Wednesday, March 18, 2009

When Mickey Rourke Met Tommy "Hitman" Hearns



(image via boxrec.com)

You remember Tommy "Hitman" Hearns, that significant 80s cultural artifact that took a rather serious beating from "Marvelous" Marvin Haggler. Apparently, en route to being kayoed, hearns met Mickey "Redemption" Rourke, and the results were, in that occasion, more favorable to the "Hit-Man." From Lodown magazine #64:

"Lodown: Do you still have a passion for boxing? It’s not what it used to be with boxers like Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and Thomas 'Hitman' Hearns...

"Rourke: I still love it. I once did an exhibition with Tommy Hearns in Los Angeles and he hit me so fucking hard on the chin, at about two in the afternoon, that I was still throwing up at midnight.

"Lodown: That's a 'Hitman' experience ..

"Rourke: Exactly ..


Full interview here.

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