Boxing Hall of Famer Thomas 'Hitman' Hearns joins Trump on stage at Detroit rally: 'This can't be real'

Former President Trump held a rally successful the Detroit area, and helium invited a section fable to the stage.

The three-time Republican statesmanlike nominee was astatine Huntington Place successful downtown Detroit, and, earlier helium took the stage, helium took a photograph with boxing fable Thomas "Hitman" Hearns, a Detroit native.

Trump past spotted Hearns successful the assemblage and invited him to the stage.

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Former President Trump, the Republican statesmanlike nominee, invites boxing fable Thomas Hearns to the signifier during a run rally Oct. 18, 2024, successful Detroit. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

"I won truthful overmuch wealth betting connected this guy. … Some of the top fights successful history," Trump said.

"One of the top fights of each time, and man, I'll archer you what, helium was thing special."

Hearns yet joined Trump connected the signifier and seemed successful disbelief.

"Hearing those bully words coming from you, man, this can't beryllium real. … Hearing it travel from you, I'm precise excited. I privation to combat now."

Hearns boxed professionally from 1977 to 2006 and was the archetypal boxer to go a satellite champion successful 5 antithetic value classes. He did it successful six — welterweight, airy middleweight, middleweight, ace middleweight, airy heavyweight and cruiserweight. Sugar Ray Leonard, Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao person since joined him.

Former President Trump, the Republican statesmanlike nominee, brings boxing fable Thomas Hearns to the signifier during a run rally Oct. 18, 2024, successful Detroit. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Hearns made past with Leonard successful 1981. Their $17 cardinal combined purse was the largest successful the sport's past astatine the time. It was his archetypal nonaccomplishment aft starting 32-0, and the bout went 14 rounds. The 2 had a rematch 8 years later, which ended successful a draw.

Hearns' past rubric triumph came connected April 10, 1999, erstwhile helium bushed Nate Miller for the vacant IBO cruiserweight title. He mislaid it astir precisely 1 twelvemonth aboriginal successful his hometown to Uriah Grant.

Thomas Hearns fights Sugar Ray Leonard (not shown) for the WBC and WBO ace middleweight rubric June 12, 1989, astatine Caesars Palace successful Las Vegas. The combat ended successful a gully aft 12 rounds. (Focus connected Sport/Getty Images)

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His last combat was a victory, his 61st, Feb. 4, 2006, astatine The Palace of Auburn Hills. He retired with conscionable 5 losses and a gully successful his 67 fights.

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