Best KTFOs of all time. Specifically, when a fighter has been put to sleep.

I'm not talking about brutal KOs per se, I'm referring specifically to when a fighter has been put to sleep. Rendered unconscious. So Mercer-Morrison doesn't apply, for example. When I say "knocked the fuck out" - I take that description very seriously. To me that means..well...knocked the fuck out! Put to sleep.

My favourites in no particular order are:

Jackson - Graham
Pettaway - Brown
Thunder - Grimsley
Ruddock - Dokes
Pacquiao - Hatton
Marquez - Pacquiao

Which other ones can you add to the list?

[please don't include fatalities]

 

Hearns-Duran

 

Was Duran actually unconscious?

Just watched it....he wasn't unconscious so it doesn't apply. I take the term KTFO very seriously compadre.

 

I think so, at least for a short period.

 

Foster-Quarry is my favorite.

 

Yeah that's what I'm talking about. The guy was sleepin'

 

My personal favourite is Pettaway-Brown. Watching Brown continue fighting in his dreams was tremendous.

 

hearns vs shuler

 

Does Robinson-Fulmer count? Fulmer staggered up but he didn't come too for about 30 seconds and thought it was between rounds when he did.

 

Jones jr vs Serwano

 

Duran wasn't asleep at all, early stoppage, doesn't count.

Pacquiao - Hatton is one of my favourites for sure, Hatton looked like he'd been shot.

 

Since Mex has entered the thread, I'd like to mention Trinidad-Zulu as being a good example.

 

Duran Went TiiiiiiimBER! Freefalling Face/Chest 1st Into the Canvas and REMAINED on the Canvas Until his Corner People Picked him Up...

CLEARLY, he was KTFO...




REED:shadow:

 

:Alabama:

 

JM Johnson-Augie Sanchez

 

Hamed put him to sleep too.

I'd add Lewis Rahman. Rahman lying semi unconcious with his head inside's King's crown was a great thing to see.

 

Mercer/Morrison. Now that was brutal.

 

:giggle:

 

cunt, pay attention.

 

He wasn't unconscious.

 

While a great ko, Rahman wasn't sleeping so it's a bad call for this topic.

Roy Jones - Glen Jonhson was pretty shocking.

 

Same here... Horrifying left hook

 

Dokes/Weaver

 

Watching Herol Graham literally fall down in the corner of the ring, out before he landed, still ranks as one of boxing's most shuddering KO's. Jesus fuck was that boy laid out.

MTF

 

jackson put a few guys to sleep.

 

Maskaev Rahman........knocked the fuck out........of the ring.

 

Commentary was brilliant, sort of along the lines of .............."And Jacksons eyes are now so damaged that OH NO!!!!!!"

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That was some serious partisan commentary:

"OH NO....that's what we were afraid of!!"

 

I love seeing guys put to sleep, as long as there's no permanent damage of course. I like a "lights out" knockout.

 

Often they do less damage than sometimes even a tough, hard fought win.