Top level fights that ended in 1punch ko

Real unexpected 1 punch ko, not beat downs that ended with a final resounding punch a la Hearns-Duran.

Cant think of a ton of examples, but im probably forgotting a lot of them. Some "recents" glaring examples are

Tarver-Jones 2
Lewis Rahman 1 and 2
Pac-JMM 4.
Martinez-Williams
Tszyu-Judah (i have issues with the stoppage though)

Other examples? And also, which one is the more iconic of all?

 

Clay - Liston 2

 

Not to be argumentative, but it's hard to see how you could dispute the Tszyu/Judah stoppage. Judah looked like he had cerberal palsy when he tried to get up.

Jackson vs. Graham
Curry vs. McCrory

 

Pac-Hattan, Nunn-Kalambay, Toney-Nunn, Whittaker-Nazario.

 

I think it was a terrible stoppage considering how early it was in the fight, and i honestly dont see a case for saying otherwise unless biaised. But as you said, i have no intention of beating that deadhorse again.

Was Jackson-Graham really a high profile fight.... i kind of doubt it

 

I was thinking about putting Pac-Hatton there, but reconsidered cause Pac was beating him like a red headed stepchild in the first round and floored him twice. So it wasnt really an unexpected 1 punch ko

 

If Martinez vs. Williams is "high profile," then Jackson vs. Graham certainly is.

 

Vehemently disagree. Martinez was the undisputed mw champ at the time, and a p4p fighter, and williams was also a p4p fighter who held a controversial decision over Martinez

Jackson Graham was for a vacant belt, and Graham was a nobody outside of the UK, who was known mostly for losing big fights.

Now, you could argue that both of them were better than either martinez or Williams, but it wasnt as big of a fight

 

Toney Nunn is a terrific example

 

Patterson-Johansson II
Dubois vs. Joshua, Usyk II
Usyk-Bellew
Robinson-Fullmer II
McCallum-Curry
Foster-Tiger
Spinks-Marvin Johnson
Does Pettway-Simon Brown count

 

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton
Thomas Hearns vs Roberto Duran
Mike McCallum vs Donald Curry
Ezzard Charles vs Jersey Joe Walcott 3
Rocky Marciano vs Jersey Joe Walcott 1

 

Damn, beaten twice to McCallum-Curry.

 

Guess everyone missed the last question of the initial post. Which one was the most iconic.

For me the 2 contenders are Tarver-Jones and Pac-JMM. Id put Rahman Lewis a bit below since Lewis had already been 1 punch koed before

 

most iconic image in boxing

 

I guess a case could be made for it, but for me that fight was too fishy and shouldnt even be a ko (it was a disgraceful showing by Walcott)

 

Arguably the most iconic image in sporting history.

 

Agreed, that Walcott was a piece of shit

 

Foreman-Moorer only really big fight that ended this way that I havent seen so far in this thread. was first thing that came to mind.

 

Good catch

 

So Mike Weaver vs. "Big" John Tate counts

 

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Tyson-Spinks yet.

Spinks was initially put down by a right hook to the body, but it was a single right hand to the jaw that turned his lights out.

In terms of iconic, Tyson-Spinks is one of the more iconic KOs in history.

 

Clearly doesnt fit the criteria that i gave in the initial post though

 

definitely behind clay vs walcott!

 

Did you not know that walcott was the ref in ali liston you idiotic little troglodyte

 

eubank-watson (although wasnt a clean KO)

 

so then who reffed the clay walcott fight?

 

The hell youre talking about you degenerated clown. It was obvious for anyone who ever saw that fight that i was referring to Walcott actions as a referee in the ali-liston rematch. But then, i shouldnt be surprised that you never saw one of boxing most famous fight....

 

Take the "L" neil

 

Well, it would take some dignity to do so. And little Neil whore of a mother, who made a living getting ass fucked for a few pennies by french soldiers in Cambodgia, never had any. And the apple didnt fall far from the tree...

 

RJJ vs Griffin 2