No social media or internet & yet, it seems like we saw the fighters more back then. Used to watch so many fights on free tv and then I’d pick up a boxing magazine.
Yes, the 90’s HW was lit also. The buzz and Hype around all those huge matchups at all the weight classes, society seemed happier, and these big fight nights, when I watched it felt like I was in Vegas whenever the ring announcers introduced the fighters. The World is a different place now, i’m always grateful to have been able to experience what it was like to live in that era.
And a lot of those champions got screwed over by their promoters/managers and ended up penniless & punch drunk too. Not to mention having to deal with organized crime. So what did all that willingness to fight anywhere, anytime really get them?
Tommy hearns my absolute all time favourite boxer so f**king good he didn't have to go round telling people , from a time when the best didn't run and a unbeaten record mean't nothing in regards to how great you were.
Light on his feet and loose in the shoulders. One of the most fluid fighters in that era. Hearns was an artist. I don't think there has ever been a fighter better than hearns at throwing the 1-2-3 combination. Gerald mcclellan was close, but hearns speed, grace amd power at throwing those combos was unmatched.
Larry Holmes, Marvin Hagler’s leaping jab, Ike Quartey’s bazooka jab, and ofc Hearn’s flicker jab. Thats some of the best jabs i’ve ever seen. In modern boxing Kovalev and Bivol have great jab.
Tommy Hearns was a monster! Seeing a young Thomas Hearns and Emanuel Steward working together is pure gold. Thank you for the video and hope to see more like it.
Training to fight Tommy Hearns so you train to counter a guy boxing long, being careful of the straight right hand in particular etc. The genius Emmanuel Steward has Hearns instead practising looping inside shots -- shots that he can still put that long frame into but shots that the opponents aren't really training for. Hearns was an absolute weapon of a man and trained by a genius.
right. The best did both. Tommy was a very fluid Boxer. He Boxed beautifully. He had that "Float".When it came time to planting his feet and banging, he had that too. It was his Heart that was ultimately his own double edged sword. If Tommy refrained from Firefights and kept guys like Marvin and Ray on the end of that stick and Boxed it may have served him well. Hell of a Fighter and personality. A Good Guy. I met him in Bullocks in Beverly Hills shopping one day/. Rolls Royce and 2 very Big Fellows by his side. Tommy dressed in all brown silk with Gold Chains and Watch. I wasn't an Autograph Hound and never made a fuss around the talent, but i asked Tommy for his very nicely. An intimidating presence to say the least but all class. I'm glad i never had to fight or even spar with him..
Kenpo gloves lol I wear them for training myself but I never knew Tommy used them. As a boxing trainer it allows me to use my hands without having to take of gloves all the time. In my day of fighting and all the way back actually we were taught to keep an open hand until impact so these gloves allow you to keep open fist easier than todays gloves which no longer use horsehair but modern foams which make gloves tighter and harder to relax hands. Great catch on your part
Wish more of these Young guys that are getting to boxing know about Tommy and how much of BadAss this guy was in hes prime. Specially those welterweight days this guy was absolute menace.
That’s what I say too, perfect Welterweight. The Hitman must have been a nightmare to deal with at that weight with all the attributes he had in the ring
Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns is truly amazing to watch one of the greatest Pound for Pound fighters of all time my only wish was that his right hand never broke in that legendary battle between himself and Marvin "Marvelous" Hagler because who really knows how beautifully that match could have turned out but his wars with "Sugar" Ray Leonard will always be one of my favorites
MMA gloves have been around for decades before the UFC. They're training gloves. There's even a picture of Jake LaMotta with a pair of "MMA" gloves on.
I remember hearing complaints about mitt work and the punch placement not being realistic. Steward is holding them in suck a great position that it imitates hitting an opponent. RIP
Hitman Hearns my all-time favorite fighter and Manny Steward my all-time favorite trainer... Two legends in the game who deserve to be called legends. RIP Manny!!!
Who tries to tell you that ?! The difference is in HOW they hit pads. Pads were used to polish SPECIFIC combinations & sequences that the coach identified would work on a SPECIFIC opponent. They DIDNT hit pads for the cameras like Mayweather does & they didnt hit pads for a cardio workout, they used the pade to polish fight specific technique & tactics, So if anyone who knows anything says they didnt hit pads back in the day, thats what they mean, they didnt hit pads for fun.
@@SPIDERM0OSE dont defend them! lol nah i hear you they didnt explain themselves it was one of my teammates and boxing coaches. i see it on the internet all the time
@@BullWorld777 They operated at a more intense, more unforgiving level. They didn't mess around or play about, everything was measured & everything they did was for a reason & that reason was ... MONEY. Not everybody made enough from the sport to retire & live comfortably on, like even journeymen can today. It was cut throat & only the best of the best held titles & only the best of the best title holders made the BIG bucks. If they weren't training for a specific opponent the coach would take em on the pads to work on something he saw they were slippin on or were weak at. If everything was ticking along nicely there was no need to use em so they wouldn't, they would work on something else instead.
@@LobotomyMeatI can only assume his movement circling around the bag as he would his actual opponent..as opposed to being more static and just throwing.
@@Mr---mr4llLeonard? Robinson? That aside, I was rather irritated how Leonard mislead Hagler for so long, just to stay on his bicycle.. but that’s the game
This video is gold. For years I wondered if there is any footage of Hearns hitting the heavy bag, and now here it is! Tramendous puncher, right hand was dynamite! I think his biggest mistake was not using his (great) left hook.
Hearns if I had to describe him to the younger generation who never saw him I’d say .... he’s a Welterweight to Super Middleweight (maybe even LHW) version of D. Wilder but with a much higher skill level than Wilder has ever had. At 6’2” with a 78” reach he was taller and longer than most all of his opponents. Other than his losses vs SRL and Hagler the rest could be from staying in the game too long and or moving up in weight classes too quickly. Probably my favorite Boxer ever.
A great king of boxing in the 1980s that could switch styles like orthodox and southpaw like most 80s boxers he would beat some of the boxers of today like the overweight tyson fury who didn,t earn a championship like the thomas hearns of yesterdays vintage hero,s of the flamboyant 1980s
The biggest thing about Emanuel Steward was his death was such a shock. I was waiting for his next fight commentary and the next thing you know he had passed. As a boxing fan since the 80s it really moved me. I even ordered one of his yellow Kronk t-shirts about 10 years prior to his death and it came right from Detroit from his wife who return addressed the package. What can you say about Emanuel and Tommy? If Tommy hadn't broken his had against Hagler, not saying he would have won but imagine the additional damage he could have inflicted. That fight was massive - remember Hagler's Pizza Hut commercial after the win?
Great to see! To me, the best of the 4 Kings..moved all way up to light heavy weight and beat an undefeated champion Virgil Hill. Redeemed loss to more experienced Sugar Ray with fight in 1989, which was deemed a draw, crushed the never before Duran in 2 rounds. His loss to Hagler, just showed how great Hagler was. Bit Hagler refused a rematch. I think Tommy would've beaten Hagler in rematch with learning from his loss. He showed that when he beat Juan Roldan to tried to rush Hearns like Hagler did and Hagler was diminishing in skills too, which is what Ray capitalized on. Thanks for this post!
Is it me or Hearns shadow boxing looks a lot like Crawford [saying Crawford looking like Hearns - The Greats!!!!] WOW this is amazing to watch!!!! Learn!!! Watch again…again and again 💯💯💯 one of the GOATS
Those look like Kenpo Karate gloves he is wearing while hitting the punching bag. I wonder what is the benefit of wearing those compared to regular boxing gloves.?
This is pure gold, Top rank release more of this, please
Got plenty more 🥊
@@toprankplease share
@@toprankgenuinely, please share more of these
then keep em coming! brings back memories!
Two masters of Boxing one the coach the other a student, RIP Emanuel Steward!
For sure, Emanuel Steward forgot more about boxing than most will ever know.
Respect to Steward. Many sessions of holding those mitts for Hearns. You can’t pay me enough to hold those mitts.
@@jonmolina948why?
@@studioasamo2390 You ever been hit by one of hearns punches?
@@Tilly-u2h no but Holding Mitts What can Happen
No social media or excuses. When the best fought the best. Fighters from 70’s and 80’s were built different
No "social media" that part 💯💯💯💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
No social media or internet & yet, it seems like we saw the fighters more back then. Used to watch so many fights on free tv and then I’d pick up a boxing magazine.
and the 90's with the HW division as well
Yes, the 90’s HW was lit also.
The buzz and Hype around all those huge matchups at all the weight classes, society seemed happier, and these big fight nights, when I watched it felt like I was in Vegas whenever the ring announcers introduced the fighters.
The World is a different place now, i’m always grateful to have been able to experience what it was like to live in that era.
And a lot of those champions got screwed over by their promoters/managers and ended up penniless & punch drunk too. Not to mention having to deal with organized crime. So what did all that willingness to fight anywhere, anytime really get them?
What great stuff we are seeing from TR these days. Seeing Manny and Thomas working together…. Brings me way back. Miss these days!
We’ve got plenty more 🥊
Tommy Hitman Hearns is the most respectful of the 1980's Kings Of Boxing
Respectful? Are you his father or something? I would 100% bet you’re…..
Just asking, but how come?
@@cousincuz2462Leonard talked a lot of shit and Duran played a “bad guy” character to sell fights. Idk if OP is correct though.
I give it to Hagler.
@@FalseProphetFallacyDuran was the perfect bad guy. You need those in sports
Clean footage it looks so recent doesn’t look 37 years old.
Tommy Hearns my fav boxer of all time!!
I miss watching Tommy box and I definitely just miss Manny. He was so damned good as an announcer.
I can't believe we're able to see such gems you guys posted. Please keep it going, I'm learning so much!!
More to come!
Tommy hearns my absolute all time favourite boxer so f**king good he didn't have to go round telling people , from a time when the best didn't run and a unbeaten record mean't nothing in regards to how great you were.
Amen, Brother!
Classic classic classic! This is the era of real fighters, Tommy was so fast with the jab and straight right, absolutely beautiful to watch.
Middleweight Hearns. His body filled out from when he was a skinny young welterweight.
Light on his feet and loose in the shoulders. One of the most fluid fighters in that era. Hearns was an artist. I don't think there has ever been a fighter better than hearns at throwing the 1-2-3 combination. Gerald mcclellan was close, but hearns speed, grace amd power at throwing those combos was unmatched.
Back when guys had a jab !!
Not many had Tommy Hearns's jab.
Hearns has one of the best, most sophisticated lead hands the sport has ever seen.
Larry Holmes, Marvin Hagler’s leaping jab, Ike Quartey’s bazooka jab, and ofc Hearn’s flicker jab. Thats some of the best jabs i’ve ever seen. In modern boxing Kovalev and Bivol have great jab.
Bivol's versatility in his jab is amazing, but I agree that the Hearns era was the golden era for the jab. @@Nothingness687
Hearns' jab back then was second only to the immortal jab of King Larry Holmes... Perfection!
@@UrbnBarz
INDEED AND AGREED 👍💯
Don't forget about "THE GREATEST!!"
One of the greatest 4 sure
Tommy Hearns was a monster! Seeing a young Thomas Hearns and Emanuel Steward working together is pure gold. Thank you for the video and hope to see more like it.
I got the chance to meet Thomas Hearns one of the coolest down to earth people 🥊🫡💯
I love the quality of these videos!
Training to fight Tommy Hearns so you train to counter a guy boxing long, being careful of the straight right hand in particular etc. The genius Emmanuel Steward has Hearns instead practising looping inside shots -- shots that he can still put that long frame into but shots that the opponents aren't really training for. Hearns was an absolute weapon of a man and trained by a genius.
That left hook to the body is a thing of beauty!
Lightning fast jabs from the hitman. The guy must’ve been a nightmare to square off against.
Lawd!! This man would absolutely obliterate today's competition.
look at how much emphasis there was on being light on your feet back in the day
right. The best did both. Tommy was a very fluid Boxer. He Boxed beautifully. He had that "Float".When it came time to planting his feet and banging, he had that too. It was his Heart that was ultimately his own double edged sword. If Tommy refrained from Firefights and kept guys like Marvin and Ray on the end of that stick and Boxed it may have served him well. Hell of a Fighter and personality. A Good Guy. I met him in Bullocks in Beverly Hills shopping one day/. Rolls Royce and 2 very Big Fellows by his side. Tommy dressed in all brown silk with Gold Chains and Watch. I wasn't an Autograph Hound and never made a fuss around the talent, but i asked Tommy for his very nicely. An intimidating presence to say the least but all class. I'm glad i never had to fight or even spar with him..
Yep
Well spotted and 'balance' Tommy kept his feet under his shoulders and never over stepped or reached which negates balance.
Loving these throwback content. I like the Mitt work, Emmanuel changing levels to complement Hearns' chomping right
Hes changing levels coz its something he predicted Roldan would do.
🙄
Tommy was a beast!!!!!
"Made especially for Thomas Hearns" printed on the heavy bag....that poor bag! Legend 👏🏼👏🏼
That was early on too. Greatness. Motor City Cobra.
How exactly do you do that? Do you just move on the balls of your feet then plant the feet when you want to strike?
@@thechosenone93 Yes, absolutely. In my opinion, that's the best way to get maximum leverage and power into your punches.👍🏻
@@Richard.Cameron alright thanks man
Big thanks for the releasing this footage of the motor city cobra doing some prep time Hitman style 🥊🐍
Awesome Top Rank. Keep them coming.
arguably the best period in boxing history 🥊thank you top rank
You’re welcome
Tommy is wearing some kind of MMA-looking glove in this video
Kenpo gloves lol I wear them for training myself but I never knew Tommy used them.
As a boxing trainer it allows me to use my hands without having to take of gloves all the time.
In my day of fighting and all the way back actually we were taught to keep an open hand until impact so these gloves allow you to keep open fist easier than todays gloves which no longer use horsehair but modern foams which make gloves tighter and harder to relax hands. Great catch on your part
Interesting.
Or the MMA glove was adapted from boxings fingerless bag mits by Johnny Comelately ?
Wish more of these Young guys that are getting to boxing know about Tommy and how much of BadAss this guy was in hes prime. Specially those welterweight days this guy was absolute menace.
That’s what I say too, perfect Welterweight.
The Hitman must have been a nightmare to deal with at that weight with all the attributes he had in the ring
Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns is truly amazing to watch one of the greatest Pound for Pound fighters of all time my only wish was that his right hand never broke in that legendary battle between himself and Marvin "Marvelous" Hagler because who really knows how beautifully that match could have turned out but his wars with "Sugar" Ray Leonard will always be one of my favorites
Don’t forget the spectacular knockout of Roberto Duran, another legend.
Wow, Steward is extremely quick.
Great footage of these all time great legends 👍
Classic Footage.🥊💯👊🏽👍🏽
Please keep releasing more things like this!🙏🏿❤️
What a great video!! Look at Tommy throw the left hook. That punch was always overshadowed by his big right.
Eurythmics 😆
Hearns is a true hometown hero!
Hitman Hearns if not the smoothest 1,2 combo punch meal ever delivered out of a fighter. IDK Who Else!!
THOMAS HEARNS trains with MMA gloves, ahead of his time
MMA gloves have been around for decades before the UFC. They're training gloves. There's even a picture of Jake LaMotta with a pair of "MMA" gloves on.
@@armandoramos2887
Fingerless bag mitts.
I remember hearing complaints about mitt work and the punch placement not being realistic. Steward is holding them in suck a great position that it imitates hitting an opponent.
RIP
I see Hitman wearing the Bruce Lee Kenpo gloves.
Im happy someone else noticed it. So cool
What a treat ...RIP Sir Manny ❤
Tommy Hearns right hand needs to be put in the hall of fame is the greatest punch in boxing history. It is literally perfect.
This was before the James Shuler Fight 🥊
Hitman Hearns my all-time favorite fighter and Manny Steward my all-time favorite trainer... Two legends in the game who deserve to be called legends. RIP Manny!!!
Hagler Leonard Duran and the Cobra 4 legend in the same time.... pure gold era 💎💎👑👑
I miss him so much man his commentary was always the best his training methods he was a genius wish he was still around... RIP Emanuel 😞
they try tell me legends never hit pads
Who tries to tell you that ?!
The difference is in HOW they hit pads.
Pads were used to polish SPECIFIC combinations & sequences that the coach identified would work on a SPECIFIC opponent.
They DIDNT hit pads for the cameras like Mayweather does & they didnt hit pads for a cardio workout, they used the pade to polish fight specific technique & tactics,
So if anyone who knows anything says they didnt hit pads back in the day, thats what they mean, they didnt hit pads for fun.
@@SPIDERM0OSE dont defend them! lol nah i hear you they didnt explain themselves it was one of my teammates and boxing coaches. i see it on the internet all the time
@@BullWorld777
They operated at a more intense, more unforgiving level. They didn't mess around or play about, everything was measured & everything they did was for a reason & that reason was ... MONEY.
Not everybody made enough from the sport to retire & live comfortably on, like even journeymen can today.
It was cut throat & only the best of the best held titles & only the best of the best title holders made the BIG bucks.
If they weren't training for a specific opponent the coach would take em on the pads to work on something he saw they were slippin on or were weak at. If everything was ticking along nicely there was no need to use em so they wouldn't, they would work on something else instead.
Hearns will be remembered not only for his powerful punches, but also for his fluid fighting style and sharp tactics.
The one, the only, The Hitman!!!
Amazing to see this . Loved the video . Keep them coming
He looks like Terence Crawford.
Bro, Hearns was 6'1" with a 78" reach.
Rather TC looks like him
They look nothing alike. And as much as I like Crawford, Hearns would have knocked him into oblivion
But bigger, taller and longer!
He was a savage in the ring
Great Team. Manny Steward and The Motor City Cobra. Hitman was Awesome.
Love these boxing 🥊 clips by top rank
my heros what a great era it was.
Hey admin, can you also post the clip of Hagler running in snow and screaming WAR?
The slip at 0:55 was smooth af.
Emanuel Stuart a great coach. I also really enjoyed his work on tv boxing commentary. RIP!
Great video Top Rank
Much appreciated
Hearns is a actually impressive on the heavy bag. Seem most pros these days aren’t.
What differences are you seeing versus today’s professionals?
@@LobotomyMeatI can only assume his movement circling around the bag as he would his actual opponent..as opposed to being more static and just throwing.
A real legend!
Probably the most exiting fighter to watch ever
Some unseen Duran footage please guys
Thank you, TOP RANK
Could you upload footage legendary Oscar de La Hoya training ?
The way they trained back then, they were on another level
This guy would fuck ANYONE up in todays rankings!!! Get with it FIGHTERSSS!!!! STEP IT UP!!!
To think sugar ray stopped him in their first fight in the 14th round… man o man these cats were built different
I was thinking that too. Shows how legendary Sugar Ray Leonard really was to be able to take those bombs from Hearns on his chin and win on heart.
@@Jay23445 for me… sugar ray is the greatest of all time… that guy was something else never seen before or since
@@Mr---mr4ll Ray was pure class
@@Mr---mr4llLeonard? Robinson? That aside, I was rather irritated how Leonard mislead Hagler for so long, just to stay on his bicycle.. but that’s the game
@@bullast2046 sugar ray Leonard… yeh that fight was irritating… both done great but it’s what it is…
Tommy is Amazing Boxer nice to see him back tanks for showing this beautyful video if you see this Tommy you Amazing
This is pure gold!
Look at them old school bag gloves
Tommy was remarkably fleet footed for someone so tall at his weight. Anyone looking to get into boxing should watch him move
Flat?
@@InfamousAWJ what happen? Nothing to say you little twerp lmao
Everything about Boxing back then seemed like a movie
One of the coaches of all time without a doubt.
Always a favorite of mine.
Legends! I think i hear Yaz in the background. This is so 80's!
Not the best boxer of all time but definitely the most exciting. Absolute legend!!
We demand more rare footage. 😁
Great footage! 👌🏼
Looked like Thomas used Kempo gloves on the heavy bag.
prime tommy was scary, like a whip, this roldan fight was an underrated classic, they both took turns getting hurt before tommy lowered the boom
Damn what kind of bag gloves is he using
Those bag gloves look crazy
This video is gold. For years I wondered if there is any footage of Hearns hitting the heavy bag, and now here it is! Tramendous puncher, right hand was dynamite! I think his biggest mistake was not using his (great) left hook.
TR got some classic footage in the Vault
Hearns if I had to describe him to the younger generation who never saw him I’d say ....
he’s a Welterweight to Super Middleweight (maybe even LHW) version of D. Wilder but with a much higher skill level than Wilder has ever had.
At 6’2” with a 78” reach he was taller and longer than most all of his opponents. Other than his losses vs SRL and Hagler the rest could be from staying in the game too long and or moving up in weight classes too quickly.
Probably my favorite Boxer ever.
A great king of boxing in the 1980s that could switch styles like orthodox and southpaw like most 80s boxers he would beat some of the boxers of today like the overweight tyson fury who didn,t earn a championship like the thomas hearns of yesterdays vintage hero,s of the flamboyant 1980s
Thomas Hearns was Emanuel Steward's prized pupil.
check out the Enter the Dragon gloves!
Damn tommy had the Bruce lee gloves
La Cobra de Detroit 🐍
Very technical and methodical way to his training
Great content
Keep it up
I bumped into Tommy last month while he was food shopping he moves like a man of 85
incredible content
The biggest thing about Emanuel Steward was his death was such a shock. I was waiting for his next fight commentary and the next thing you know he had passed. As a boxing fan since the 80s it really moved me. I even ordered one of his yellow Kronk t-shirts about 10 years prior to his death and it came right from Detroit from his wife who return addressed the package. What can you say about Emanuel and Tommy? If Tommy hadn't broken his had against Hagler, not saying he would have won but imagine the additional damage he could have inflicted. That fight was massive - remember Hagler's Pizza Hut commercial after the win?
Great to see! To me, the best of the 4 Kings..moved all way up to light heavy weight and beat an undefeated champion Virgil Hill. Redeemed loss to more experienced Sugar Ray with fight in 1989, which was deemed a draw, crushed the never before Duran in 2 rounds. His loss to Hagler, just showed how great Hagler was. Bit Hagler refused a rematch. I think Tommy would've beaten Hagler in rematch with learning from his loss. He showed that when he beat Juan Roldan to tried to rush Hearns like Hagler did and Hagler was diminishing in skills too, which is what Ray capitalized on. Thanks for this post!
Is it me or Hearns shadow boxing looks a lot like Crawford [saying Crawford looking like Hearns - The Greats!!!!] WOW this is amazing to watch!!!! Learn!!! Watch again…again and again 💯💯💯 one of the GOATS
Great quality
Those look like Kenpo Karate gloves he is wearing while hitting the punching bag. I wonder what is the benefit of wearing those compared to regular boxing gloves.?
He can hit faster, because they are lighter