What Great Fighters Were KO'd? Not TKO'd, But KO'd?

[IamInuit]

Funny that since this thread was made there had been none noteworthy until Pacquiao got wrecked last month. That really will be a historical KO, Manny is the only ATG other than Roy Jones to suffer a bad knockout in many years. I guess that speaks more to their having only been a few really "great" fighters active, but still. Manny isn't chinny and he'd never seen the canvas in 36 rounds against Marquez, it was a monster punch.

Some of these guys very early in their careers but...
Some may not be thought of as all time greats...

Beau Jack
Archie Moore
Benny Leonard
Alexis Arguello
Sam Langford
Henry Armstrong
Harry Greb
Joe Louis
Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Stanley Ketchel
Ricky Hatton
Herol Graham
Joe Gans
Battling Nelson
Julian Jackson

[p4pking]

Funny that since this thread was made there had been none noteworthy until Pacquiao got wrecked last month. That really will be a historical KO, Manny is the only ATG other than Roy Jones to suffer a bad knockout in many years. I guess that speaks more to their having only been a few really "great" fighters active, but still. Manny isn't chinny and he'd never seen the canvas in 36 rounds against Marquez, it was a monster punch.

Some of these guys very early in their careers but...
Some may not be thought of as all time greats...

Beau Jack
Archie Moore
Benny Leonard
Alexis Arguello
Sam Langford
Henry Armstrong
Harry Greb
Joe Louis
Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Stanley Ketchel
Ricky Hatton
Herol Graham
Joe Gans
Battling Nelson
Julian Jackson

Nice list, obviously with the frequently grueling fights old time fighters would endure it was more common they would simply get caught or come in to the ring ill prepared for that opponent etc. I don't know much about serveral of those guys, but for me the 3 most contemporary fighters you list fall a bit short. Hatton, Graham and Jackson were never quite great champions imo.