Actors definitely weren't doing it for the money. In his final 'Miami Vice' episode, John Diehl got to use some boxing moves in character as Larry Zito. Diehl had 'Sweet Science' experience.

F orty years ago, the first episode of Miami Vice aired on NBC. In an article examining the show’s impact for Vulture, Matt Zoller Seitz observed that it was “immediately seductive and ...