Thomas Hearns Fast KO in just 88 seconds vs Jay Snyder Mike RjHorne

Playlist:    • Видео   Thomas Hearns, at the age of 40, still looked like the Hit Man of old last night.

Hearns (58-4-1), attempting a comeback as a cruiserweight, needed just 88 seconds to knock out Jay Snyder (19-6) in front of about 7,000 adoring fans at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

It was the third time this year the 37-year-old Snyder has been knocked out in the first round.

There were few punches thrown in the first minute. Then it was show time.

Hearns unleashed a three-punch combination that rocked Snyder. He finished him off with a looping overhand right that caused Hearns to slip -- leaving both boxers on the canvas for a moment.

The difference was that Hearns bounced right back up. Snyder was flat on his back for about two minutes. Handlers finally got him up on a stool in the middle of the ring where he sat for over five minutes in the middle of a mob of Hearns well-wishers.

The New York Times - November 7, 1998