History of London Boxing

 We take an audio tour of five classic bouts. From shocks to knockouts just click on the speakers below or on the pictures on the left.

Cooper v Clay, 1963

Henry Cooper v Cassius Clay - 18 June 1963, Wembley Stadium, London

This fight will be remembered by most for 'enry's hammer. The young, fast talking Cassius Clay - later to become Muhammad Ali was knocked down with a powerful uppercut in the fourth round. Clay did recover to win in the fifth.

Duration: 40 seconds

Curry v Honeyghan, 1986

Don Curry v Lloyd Honeyghan - 27 September 1986, Atlantic City, USA

Curry was undisputed welterweight king and met Honeyghan in a match many thought Curry would win easily. Honeyghan fought Curry into submission over six rounds to pull off arguably British boxing's greatest upset.

Duration: 3:15 minutes

Eubank v Benn, 1990

Chris Eubank v Nigel Benn - 18 November 1990, Birmingham NEC

Chris Eubank made a name for himself with an explosive ninth round victory over Dark Destroyer Nigel Benn. Eubank won the WBO middleweight crown from Benn who had only lost once previously to Michael Watson.

Duration: 28 seconds

Lewis v McCall, 1994

Lennox Lewis v Oliver McCall - 24 September 1994, Wembley Stadium

The shock of the boxing world after American Oliver McCall knocked out Lewis in the second round. Lewis lost his WBC Heavyweight title after accusations of complacency. Lewis did retain the title after a rematch with McCall in 1997.

Duration: 1:24 minutes

McCall v Bruno, 1995

Frank Bruno v Oliver McCall - 2 September 1995, Wembley Stadium

Frank Bruno won a 12 round points decision over Oliver McCall to win the WBC Heavyweight Championship just a year after McCall had taken it from Lennox Lewis. Listen to the live commentary from the night of the final round and the referee announce the decision.

Duration: 5:45 minutes

Lewis v Rahman, 2001

Hasim Rahman v Lennox Lewis - 4 April 2001 Carnival City, South Africa

Another shock for Lewis and more claims of complacency after Rahman knocked Lewis out in the fifth. American Hasim Rahman caught Lewis with a crushing right hand flush on the jaw that sent the thirty-five-year-old heavyweight king crashing to the floor.

Duration: 3:40 minutes

Lewis v Tyson, 2002

Lennox Lewis v Mike Tyson - 8 June 2002, Memphis, USA

Lennox Lewis used his masterful left jab on Tyson before knocking him out in the eighth round with a big right hand. Lewis retained his heavyweight title.

Duration: 3:35 minutes

All photos featured in our slideshows: Getty Images

Audio: BBC Sport