Watch: Hagler versus Hearns - 30 years on the memory endures
Thirty years ago today, on April 15, 1985, two of the greatest middleweights in boxing history met at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
What unfolded was one of the most breathless, gladiatorial, no-holds barred boxing bouts in history.
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Hide AdIt was a contest between two men who refused to give an inch.
Billed as ‘The Fight’ it became known as ‘The War’ as both men traded thunderous blows in a merciless three rounds of boxing.
Whether watching it for the first time or reliving a golden moment from a storied era for the middleweight division, it is well worth a viewing.
The commentator afterward summed it up when he said: “It didn’t go very far but it was a beauty.”