Mr Hearns said seriously ill patients in remote areas such as Mull or Barra would be taken to a hospital with GP cover, but critical care for any emergency interventions may not be available.

BBC: Flying doctor service takes off across Scotland

At his peak, Jones was beautiful: the fastest hands and feet since an early Muhammad Ali, the knockout power of Tommy Hearns, more angles than Pythagoras, the reflexes of featherweight legend Willie Pep - so quick, you couldn't hit him with a handful of sugar.

BBC: Jones out to prove his greatness

"We're bringing boxing back to its roots, " says HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg, who favors a return to a 1980s model where only big fights featuring the likes of Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard were deemed worthy of closed-circuit status (closed-circuit theater and arena telecasts being the forerunner of today's pay-per-view).

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