golden Circle Productions promoted the fight.
• The fight was scheduled to take place in the Bahamas, but was moved to Las Vegas because of a shortage of available hotel rooms.
• Both fighters were guaranteed $1.85 million.
• Duran was stripped of the WBA junior middleweight title for fighting Hearns and not Mike McCallum, the mandatory challenger.
• The fight was shown on closed circuit television in over 200 locations and on pay-per-view in up to 2.1 million homes.
• Hearns was a 2 to 1 favorite.
• There was a crowd of 14,824 at Caesars Palace.
• Hearns dropped Duran twice in the first round. At the end of the round, a confused Duran went to a neutral corner and one of his handlers had to go get him. After nailing Duran with a devastating right to the jaw in the second round, Hearns stepped back and Duran fell face first to the canvas. The fight was over.
• Poster

Article

• "There Was No Doubting Thomas" By Pat Putnam, Sports Illustrated, June 25, 1984