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I've put together a list of actual world title KO wins

This puts things into perspective and shows not just who were the best punchers but the most effective at the highest level

Most KO’s wins in legitimate World Title Fights

Best Punchers . How many KO wins in full world title fights

Bob Foster - 16 World Title Fights, ( Undisputed ) Light Heavy
11 KO wins

Felix Trinidad - 20 World Title Fights, (disputed ) Welter-middle
16 KO wins

Alexis Arguello - 21 World Title Fights, (disputed) Feather-l welter
17 KO wins

Ray Robinson - 23 World Title Fights, ( Undisputed) Welter-Middle
9 KO wins

Ray Leonard - 13 World Title Fights, ( Undisputed) Welter-Middle
9 KO wins

Roy Jones Jnr- 26 World Title Fights, (disputed) Middle-Heavy
13 KO wins

Carlos Monzon - 15 World Title Fights, ( Undisputed ) Middle
10 KO wins

Manny Pac - 16 World Title Fights, (disputed) Fly-L Middle
7 KO wins

Salvador Sanchez- 10 World Title Fights, (Undisputed) Feather
5 KO wins

Nigel Benn - 16 World Title Fights, (disputed) Middle-S Middle
8 KO wins

Carlos Zarate - 14 World Title Fights, ( Undisputed) Bantam
10 KO wins

Rocky Marciano- 7 World Title Fights, (Undisputed) Heavy
6 KO wins

Mike Tyson - 16 World Title Fights, (disputed ) heavy
10 KO wins

Joe Louis- 27 World Title Fights, ( Undisputed) heavy
24 KO wins

Please add any others

Wilfredo Gomez, 23 title fights, 18 KO wins. Bazooka was 18 for 18 at his main weight, 122

P.S. Sanchez wasn't the undisputed featherweight champion. Pedroza was champion at the same time and both were held in very high regard.

Don't know numbers off the top of my head but I would have said:

Henry Armstrong
Khaosai Galaxy
Ricardo Lopez
JC Chavez

all have a lot of world title wins, a lot of them by stoppage.

Pipino Cueves - 11 out of 13 KO / TKO wins in WBA welterweight fights

danny little red lopez - ko or be ko'd 39 out of 42 wins.

Aaron Pryor.

11 World title Fights.

WBA Light-Welterweight Title: 9 Fights (9 KOs) 100%. (1980-83).
IBF Light-Welterweight Title: 2 Fights. Both Points Decision Wins. (1984-85).

Lennox Lewis

18 world title fights (15-2-1) mostly disputed, some undisputed later in career.

10 knockouts

Julian "The Hawk" Jackson 55-6 (49 KO's), every loss by KO
should have been called Julian "All or Nothing" Jackson
But man, could he hit. Also Heavyweight Ike Ibiubachi (went to prison for rape, never fought for title) use to work out in the same gym and when he hit the heavybag the whole building shook. He was an absolute monster.

Marvin Hagler: After a disputed draw with Antuofermo in a title fight, took the title from Minter on a stoppage and only Duran and Leonard went the distance after that.

15 title fights with 12 ko's

Not sure of his stats off-hand, but Gerald McClellan has to rate a mention.

safedweller wrote:Also Heavyweight Ike Ibiubachi (went to prison for rape, never fought for title) use to work out in the same gym and when he hit the heavybag the whole building shook. He was an absolute monster.

Never heard of him. Tell me more.

Ike was on the verge a couple of times. Couple of upsets against Chris byrd and Tua if I remember correctly. Just a huge hitter that couldn't stay out of legal trouble.

Absolute bullsh!t. THE most over-rated Heavy ever (and with Vitali in mind, that says a lot).

Pay attention,goodnight. I didn't say he was great. I said he hit hard as fornicate and he did. By on the verge I meant on the verge of getting a shot.

baulks wrote:Aaron Pryor.

11 World title Fights.

WBA Light-Welterweight Title: 9 Fights (9 KOs) 100%. (1980-83).
IBF Light-Welterweight Title: 2 Fights. Both Points Decision Wins. (1984-85).

Aye yi yi yi yi!!!

safedweller wrote:Pay attention,goodnight. I didn't say he was great. I said he hit hard as eff and he did. By on the verge I meant on the verge of getting a shot.

Was he really close to a shot?

Goodnight, Irene wrote:

safedweller wrote:Pay attention,goodnight. I didn't say he was great. I said he hit hard as eff and he did. By on the verge I meant on the verge of getting a shot.

Was he really close to a shot?

Yes.

Ricardo Lopez 26 world title fights 18 knockouts
Wladimir K 19 world title fights 13 wins by knockout.
Vic Darchinyan 18 world title fights 11 wins by knockout
Vitali K 15 world title fights 10/11 knockouts