Editing Thomas Hearns (section)

===Later career===
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Hearns had one last great performance in 1991, as he challenged the undefeated [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[light-heavyweight]] champion Virgil Hill. In Hill's eleventh defense of the title, Hearns returned to his amateur roots and outboxed the champion to win a convincing decision and add a sixth world title to his illustrious career.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Putnam |first1=Pat |title=The Last Of The Legends |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/06/17/the-last-of-the-legends-thomas-hearns-unlike-three-former-illustrious-peers-is-still-a-champion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030020116/https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/06/17/the-last-of-the-legends-thomas-hearns-unlike-three-former-illustrious-peers-is-still-a-champion |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |work=Sports Illustrated Vault {{!}} SI.com |date=17 June 1991 }}</ref> On March 20, 1992, Hearns lost this title on a split decision to old foe [[Iran Barkley]] but continued to compete and won his next 8 bouts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Berger |first1=Phil |title=BOXING; Decision Goes to Barkley After a 12-Round Brawl |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/21/sports/boxing-decision-goes-to-barkley-after-a-12-round-brawl.html |work=The New York Times |date=21 March 1992}}</ref>

On June 23, 1997, Hearns appeared on a [[WWE|WWF]] telecast, performing in a storyline where he was taunted and challenged by professional wrestler [[Bret Hart|Bret "Hitman" Hart]], who claimed that Hearns stole the "Hitman" nickname. Hearns ended up attacking [[Jim Neidhart]] and knocking him down with a series of punches before officials entered the ring and broke up the confrontation.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dixon |first1=James |last2=Furious |first2=Arnold |last3=Maughan |first3=Lee |last4=Ashley |first4=Rick |last5=Dahlstrom |first5=Bon |title=The Raw Files: 1997 |date=2014 |isbn=978-1-291-75779-8 |page=67|publisher=Lulu.com }}</ref>

On November 6, 1998, Hearns had a boxing fight which featured a rare, [[Knockout|double knockdown]]. In it, Hearns and opponent Jay Snyder landed punches simultaneously during the very first round, Hearns a devastating right hand to Snyder's chin and Snyder a left jab to Hearns's chin. Hearns was able to get up before the referee's count reached ten seconds; Snyder was not and Hearns won by first-round knockout.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hearns Begins Comeback With KO |url=https://apnews.com/article/6e92158f9dacd7b922af7e85fce09d25 |work=AP NEWS |date=7 November 1998}}</ref>

On April 10, 1999, Hearns travelled to England and beat [[Nate Miller (boxer)|Nate Miller]] by unanimous decision to win the IBO [[cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]] title.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slater |first1=James |title=On This Day 21 Years Ago – Thomas Hearns Has His One And Only Pro Fight In England — Boxing News |url=https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/thomas-hearns-hengland/148090 |work=Boxing247 |date=10 April 2020}}</ref> In his next fight in April 2000 he lost the title to [[Uriah Grant]]. The first round was competitive, with Hearns appearing hurt by a solid right to the jaw. Both fighters traded blows in the second round until Hearns appeared to injure his right ankle. He was forced to retire injured at the end of the round.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoffer |first1=Richard |title=It's a Wrap Thomas Hearns ended his glorious career not with a bang but a sprain |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2000/04/17/its-a-wrap-thomas-hearns-ended-his-glorious-career-not-with-a-bang-but-a-sprain |work=Sports Illustrated Vault {{!}} SI.com |date=17 April 2000}}</ref> The crowd booed and Hearns took the microphone and promised his fans that he would be back.<ref>{{cite news |title=Injured Hearns loses title |url=https://www.deseret.com/2000/4/9/19500937/injured-hearns-loses-title |work=Deseret News |date=9 April 2000}}</ref> Hearns fought twice more, winning both fights by TKO. His final fight was on 4 February 2006 against Shannon Landberg.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hearns beats Landberg with 10th round stoppage |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2319744 |work=ESPN.com |date=5 February 2006}}</ref>