Episode 1759: Andy Lee Watches Hagler V Hearns, The Greatest 3 Minutes In Boxing History
Today we go back 35 years to tell the story of arguably the greatest fight of all-time – Marvin Hagler v Thomas Hearns. We hear about bank robberies, dodgy entourages and watch back the greatest round of them all with the brilliant Andy Lee.
It’s one of those glorious occasions when the hype beforehand ended up significantly *under-selling* the action once the bell went.
Andy tells us why this loss hurt his and Hearns’ coach Emmanuel Steward more deeply than any other. He tells us about the man in the tuxedo who carried Hearns to his corner, and why Hearns hates that photo so much…about a character called Willie ‘Caveman’ Lee, and why 35 years on, it’s still hard to get people from the Kronk Gym to acknowledge the greatness of this one.
Through the wonders of modern podcasting technology, you can watch the fight along with us, see the tweet below for timings and video details.
Today’s show focuses on one of the most famous boxing matches of all-time – Hagler v Hearns ????
We’re once again watching the fight back w/ the one and only @AndyLeeBoxing ????
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Our times are:
Rd1- 12.45????
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Plus there’s the great George Kimball, ‘The Fight’ that became ‘The War’, and boxing testimony from the sneezer. And if you missed our brilliant show with Andy on his fight with Peter Quillin check it out here.
“It didn’t go very far but it was a beauty” ????
Our next big fight watchalong w/ @AndyLeeBoxing takes place on Monday’s show. Send us your memories of Hagler v Hearns 35 years on. Did you watch it live? When did you first see it? Is it the greatest fight of all-time? pic.twitter.com/s3Lcz4lMFf
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After yesterday’s Liveline furore over the TV adaptation of Normal People, Ken takes the time to point out the difference between ‘sex in a television drama’ and ‘pornography’https://t.co/lvS1SKMv3c pic.twitter.com/z2l3b8HIed
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