When durable fighters get knocked out or stopped early

[JC]

Here's an odd one Willie Jackson KO1 Johnny Dundee, wonder what happened there

[Ezzard]

Amazing and unappreciated win, but it wasn't exactly early.

Hearns/Cuevas
Holyfield/Qawi

yesh, forget the "early"

[Syntax Error]

Does Tyson -v- Holmes count, or was Larry too old, bearing in mind he fought on for 14 more years without getting KOd again?

[patscorpio]

Roy Jones TKO2 Thomas Tate

Tate had just went the full 12 with Julian Jackson which no one had done in 11 years and Roy just obliterates him with one left hook..only man to stop him

[King Carlos]

Actually, Jackson knocking out Buster Drayton the way he did would've been a good example at the time.

[Roco]

Roy Jones V Sugar Boy Malinga

[Ketchel]

Oh. For some reason I was thinking Ward was stopped in the third against Judah.

I think you mean the Ward V Vince Philips fight where Micky was stopped on cuts after 3 rounds.

[man]

tyson-spinks?

[Goodnight, Irene]

It doesnt count if they knock themselves out

[IRLangmaid25]

Roy Jones deserves a mention in this. First getting knocked in 2 rounds by Antonio Tarver in their second fight and then in the first against Danny Green. Also Jones steam rollered Montell Griffin in a round in their second fight. Also Roberto Duran getting steamrollered in two rounds by Thomas Hearns back in 1984, mind you Hearns got smashed in 3 rounds by Marvin Hagler as well .

[Goodnight, Irene]

When did Jones ever really prove himself durable, though?

[IRLangmaid25]

When did Jones ever really prove himself durable, though?

When he had the stones to step to Heavyweight and defeat John Ruiz and giving away 33lbs into the bargain. Granted Ruiz is probably not one of the biggest of punchers up at Heavyweight but he went 12 rounds with a full blown heavyweight wins the title and two fights later gets flattened by Antonio Tarver in their second fight.

[Goodnight, Irene]

Did you watch the fight, dude?

Jones took seriously minimal punishment.

[Ketchel]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Sugar Ray Robinson V Gene Fulmer.

[JC]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Sugar Ray Robinson V Gene Fulmer.

Did think about that one but wasn't sure if the 5 round counted as early. 15 round fight I suppose...

[Ambling Alp]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Sugar Ray Robinson V Gene Fulmer.

I thought about that one, but didn't know if that qualifies as "early". (It was a 5th round ko.) It was one heck of a left hook though.

[Trouble]

Here's an odd one Willie Jackson KO1 Johnny Dundee, wonder what happened there

Good shout.

[Controversial]

Fabrice Tiozzo getting stopped in the first by Virgil Hill.

Good shout, yeah that was a strange one, Tiozzo lost a 12 round SD to Hill, then in the rematch gets floored 3 times in the first and stopped for the first and only time in his career.

[AngryGoon38]

Fireman Jim Flynn Ko'd Jack Dempsey in 1 round. Dempsey avenged the loss soon afterwards though with a devastating ko of his own. This was 2 or 3 years before Dempsey-Willard.

Ray Mercer,(Even As past prime as he was) getting Ko'd by Shannon Briggs is another great example for this thread.

[Controversial]

Fireman Jim Flynn Ko'd Jack Dempsey in 1 round. Dempsey avenged the loss soon afterwards though with a devastating ko of his own. This was 2 or 3 years before Dempsey-Willard.

By all accounts Dempsey took a dive in that fight, a very odd result and something very fishy about it

[Knucklez]

Actually, Jackson knocking out Buster Drayton the way he did would've been a good example at the time.

I love this fight. JJ was lining up the big left hook all night long; you just knew one was going to land flush at some point, it was just a case of when. Then eventually it did and...timbeerrrrr.