Thomas Hearns suddenly froze, his body stiff and he slowly fell backwards. Before he hit the canvas, Iran Barkley smashed a right hand onto the “Hit Man’s” chin and intensified his descent. Hearns, the WBC middleweight champion hit the floor with complete dead weight. He looked as though all the life had been drained from his muscular body. Somehow he rolled over and stumbled to his feet. [details]