Greatest Fights series: Costello & Bunce on nights boxing will never forget

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The BBC Radio 5 Live Boxing 'Greatest Fights' series calls on some of the biggest names in the sport to revisit bouts that went down in history. The likes of Sugar Ray Leonard, David Haye, Ricky Hatton and Carl Froch sit with Mike Costello and Steve Bunce to pick through fights featuring the likes of Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard and others who built lasting legacies.

Here you can find all the audio, write-ups and video clips in one place.

Sugar Ray Leonard v Tommy Hearns (1981)

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Talking points: The heat, the talent on show and the key message from a trainer in the corner.

Mike Tyson v Michael Spinks (1988)

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Ricky Hatton v Kostya Tszyu (2005)

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Naseem Hamed v Marco Antonio Barrera (2001)

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Talking points: Hamed's woeful preparation, savage weight cuts, big-time demands and a shock that some still celebrate.

Mike Tyson v Evander Holyfield I (1996)

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Micky Ward v Arturo Gatti I (2002)

Gatti v Ward

Talking points: No belts, wall-to-wall bedlam and a refusal to quit.

Marvin Hagler v Thomas Hearns (1985)

Hagler v Hearns from 1985

Talking points: A rivalry, a massage and eight minutes of attack.

Nigel Benn v Chris Eubank (1990)

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Talking points: A captivated Britain, savage punches and a rivalry that lasts.

Diego Corrales v Jose Luis Castillo (2005)

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Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier (1975)

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Talking points: A morning fight, a horror heat and glory in exhaustion.