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"On this day in 1988" Iran "The Blade" Barkley knocked Thomas Hearns silly out of the blue while scoring the "Upset of the Year" and winning the WBC middleweight title with a 3rd round TKO at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hearns had already won world titles in four divisions coming into the Barkley fight. Losses to "Sugar" Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler hurt, but they were understandable. Plus he recovered to win titles at middleweight and, impressively, light heavyweight.

2.8M views · 10K reactions | They didn't call him "The Blade" for nothing ⚔️ Happy birthday to the legendary Iran Barkley  | Top Rank Boxing | Facebook

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99K views · 1.3K reactions | Roberto Duran vs Iran Barkley knockouts_videos 壘 #boxingfan #boxinglifestyle #boxinglegend #boxingfamily #boxingtraining #boxinghistory #boxingday #boxinglife #boxing #boxinggym #boxingworkout #boxinggloves #boxingworld #boxingnews #boxing #boxer #fight #knockout #sport #legend #goat #champion #robertoduran #iranbarkley #boxingfanatik #boxingclub #boxingcoach #boxingclass | Real Street Fighter | Facebook

Thomas Hearns vs. Iran Barkley, billed as Knockout Nite, was a professional boxing match contested on June 6, 1988, for the WBC middleweight title. The fight was shown live on pay-per-view and closed circuit television. Hearns was paid $1.5 million and Barkley got $250,000. Hearns was a 4 to 1 favorite. There was a crowd of 8,541 at the Hilton. The Ring named Barkley’s knockout of Hearns Upset of the Year for 1988. knockouts_videos 🥊 #boxingfan #boxinglifestyle #boxingfamily #boxingtraining #bo

118K views · 982 reactions |  OTD! Roberto DURAN Turned Back The Clock To Upset Iran BARKLEY! 壘 Roberto Duran vs. Iran Barkley, was billed as Steel vs. Stone... both fighters fought for the WBC middleweight title on February 24, 1989... The fight was The Ring magazine's fight of the year for 1989. | IFL TV | Facebook