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Tyson came along when the fab four were still fighting.

Remember Tyson's fights being on ITV on Sat/Sun mornings/afternoon. I was sitting in a snooker club, eating a steak and kidney pie, when I saw Tyson iron out Larry Holmes.
That is exactly how I would imagine you watching it Not that I know you or anything but I bet you had your first ( non stolen home brew or old mans can) beer, either at the snooker club or the community centre. I used to nick my stepdads home brew but it was pretty rank. Had my first drink from the parents drinks cabinet when they were out, got hammered on Bells. I remember it so well because my step son did the same thing about 12 years ago and rang me and the Mrs when we were at the football and said " Um.. I drunk this bacaradi thing and now I am going to sleep..sorry" Had to laugh

World of Sport if I remember rightly. @Dia bando will remember he is ancient
I remember watching Foreman v Frazier on Saturday lunchtime on Grandstand after Football Focus. That was probably a whole week after the fight, I'll never forget the knockdown that took Frazier off both his feet!
I may be mistaken , but I think Ali v Foreman was live on BBC in the middle of the night and Ali v Spinks 1. And Sportsnight on a Wednesday always used to have live boxing....Bodell v McAlinden, Dave "Boy" Green and loads of Bruno fights! ITV used to have live boxing midweek as well.
You are slightly older than me but I remember BBC boxing with Barry McGuigan, Herol Graham and Frank Bruno. It think ITV had Pat Cowdell.