Randall Bailey was always a knockout threat, and still a very dangerous opponent when Miguel Cotto knocked him out back in 2004. Not part of the thread topic, but this is one of the very underrated (and not frequently mentioned) aspects of Cotto's career. He fought and beat Bailey in his 22nd professional fight. Prior to that he had fought and beaten more than handful of very credible and tough opposition. I can't help but contrast that against the cushy, bloated records of other up-and-coming stars... some of whom can reach 30 or 40 fights before fighting anyone with a pulse. When looking at a fighter's final record... aside from focusing merely on the W's and L's... one needs to look at career progression and development. Of the fighters I've followed, Cotto's record stands alongside anybody's in the final analysis.

Anyway... back to the best of the Knockouts.