Fighters KO'ed early in fight but not thought to have bad chins

[palooka]

Johnny Nelson
Ross Hale
Andy Hollighan
Duke McKenzie?
Nicky Piper

[Rexob]

Lennox Lewis.

[Teddy's Toupee]

Frank Grant

[JC]

Lennox Lewis.

I don't think he had a weak chin but, after the KO losses, most people did.

He seems to be loosing that tag a bit since retirement.

[GPTM1403]

Lennox Lewis.

I don't think he had a weak chin but, after the KO losses, most people did.

He seems to be loosing that tag a bit since retirement.

The Klitschko fight should have ended the idea he had a weak chin. But he was careless against the more basic challengers and that will probably cost his long term reputation.

[Counter-puncher]

Pat Cowdell wasn't chinny, though after approximately 90 seconds with nelson you could be forgiven for thinking so.

[palooka]

Barerra?

[stevedoc]

Pat Cowdell wasn't chinny, though after approximately 90 seconds with nelson you could be forgiven for thinking so.

and the daho fight

[JC]

Barerra?

Don't think MAB was ever KO'd early.

Which fight are you thinking of?

[palooka]

Barerra?

Don't think MAB was ever KO'd early.

Which fight are you thinking of?

Poison Junior Jones?

[JC]

Barerra?

Don't think MAB was ever KO'd early.

Which fight are you thinking of?

Poison Junior Jones?

Depends what you consider early, for me the 5th is more middle rounds in a 12 rounder.

Odd stoppage that one, not sure if the corner were coming in to stop the fight or complain about Jones hitting after the bell.

[palooka]

Poison Junior Jones?[/quote]

Depends what you consider early, for me the 5th is more middle rounds in a 12 rounder.

Odd stoppage that one, not sure if the corner were coming in to stop the fight or complain about Jones hitting after the bell.[/quote]

yeah, on balance the 5th is too late for this thread, is Duran OK? For the Hearns blowout.

[evrenb]

George Foreman

[Cent0089]

David Tua was down and stopped in amateurs

[jaclem3]

....sandy saddler kayoed in 3rd fight. never again in his long career.

rubin carter kayo griffith.....good call,,,,beat me to it. saw it on live tv and it was a pip.

[Old bones Ian]

Marlon Starling KO'd by Molinares (after the bell), but had one of the best chins going, with Curry, Brown, Breland and Honeyghan not making a dent in him

[palooka]

Marlon Starling KO'd by Molinares (after the bell), but had one of the best chins going, with Curry, Brown, Breland and Honeyghan not making a dent in him

Marlon was a very tough and skilled boxer and it shows the sheer power of Hearns who broke Starlings jaw while sparring with 18oz gloves on.

[Controversial]

Marlon Starling KO'd by Molinares (after the bell), but had one of the best chins going, with Curry, Brown, Breland and Honeyghan not making a dent in him

Strange turn of events for the unbeaten Molinares after that fight, he had a breakdown, was knocked out twice by nobodies (one making their debut) and then retired aged just 24.

[orbtastic]

Huge punch that "KO'd" Starling but it was [marginally] after the bell.

I think read Molinares suffered badly from depression after that fight and gave up the WBA title.

The fight is interesting for two things - The first is that Starling clearly has no idea he was knocked out, that's how hard he was hit. He thought he hurt his leg (he did). The post-fight interview is priceless. I like Starling, he was a class act in and out the ring. Very talented.

The second is that the WBA upheld the result as a legit knockout win for Tomas, only Larry Hazzard and the NJACB ruled it to a NC (after initially agreeing with the referee that the punch was thrown a fraction before the bell and landed just after.


You could start another thread with "fighters who were never the same after X fight".

[Old bones Ian]

Starling was a genius in the ring, he's not been able to keep his money , was working as a washer upper in a cafe not so long ago. But whenever I see a article on him they say he is very open with fans and always signing stuff etc.
Its a shame he can't get back in the game somehow to get him some pay back.

[orbtastic]

I was just re-watching some of his fights, funny seeing Freddie Roach lurking in the background with a horrendous mullet.

I scanned an old Moochie interview a few years ago for Tel and Glyn, think I've still got it online somewhere.

[orbtastic]

[Counter-puncher]

that's a fvcking hell of an interview

[palooka]

that's a fvcking hell of an interview

KO was one hell of a good magazine. They printed transcripts of phone interviews with Vinny Paz and Greg Haugen - they were comedy gold.

[GPTM1403]

Johnny Nelson
Ross Hale
Andy Hollighan
Duke McKenzie?
Nicky Piper

Wasn't Nelson more of a victim of the usual continental screw job? Will have to have another look at those early fights.