The era of the \u2018Four Kings\u2019 is championed as one of boxing\u2019s greatest, when four of the sport\u2019s biggest superstars each fought one another in a series of legendary battles, but when it came to rankings his fellow \u2018Kings\u2019, Thomas Hearns gave an intriguing response.<\/p>\n
\u2018The Hitman\u2019 suffered a first career defeat when he collided with fellow titleholder Sugar Ray Leonard<\/a> in a welterweight world title unification clash, losing via TKO in round 14 of a blockbuster showdown at Caesars Palace in 1981.<\/a><\/p>\n Three years later, Hearns returned to the same venue for his next meeting with one of the \u2018Kings\u2019, as he needed only two rounds to dispatch of Panamanian hero Roberto Duran.<\/p>\n Yet, the following year, Hearns would suffer an early stoppage defeat of his own, halted after three high-octane rounds with Marvin Hagler, again at Caesars Palace.<\/p>\n Hearns returned to the Palace for his fourth and final encounter against a \u2018King\u2019, as he rematched Leonard and controversially came home with a draw, despite he, the fans and even Leonard believing that \u2018The Hitman\u2019 had done enough to get the win<\/a>.<\/p>\n