Virgil Hill vs. Thomas Hearns was a professional boxing match contested on June 3, 1991, for the WBA light heavyweight title.
[2] The fight, which was promoted by the Jerry Buss-led Great Western Forum and originally set for May 17, 1991 faced issues due to Hill's questionable marketability as while he had become one of boxing's top fighters, he had not headlined a pay-per-view up to that point.
[5] The Hill fight would be Hearns' first without his longtime trainer and manager Emanuel Steward; the two had parted ways the previous year after Steward claimed they had disagreed about whether or not Hearns should retire.
[6] Despite coming into the fight as 2½ to 1 underdog, Hearns would ultimately earn a unanimous decision victory with one score of 116–112 and two scores of 115–113 to earn his sixth and final world title.
[7] Speaking after the bout, Hill said "I thought I won, I feel I out-boxed him.