Fight ending punches, who has them?
by Phill on Jan 29, 2012 5:24 PM EST
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PrintFirst thing, If I'm going over old ground here, I apologise.
But, as I watched Carl Frampton v Kris Hughes earlier today, it got me thinking about the way this fight ended. The Sky team were just beginning to suggest that Frampton should apply more pressure or up his game, then.... Boom! 'that" punched landed. That one single shot ended the fight, it was a fight altering punch or in fact, a fight ending punch. So, fellow BLHers, who else had that single one punch which altered or ended a fight?
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Past or Present or both?
Nigel Benn from the past, i mention him alot but he could be getting absoluteely battered and one punch from him ends his opponent
Currently, i honestly can’t think of anyone lol
No particular order
Lucien Bute, uppercut to the body.
Randall Bailey’s “big right hand.”
Vitali Klitschko,
Marcos Maidana,
James Kirkland
BamBam Rios
either Marquez
Manny Pacquaio
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
I actually think Wladimir Klitschko has more one-punch knockout power than Vitali these days.
"Occasionally, there is a boxing match that, in its demonstration of skill, courage, intelligence, hope, seems to redeem the sport - almost. Perhaps boxing has always been a sport in crisis, a sport of crisis."
by Oli Goldstein on Jan 30, 2012 10:11 AM EST up reply actions
sounds like a law firm, eh?
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Tyson, Morrison, and Lewis, ESQ.
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
David Lemuiex when he is winning. Rubio also
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
That is all for now
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
I’m not so well versed in his fights, but Sergio Martinez looks like a guy that can perform knockouts at will, as long as something gives him the reason he has to. Gets a point deduction, scores a knockdown, gets knocked down, scores a knocked down, gets robbed on the scorecards, rematch for a lights out K.O.
A firestorm to purify.
Shavers and Candy Slim
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Joe Louis
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Joe Louis yes , I’ll raise ya a Rocky
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by Sir Jack Daniels on Jan 30, 2012 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
G’Day Phil , Ted , everybody. I’ve been some holiday time so I havent been online for a month . Glad to be back :) Bob Foster at 175 , Arguello at 126 – 135 , Julian Jackson at 160 , Thomas Hearns at 147 – 154 and a young Tyson at heavyweight are a few that pop straight into my tiny mind. Danny Lopez at featherweight , Olivares at bantam and to chuck an old school Welsh gun in Jimmy Wilde gets a gig . Cheers all . All these blokes were very good if not great fighters( except Jackson ) as well as being one punch kayo artists. Duran was always a great puncher with his right hand . He kayoed many a lightweight with one punch and hurt blokes like Barkley , Leonard and Davey Moore who were bigger fighters . Cheers mate , hope alls well for ya .
Mr 45 - Great to see you back mate
…and what a return ….Jimmy Wilde , that’s going back a bit. Great pick though . “The Ghost with a hammer in his hand” a little long but very apt name.
I think Ted watched Jimmy fight when he went to the States in the 20’s . Hehehe.
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by Sir Jack Daniels on Jan 30, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
"The Ghost with a hammer in his hand"
Great nickname. Also known as the “The Mighty Atom”.
Regularly referred to as Britain’s greatest ever fighter, and one of the P4P hardest punchers of all time.
Great stuff JC40 and SJD.
Also “The Tylorstown Terror”. 3 decent nicknames , all fitting.
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by Sir Jack Daniels on Jan 31, 2012 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, i WAS RING SIDE FOR THAT ONE
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Roy Jones Jr.
Diego Corrales
Arguello
George Foreman
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Argello was a classic bomber
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Acelino Freitas. In that fight against Barrios, I seem to remember him landing one punch which literally turned the fight on it’s head.
And then Diego laid him out with a huge right hand that turned certain loss into a victory, forcing Freitas to quit a less than a round later
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Yeah, but Freitas was the harder puncher.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
Hey Matt.. I was desperate for Naz to meet Freitas. It should have happened 2000/2001. I reckon that would have been a right old ding dong, what do you think?
I see where you are coming from with the power both had but i just think Freitas would have been too big and tall for him. Freitas was a super feather/lightweight, Naz was a career featherweight.
But you never know, Naz might have made him miss plenty and countered him.
My money would have been on Freitas though.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
Not that Freitas was all that tall, but he was taller than Naz.
Now i think more about it though, there was only 4lbs between them at that time.
Good call. Would have been interesting i think.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
Freitaswould have been waxed by The Prince
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
My point is that Diego could turna fight on one punch
He would hunt and stalk and when he nailed his man, the fight could turn on a dime.
Ask Castillo Round 10
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
When has he had a one punch knockout?
I really think he’s an accumulator
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
So, fellow BLHers, who else had that single one punch which altered or ended a fight?
He has fight altering power
by Sweet science on Jan 30, 2012 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
For certiain
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
It’s about the only nice thing I’ll say about his boxing career: Audley Harrison.
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Ingo
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Richard Hall and Julian Letterloguh
And Danny “Little Red” Lopez
You feeling me on these?
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
I know he has only done it at a certain level, but i believe Kell Brook, when his timing is bang on, can end a fight weith one punch. He has done so at British title level, and i think he will carry it up in with him as he progresses and develops.
Kell is a good pick. He can dig that boy.
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by Sir Jack Daniels on Jan 30, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
Talking of Ingle Fighter's
there’s one on Channel 5 on the 18th of this month. Kid Galahad he’s called and he’s fighting Jason Booth. I saw Galahad in one of his recent fights and i was quite impressed, although he’s only been at a certain level. He’s undefeated though inexperienced at 10-0 (4). I would pick him to beat Booth though who is obvioulsy close to the end now.
Chris Eubank Jr is also on that card.
Here’s an article on the latest Ingle prospects:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8315420.stm
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
Sorry, Sheffield boxers, not just Ingle’s.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
Sweet
Liked the look of Eubank when he fought on Fury’s last undercard.
Agree on the Booth fight. Quigg isa different gravy to Kid Galahad but I don’t like the way Quigg stole his heart early on.
by Sweet science on Feb 3, 2012 3:02 AM EST up reply actions
I was thinking about this in relation to Quigg – Frampton the other day.
I’m not saying that Frampton won’t catch up with Quigg, ability wise, once he gets more fights under his belt, but i think the main factor in Quigg’s favour is that he looks bigger and stronger than Frampton, as well as just better.
Frampton, like Booth, looks too small to be at 122, imo. He looks like a bantamweight to me.
According to Boxrec Frampton is only 5’5" with a 62" reach.
Quigg’s reach is not listed, but his height is there at 5’ 8".
The first time Frampton suffers a loss, be it against Quigg or whoever, i think he should drop down to 118.
Like i said, i really think that’s where he belongs now, while still a young man.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
I still like the look of Frampton
I didn’t realise that he is about 10 fights behind Quigg in terms of experience though. But you are right, he certainly does look small……. We’l see.
by Sweet science on Feb 3, 2012 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
Frampton also has a pretty good amateur pedigree that Quigg does not have, so maybe the distance between them is not as far as the records suggest.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
Ola Afalobi
has turned the lights out a few times. He is another who can bang, often on the counter, when he times them right.
I realise that his record doesn’t really suggest this and that he has only done it at certain times, but the ones he landed on both Enzo Mac and Terry Dunstan were beauts.
The Dunstan KO was picture perfect
The mouthpiece flying out…… Just a freakin great shot
Good pick is Ola
by Sweet science on Jan 30, 2012 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
Gennady Golovkin
coukld turn out to be a fight ending puncher at the higher level.
He’s consistently doing it on the way up.
Good one, He chilled Bute in the amatures
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Earnie Shavers
as an all timer. I see Ted already mentioned him.
BTW i saw an article the other day about fights that should have happened and one listed was Shavers vs George Foreman.
I can’t think of a bigger clash of the tians when it comes to KO punchers.
I’ll add the contemporary German buddies once again:
Marco Huck can destroy with a well-placed single right (at least at cruiserweight)
Arthur Abraham is an expert at it (if he manages to let a hand go)
Historically, you shouldn’t forget about Rocky Marciano (ask Joe Jersey Walcott about the most beautiful one-punch-knockout ever)
"Sure, there have been injuries and deaths in boxing – but none of them serious." Alan Minter
Marciano’s KO of Wolcott was awesome, of course, but I think Joe’s icing of Ezzard Charles was even more amazing. Pretty incredible that he’s on both the victor and victim ends of this list.
And Walcot's famous left hook waxing of Charles was incredible
Of course my favorite one punch bomber was Bob Satterfield, the miost exciting fighter I have ever seen in over 60 years of watching. He could knock you out with a miss.
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
First thoughts
Some" nows" would be Pac , Floyd ,Froch
The" not- so- nows" – Naseem Hamed , Tito , Corrales , Roy could slap when he wanted to also.
The oldies – Shavers , Foreman , Tyson , Lewis , Bowe , hell , it seems as if all the old time heavies could bang ! Throw in Ezra Sellars also. He could bang a bit old Ezra.
Disarm you with a smile ....
by Sir Jack Daniels on Jan 30, 2012 3:50 PM EST reply actions
Quarry
Bob Foster
Wlad
A prime Sellers is a fine choice as is a prime Antwon Echols.
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
who could forget
Sellers vs The Cat
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by Sir Jack Daniels on Jan 30, 2012 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
I assume that was Thomson Sir Jack, I have to say I don’t recall it…. Ezra Sellers is rattling round in my fairly empty head.:) I’m prob mistakified though!
Sellers/Carl Thompson was a good un mate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWC7aJUa52w
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by Sir Jack Daniels on Jan 31, 2012 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
6 knockdowns. It's in my book
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Im going to steal a phrase from you
From a couple of month’s back. They way you put it stayed with me somewhat
“When Khan got snotted ny Prescott”.
He ain’t got much else, but a fight ending punch he sure does
by Sweet science on Jan 31, 2012 5:57 AM EST up reply actions
That's not English. Even I know that.
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
quality, will remember that one
As a tall guy, you gotta make the shorter guy take risks to get to you. Go through a bad neighborhood to get you.
Marvin Hagler
Ask Tommy Hearns..
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Well the Big Cat would sure agree
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Just for this alone, think of him standing over Sonny Liston. Twice.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
Speaking of fight ending punches
Sonny Liston had a few of those himself.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
that guy did well to still be standing after that
As a tall guy, you gotta make the shorter guy take risks to get to you. Go through a bad neighborhood to get you.
sure
Manu is all of 17 ST and he had it all behind that
by Sweet science on Feb 1, 2012 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
I'll go with a few guys who otherwise weren't that great in a way
But could change any fight if they could land a big one…
Jaidon Codrington
Jeff Lacy
Jimmy Thunder
Audley Harrison
Curtis Stevens
Micky Ward
And a few guys I’m just surprised haven’t been mentioned yet:
Jack Dempsey
Khaosai Galaxy
Stanley Ketchel
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Max Baer
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
You can add Joe Fraizer to that 2nd list
Hat tip to C100
by Sweet science on Feb 2, 2012 7:00 AM EST up reply actions
Damn, I thought I mentioned Galaxy. You snotted me
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Curtsiss Stevens is a sage pick.
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
test
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
by Matt Mosley on Feb 2, 2012 8:28 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Sergio only has the one big hit against Williams, but I’d put him in the group.
by Joe Landry on Feb 2, 2012 1:30 PM EST via Android app reply actions
Rueben Olivares
Archie Moore
Rocky Marciano
Carlos Zarate
all had very high KO percentages.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
so did Lamar Clark :)
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Ted will have heard 2 of these 3
but only know of one:
George Chuvalo is well known for having one of the, if not the greatest chins of all time.
He names the three hardest punchers he ever faced as:
3/ Mel Turbow
2/ George Foreman
1/ Joey DeJohn
Now i think about it i think i have heard De John’s name before, but never seen him fight, and i certainly haven’t heard of Turbow.
It says a lot about both though that someone like Chuvalo would rank them up there with Big George.
Source: Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists by Bert Sugar and Teddy Atlas
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
Yep. Know about all three.
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Chuvalo on Foreman:
“When he hit me, my head went ‘Boing!’”
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
I believe that should read "Mel Turnbow"
Funny that Chuvalo names him as one of the hardest hitting he ever faced, yet Turnbow’s record is listed 9-13 (2).
I suppose it just goes to show that records can be decieving and hard punchers don’t always have great KO percentages.
Maybe Turnbow just didn’t land that often, but when he did……………
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
Turnbow was a sparring partner of Muhammad Ali.
There is an interesting piece about him in the Mark Kram book, “Ghosts of Manilla”.
This is what you get for paraphrasing Bert Sugar
I had heard that there were quite a few mistakes and typos in his book on an amazon review.
Chuvalo’s opponnent is listed as Joey, but it was in fact Mike DeJohn who Chuvalo faced at heavyweight, according to Boxrec.
Sugar had it as Turbo instead of Turnbow, and Joey instead of Mike.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
He was turbo-charged
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
In 1973 at his prime ,“Candy Slim” Merritt had a record of 21-1, 16 KO’s. He stood 6 feet, 5 inches, and had broken the jaw of Earnie Shavers in sparring. He had dynamite in his hands and had the size to make some serious waves in the division. Hw as a rock and roller, but then got chilled by Henry Clark and that was that.
Another bomber from yesteryear
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
yes, hide could punch in his prime. his problem (or one of them) was that he was a small heavyweight who also fought at cruiser.
He could bang a bit at either weight, but only up to a certain level.
Vitali demolished him, as did “Big Daddy” Bowe.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
Damn straight. He had bricks in his hands.
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
also in his head. on his good days.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
We need to move on.
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Alejandro Barrio is a classic Columbian bomber who can put anyone away with his right. Problem is that he has a classic Colombian chin made of china.
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Duke McKenzie. Anyone who can wax The Professor warrants attention here.
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
Yes, the one and only Professor Buckley. Never second guess Boss Man, the only Yank
who knows as much about Brit Bxing as Brits. :)
"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."
—Muhammad Ali…
prime Cotto's Left hook to the body
So it wasn’t always a fight ending punch but it sure was a game changer. Ive always loved seeing people go down from a body shot over a big blow upstairs. In a way i feel rolling around on the floor in pain is just as humiliating as having ur lights turned off.
Some that haven’t been mentioned (I think)
Kostya Tszyu (the Judah fight was lovely to watch, and rewatch….)
The Carl Dilks KO from before he fought Degale if I remember right, it was frightening. The guy was out for about 8minutes
Haye at cruiser had great power. What he did to Enzo was scary, and there were no flies on Mormeck either
Danny Williams had some decent pop too, his uppercut KO of Mark Potter was great, and he only had one arm at the time too.
Hasim Rahman basically only had one big punch in him, had no other skills really.
Tommy Morrison (vs Razor Ruddock was a great one)
Ray Mercer (did to Tommy what Tommy did to Razor)
Edwin Valero (the guy just had nasty, nasty power)
Antonio Pitalua
John Mugabi (against anyone but Hagler)
Archie Moore (sneaky old fella with deceptive power)
Rigondeaux (on recent form, he’s shown he can bang when he feels like it)
Yuriorkis Gamboa (Mtagwa has all the answers for JML, but not for Gamboa)
Kelly Pavlik (The Zertuche KO was a thing of beauty)
Chris Eubank (the Watson uppercut was the last of many)
Gerald McClellan (just plain vicious)
And the one I’m shocked no-one mentioned: the guy who made a career out of one punch: Antonio Tarver
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