Greatest KOs in Boxing History

By Boxing News on December 22, 2012

A knockout can change the direction of a fight and/or career, even the direction of a life.

Everyone loves a knockout. And what’s not to love? When one man’s fists connect with another man’s head and he goes crashing to the canvas, everyone’s pulse races a little faster. The knockout can not only change the direction of a fight. It can change the direction of a career, the direction of a life…

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Jim Crue 04:04pm, 12/31/2011

These may be the 10 greatest KO’s on film. Many other great KO’s are not on film. Zale vs Graziano 1 and 2 for example.

Thanks for posting.

Happy New Year
JC45 02:39pm, 11/04/2011

Where was Hearns v Duran ? I’d have had it number one. Still the best right hand I’ve ever seen landed in a fight. Thanks for the vid.
Roseann 04:40pm, 06/26/2011

Charley Norkus vs Danny Nardico 1 in Miami, Florida January 1954 was the greatest non-title KO of all-time. Just ask Angelo Dundee who said recently it was “his” favorite KO of all-time.

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Fighter's Info

Rocky Marciano
Ezzard Charles

Real Name	Rocco Francis Marchegiano
Origin	Brockton, MA, USA
Date of Birth(Age)	1923.09.01 (90)
Rated at	Heavyweight
W-L-D	W49+L0+D0=49
Height	5 feet 10 inches
Trainer	C. Goldman, A. Columbo

Recent fights:

Date	Opponent	WLD	Result	Rnds.
1955.09.21	Archie Moore	148-19-9	W(KO)	9/15
1955.05.16	Don Cockell	66-11-1	W(TKO)	9/15
1954.09.17	Ezzard Charles	83-11-1	W(KO)	8/15
1954.06.17	Ezzard Charles	83-10-1	W(UD)	15/15
1953.09.24	Roland LaStarza	53-3-0	W(TKO)	11/15
1953.05.15	Jersey Walcott	51-17-2	W(KO)	1/15

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Real Name	Ezzard Mack Charles
Origin	Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
Date of Birth(Age)	1921.07.07 (92)
Rated at	Heavyweight
W-L-D	W93+L25+D1=119
Height	6 feet
Reach	73 inches
Trainer	Ray Arcel

Recent fights:

Date	Opponent	WLD	Result	Rnds.
1959.09.01	Alvin Green	21-7-1	L(UD)	10/10
1959.07.30	George Logan	10-0-1	L(KO)	8/10
1959.07.03	Dave Ashley	2-9-0	W(TKO)	9/10
1958.10.27	Donnie Fleeman	24-2-0	L(KO)	6/10
1958.09.30	Alfredo Zuany	20-1-0	L(UD)	10/10
1958.08.28	Johnny Harper	8-9-0	W(UD)	10/10

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Fighters	Result	Rounds	Record
Lee Purdy vs Devon Alexander on May 18	LRTD	7/12	(20-3-1) (24-1-0)
Abner Mares vs Daniel Ponce De Leon on May 4	WTKO	9/12	(24-0-1) (44-4-0)
Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Robert Guerrero on May 4	WUD	12/12	(43-0-0) (31-1-1)
Wladimir Klitschko vs Francesco Pianeta on May 4	WTKO	6/12	(59-3-0) (28-0-1)
Daniel Jacobs vs Keenan Collins on Apr 27	WKO	4/10	(24-1-0) (15-7-3)
Danny Garcia vs Zab Judah on Apr 27	WUD	12/12	(25-0-0) (42-7-0)
Martin Murray vs Sergio Gabriel Martinez on Apr 27	LUD	12/12	(24-0-1) (50-2-2)
Julio Diaz vs Amir Khan on Apr 27	LUD	12/12x3	(40-7-1) (27-3-0)
Austin Trout vs Saul Alvarez on Apr 20	LUD	12/12	(26-0-0) (41-0-1)
Tyson Fury vs Steve Cunningham on Apr 20	WKO	7/12	(20-0-0) (25-5-0)

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