Favorite KO

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Tomas Molinares v Marlon Starling.

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Rocky Marciano vs Jersey Joe Walcott I. What a right hand! It was goodnight for the champion Walcott!

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Rocky Marciano vs Jersey Joe Walcott I. What a right hand! It was goodnight for the champion Walcott!

it was beautiful, and a much needed punch, he also gave him a cheeky one for good measure as he walked away.

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Tua vs Ruiz
worth a mention, that was a painful watch. would have been slightly easier viewing if that last one hadn't landed.

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Arthur Abraham v Khoren Gevor
Mickey Hughes v Gary Jacobs

Both out cold, both left hook KOs

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Shavers vs Norton. A literal one punch knockout.

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Tyson v Berbick
Quite impressive in hindsight. I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't be expecting Tyson to blow Berbick away quite so effortlessly.
It's interesting to think how much of Mikes reputation in the 80's came off of that one win. It immediately erased any doubts that might have lingered from less than invincible showings against Tillis and Green.

Agreed....and the overall context of the fight is very interesting as well.

Tyson - in some quarters - was still considered too young for this challenge and whilst Berbick was (rightly) not considered a great champion or a monumental step up in class; Mike's youth was viewed as a dangerous/unpredictable factor.

Had he been too pushed too far, too soon in a division where most fighters did not do their best work far later than folk in the lower weight classes?
The way Mike wrecked Berbick sent shockwaves through the division and the wider sporting world. Even now; it is still a hell of a take-down.

As Frank Bruno is struggling again I'd also make mention of the way he totally blitzed Coetzee - a bit sentimental I know - but leaving Gerrie prone like that (literally half out of the ring) was a heck of an achievement and it was a stunning example of Bruno's massive power.

I thought Bruno's power was overrated.

Bruno never even floored let alone knocked out a world class opponent.

Okay, he buckled Tyson's knee, but that was more down to Tyson being reckless & rushing in & he probably stunned Lennox Lewis briefly, but that's it.

Coetzee is arguably the best opponent he decked & KOd, although I do agree it was a cracking KO.

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Great Speed and Exceptional Power, with bit of IQ will always make short work of a fella like Berbick.

And I do think Tyson was good, but I always find myself having to push back perhaps more than needed with Tyson, simply to calm the excitables, who go ga ga when his name is mentioned in any thread.

The thing that makes this fight exceptional, is that in this case, I don't think Berbick was intimidated, so it was a real fight.

Does anyone think Berbick was affected by the "Tyson Hype"? And in his case it might have done him some good. I just don't think he thought it through.....not that "thinking things through" was in his inventory.

I didn't mean that as unkindly as it sounded.

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Curry-mcrrory
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curry - mccrory --for me that's the best ko i'll ever see....I'm still not sure I saw it, it was that quick!

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Great Speed and Exceptional Power, with bit of IQ will always make short work of a fella like Berbick.

And I do think Tyson was good, but I always find myself having to push back perhaps more than needed with Tyson, simply to calm the excitables, who go ga ga when his name is mentioned in any thread.

The thing that makes this fight exceptional, is that in this case, I don't think Berbick was intimidated, so it was a real fight.

Does anyone think Berbick was affected by the "Tyson Hype"? And in his case it might have done him some good. I just don't think he thought it through.....not that "thinking things through" was in his inventory.

I didn't mean that as unkindly as it sounded.

Berbick wasn't affected by the hype at all.

The Tyson fear factor hadn't kicked in by then, so Berbick was probably thinking he was going to show this 20 year old what heavyweight championship boxing was really all about.

It was only after this fight that Tyson's hype began to unsettle his opponents.

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Foreman KO5 Ron Lyle

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curry - mccrory --for me that's the best ko i'll ever see....I'm still not sure I saw it, it was that quick!

The left hook Curry hit him with was as fast a punch as you'll see, the follow up right hand was brutal and could have seriously hurt Milton.

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I still marvel at the simplicity and timing of the Sugar Ray Robinson ko of gene fullmer in their second fight

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Even though I was gutted at the time, doughlas knocking out Tyson is right up there and the aftermath, will not be seen again?

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McCallum vs Curry was superb.

Curry had knocked McCallum into the ropes in round 2, but then in round 5 backed off and his hands were down. Then McCallum knocked him out with a sweeping left hook that just about finished Curry as a P4P entrant.

No indication that ending was coming at all.

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It's not a classical KO with the count but Trinidad v Yory Boy Campas was a devastating finish.