Thomas Hearns is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra", and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns's tall, slender build and oversized arms and shoulders allowed him to move up over fifty pounds in his career and become the first boxer in history to win world titles in five weight divisions: welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight.
Hearns at the White House in 1987
Hearns, center, in Detroit, December 1981
Hearns signs autographs in Houston in January 2014
Roberto Durán Samaniego is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001. He held world championships in four weight classes: Lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight. Duran also reigned as the undisputed and lineal lightweight champion and the lineal welterweight champion. He is also the second boxer to have competed over a span of five decades, the first being Jack Johnson. Durán was known as a versatile, technical brawler and pressure fighter, which earned him the nickname "Manos de Piedra" for his formidable punching power and excellent defense.
Leonard and Durán posing with oversized boxing gloves before June 20, 1980, fight
Durán signs autographs at a Houston sports collectors show in January 2014.
Durán training Shane Mosley for his fight against David Avanesyan, 2016
Durán (right) with writer Prvoslav Vujcic (left)