ESPN 20 Greatest KO's

[Spicoli]

I'm gonna run with a few gems I hold near and dear to me fistically addicted heart

Carbajal ko Gonzalez 1.....goat
Kennedy McKinney ko Welcome Ncita
Juan Meza ko Jaime Garza
Reggie Johnson ko William Guthrie
Vincent Pettway ko Simon Brown
Tommy Morrison ko Razor Ruddock
Edwin Rosario ko Anthony Jones
Muangchai kittikasem ko Jung koo Chang (barely)
Mark too sharp Johnson ko Arthur Johnson
Rafael Pineda ko Roger Mayweather
Azumah Nelson ko Jeff Fenech 2
Bernard Hopkins ko Joe Lipsey
Aaron Davis ko Mark breland
James Toney ko Tim littles
Saad Muhammed ko Marvin Johnson 1
Carlos Gonzalez ko Tony Baltazar
Kevin Kelly ko Ricardo Rivera
John Verderosa ko Sean O'Grady
Sergio Martinez ko Paul Williams
James Toney ko Prince Charles Williams
Bob Foster ko Mike Quarry
Darrel wilson ko Shannon Briggs
Gussie Nazarov ko Joey Gamache

[gest12645]

great post- I cant believe how they have Dempsey vs Firpo on there. It looked like a amatuer boxing fight.

[marbleheadmaui]

I'm a little puzzled. Seventy plus views and no comments?

Not even a Bert Sugar sucks!

Heck, I'll settle for a Marbleheadmaui sucks!

Both lists pretty much contain all the ones that need to be there. Not trying to list the same fights again. But I will give you a couple that should be included

Hasim Rahman KO 5 Lennox Lewis- So Ocean 11 huh, Lewis?
Mike Tyson KO 1 Michael Spinks- No wonder Spinks was stalling
Donald Curry KO 2 Milton McCrory- I have yet to see a better left hook
Sonny Liston KO 1 Floyd Patterson- Patterson wasn't scared. He was fucking terrified
Max Schmeling TKO 12 Joe Louis- Right hands all damn night

How the HELL did I leave that off?

BTW, was the Curry left hook better than the one the Bodysnatcher landed on his a few years later?

[Master]

McClellan v Julian Jackson – welcome to the new p4p big hitter
Lewis v Ruddock – welcome to the new heavyweight big hitter
McCall v Lewis – close my eyes and hope to land to become champion.

[marbleheadmaui]

marble don't let the "no responses" discourage you...
It happens often with threads that make people think and or have to read a lot.

Go and create a thread with any of these titles and watch the magic work:
Naz vs. ______ <----- Insert any of these name's JMM, Morales, Pacquiao
Tyson vs. ______ <----- Insert any of these name's Ali, Wladdy, Vitaly
RJJ vs. _______ <----- Insert any ATG name from Middle to LHW.

these threads have been done to death but people tend to respond to them....
The way I see it when I create threads is a view is as good as comment.
Hey! at least people are taking the time to view and read your post.

As for the list... I'm gonna throw some out that I think are often overlooked.
I also think that bodyshots are vastly underrated. KO'ing someone while hitting them in the face good. KO'ing them with a shot to the body even better.

Gavilan vs. Cartier
Ruddock vs. Dokes
Toney vs. Williams
Ike vs. Jack 1
RJJ vs. Hill
MAB vs. Fana
Nunn vs. Sumbu
McCallum vs. CurryLewis vs. Rahman 2
Zapata vs. Nakajima
Benitez vs. Hope

Didn't really think about that one and I should have!

[marbleheadmaui]

I'd have Tyson vs Spinks on there.

I thought about that one. It'd be on the list of 25.

[marbleheadmaui]

marble don't let the "no responses" discourage you...
It happens often with threads that make people think and or have to read a lot.

Go and create a thread with any of these titles and watch the magic work:





Naz vs. ______ <----- Insert any of these name's JMM, Morales, Pacquiao
Tyson vs. ______ <----- Insert any of these name's Ali, Wladdy, Vitaly
RJJ vs. _______ <----- Insert any ATG name from Middle to LHW.

these threads have been done to death but people tend to respond to them....
The way I see it when I create threads is a view is as good as comment.
Hey! at least people are taking the time to view and read your post.

As for the list... I'm gonna throw some out that I think are often overlooked.








also think that bodyshots are vastly underrated. KO'ing someone while hitting them in the face good. KO'ing them with a shot to the body even better.
Gavilan vs. Cartier
Ruddock vs. Dokes
Toney vs. Williams
Ike vs. Jack 1
RJJ vs. Hill
MAB vs. Fana
Nunn vs. Sumbu
McCallum vs. Curry
Lewis vs. Rahman 2
Zapata vs. Nakajima
Benitez vs. Hope

It's actually a good thing some fools don't post a list. All you see is 20 Manny Pacquiao fights listed

Ahh how true.... And the body shot KO really tends to show the true pain a fighter feels. I must admit my statistical knowledge isn't massively broad but love learning more where i can and this post about body shots
did get me tapping away on my keyboard.... Although plagurised this is a list from back in 2007 by ESPN journo of the top 10 bodyshot KOs:

10) Jorge Barrios v Janos Nagy
9) Glenn McCory v Jeff Lampkin
Diobelys Hurtado v Randall Bailey
7) Roy Jones Jr v Virgill Hill
6) Ricky Hatton v Jose Luis Castillo
5) Arturo Gatti v Leo Dorin
4) Gerry Penalosa v Jhonny Gonzalez
3) Jorge Arce v Tomas Rojas
2) Mickey Ward v Alfonso Sanchez
1) Oscar De La Hoya v Bernard Hopkins

Again, not my list but an interesting read. I wouldn't claim to it either but a good thread that got my attention.

That's a fun list too! But did all the great body stoppages really happen post 1980? I'd put the LaMotta destruction of Dauthuille on there for starters.

[Master]

Curry's left hook against MCrory is the most perfect shot I have seen, I had to rewind it many times and pause it because it was so perfect.

[marbleheadmaui]

These may not quite cut it but........
Roy Jones vs Antonio Tarver 2- The legend of invincibility dies hard.
Bernard Hopkins vs Trinidad- Hello world, my name is Bernard Hopkins and I'm pretty good at this fighting thing.Naseem Hamed vs Kevin Kelley- one of the most polarizing figures in boxing becomes an international star.
Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales 2- Manny sends a message for any doubters still out there.........ummmmm yeah, I am the real deal.
Barrera vs McKinney- Is Barrera for real? Kennedy McKinney would tell you YES! Classic battle
RJJ vs Griffin 2- We talk tonight Larry.....Pensacola talks tonight! Griffin shouldn't have pissed Roy off...nuff said.David Haye vs Audley Harrison- 2 legendary......naaaaaah, I'm just playing! Hahahaha

I considered each of the bolded ones and can make a case for each.

[marbleheadmaui]

I'm gonna run with a few gems I hold near and dear to me fistically addicted heart

Carbajal ko Gonzalez 1.....goat
Kennedy McKinney ko Welcome Ncita
Juan Meza ko Jaime Garza
Reggie Johnson ko William Guthrie
Vincent Pettway ko Simon Brown
Tommy Morrison ko Razor Ruddock
Edwin Rosario ko Anthony Jones
Muangchai kittikasem ko Jung koo Chang (barely)
Mark too sharp Johnson ko Arthur Johnson
Rafael Pineda ko Roger Mayweather
Azumah Nelson ko Jeff Fenech 2
Bernard Hopkins ko Joe Lipsey
Aaron Davis ko Mark breland
James Toney ko Tim littles
Saad Muhammed ko Marvin Johnson 1
Carlos Gonzalez ko Tony Baltazar
Kevin Kelly ko Ricardo Rivera
John Verderosa ko Sean O'Grady
Sergio Martinez ko Paul Williams
James Toney ko Prince Charles Williams
Bob Foster ko Mike QuarryDarrel wilson ko Shannon Briggs
Gussie Nazarov ko Joey Gamache

GREAT list. The bolds are ones I considered and each has a good case. They'd all be on my list if I went 30 places.

What Azumah did to Fenech in that environment? Sensational!

[marbleheadmaui]

Curry's left hook against MCrory is the most perfect shot I have seen, I had to rewind it many times and pause it because it was so perfect.

Fair enough!

[marbleheadmaui]

great post- I cant believe how they have Dempsey vs Firpo on there. It looked like a amatuer boxing fight.

Yeah, if I was going to put a Dempsey fight on? It's be his annihilation of Jess Willard. A heavyweight revolution goes national.

[Master]

great post- I cant believe how they have Dempsey vs Firpo on there. It looked like a amatuer boxing fight.

Yeah, if I was going to put a Dempsey fight on? It's be his annihilation of Jess Willard. A heavyweight revolution goes national.

That was legalised and brutal mugging.

[armyash]

Great thread interesting reading!



Sorry it's not boxing but i was watching some of the fights you guys mentioned and came across this. I had to post it as sent a chill down my spine, don't think this guy would have woke up from another shot or 2

[marbleheadmaui]

Great thread interesting reading!



Sorry it's not boxing but i was watching some of the fights you guys mentioned and came across this. I had to post it as sent a chill down my spine, don't think this guy would have woke up from another shot or 2

Geebuz H Christmas! Knockdown of the living dead!