Single best one punch KO in history

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  1. Xplosive

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    Totally subjective here. In your opinion: Whats the single best one-shot KO in boxing history?

    Youre allowed one answer and two honorable mentions.

    My pick for best: Robinson-Fullmer II.

    Honorable mentions: Marciano-Walcott 1 & Foster-Tiger.
     
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    tough to choose between 3 x champ Baileys uppercut vs Mike Jones or his first title winning left hook vs Bolillo Gonzalez
     
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    Not against a world class opponent but Arguello right vs. Rooney...


     
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    Always loved Jackson's KO of Graham
     
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    Robinson-Fullmer 2 is also my choice

    Honorable mentions: I’ll pick a couple that haven’t been named yet, because otherwise I would just be repeating above posts. Nunn-Kalambay and Márquez-Pacquiao 4
     
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    Arguello-Rooney is definitely up there.
     
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    It's not even my favorite Jackson one punch KO.

    I prefer Jackson-Drayton. The look on Drayton's face like "WTF was that???" followed by Julian pointing to the canvas.
     
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    Tyson-Botha is up there for me.
     
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    Jefferson blasting Mo Harris mouthpiece into the cheap seats
     
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    Patterson-Johansson rematch
     
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    Not saying its the best but George's walking uppercut vs Cooney was one of the coolest. Just an old fat guy out for a leisurely stroll
     
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    It's not one usually mentioned, but I'm a sucker for a good uppercut and I love Spinks vs Pops.

    Walcott vs Charles III and the already mentioned Foreman vs Cooney are great too.
     
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    Picture perfect technique from Arguello. One of the best.
     
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    Louis-Braddock. Clears away the left then the pendulum. Like some sort of industrial accident
     
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    Can't get a purer 'one shot win' than that, he did nothing else all night.
     
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    A lower level than most mentioned but watching this one live sticks in my memory

     
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    One of the sweetest right cross KOs of all time, easily.
     
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    Wayne could hit like a motherfucker, he had a few nice KO's.
     
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    Pacquiao-Hatton is up there for me.
     
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    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

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    Though I can't stand him, I think Davis-Santa Cruz is easily the best one punch KO of the last 5-10 years.
     
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    Martinez-Williams was a good one.
     
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    I think it might be the most “picturesque” uppercut knockout ever.

    Along with others like Saad-Mwale, Spinks-Johnson, Tyson-Boyd, etc…
     
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    Also this

     
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    Lewis-Rahman 2, watch that video at least once a year, usually turn off around the point at which Lewis is completely messing up his prepared and clearly rehearsed line about turning Hasim Rahman into Hasbeen Rahman
     
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    I second that! In fact, I was about to post that and had pretty much the same wording in mind!
     
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    It is one of my favourite knockouts ever, but being absurdly pedantic, I'm not sure it counts as a one-punch KO since he set up the monster right hand with the left hook. Probably just me though.
     
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    No, it definitely counts. The left hook, as you said, merely set it up. It was the right hand and the right hand alone that put him to sleep.
     
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    Ashamed that I didn't mention Foster-Quarry.
     

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