And today, joining the underground .....

[big mervyn]

Leon Spinks, the man who shocked the Greatest in 1978.

Some of us are old enough to remember when the world stopped for these contests.

[Snipe Watson]

Leon Spinks, the man who shocked the Greatest in 1978.

Some of us are old enough to remember when the world stopped for these contests.

Indeed Merv. I remember it well.

[solidarity]

Leon Spinks, the man who shocked the Greatest in 1978.

Some of us are old enough to remember when the world stopped for these contests.

Indeed Merv. I remember it well.

Me too. But the one I remember better was the Rumble in the Jungle. My dad let me sit up with him into the wee small hours to watch it on tv.

[Snipe Watson]

Pretty sure I didn't see that one live.

[big mervyn]

Pretty sure I didn't see that one live.

I was too wee to stay up

[Snipe Watson]

Pretty sure I didn't see that one live.

I was too wee to stay up

Aye right.

[solidarity]

Pretty sure I didn't see that one live.

I was too wee to stay up

Aye right.

I watched it from my cot.

[big mervyn]

Lou Ottens, inventor of the cassette tape, at the ripe old age of c90.

[Bobbievee]

[Cap'n Grumpy]

Shuffling off this mortal coil today, the one and only Murray Walker ...

and as he does so, "He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed."

[solidarity]

Shuffling off this mortal coil today, the one and only Murray Walker ...

and as he does so, "He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed."

Probably the most imitated voice in world sport.

[Hans Indaruck]

Shuffling off this mortal coil today, the one and only Murray Walker ...

and as he does so, "He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed."

Probably the most imitated voice in world sport.

And there.... he .... goes...!

Classy and knowledgable about his sport - a joy to listen to.

[justinr73]

He almost made F1 sound exciting.

Equally sadly, but more surprisingly, boxing legend Marvellous Marvin Hagler has passed today too.

[big mervyn]

Shuffling off this mortal coil today, the one and only Murray Walker ...

and as he does so, "He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed."

Probably the most imitated voice in world sport.

And there.... he .... goes...!

Classy and knowledgable about his sport - a joy to listen to.

Did my head in tbh though I was never an F1 fan to be fair. I suppose making it sound exciting is some sort of accomplishment.

The banter with James Hunt was good.

[solidarity]

He almost made F1 sound exciting.

Only 'almost' tbf. No-one's good enough to actually make it sound exciting.