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The 13 Greatest Knockouts in Boxing History

By YPB Team

One punch, one round, one moment the fight stopped being competitive. Which is the best of them?

  1. Tyson KO Berbick, 1986 — ranked #11
    Tyson KO Berbick, 1986
    Two hooks, five and a half minutes, the youngest ever champion.
  2. Ali KO Foreman, 1974 — ranked #22
    Ali KO Foreman, 1974
    Eight rounds on the ropes, then one combination.
  3. Tyson KO Spinks, 1988 — ranked #33
    Tyson KO Spinks, 1988
    Ninety-one seconds against an unbeaten champion.
  4. Douglas KO Tyson, 1990 — ranked #44
    Douglas KO Tyson, 1990
    The tenth round in Tokyo that ended the aura.
  5. Hearns KO Duran, 1984 — ranked #55
    Hearns KO Duran, 1984
    Two rounds against a man who had never been stopped.
  6. Foreman KO Moorer, 1994 — ranked #66
    Foreman KO Moorer, 1994
    One right hand, and the oldest heavyweight champion ever.
  7. Marquez KO Pacquiao, 2012 — ranked #77
    Marquez KO Pacquiao, 2012
    A counter right thrown at the exact right instant.
  8. Lewis KO Rahman rematch, 2001 — ranked #88
    Lewis KO Rahman rematch, 2001
    Reclaiming the title in four rounds.
  9. Pacquiao KO Hatton, 2009 — ranked #99
    Pacquiao KO Hatton, 2009
    A left hook that ended the second round and the argument.
  10. Marciano KO Walcott, 1952 — ranked #1010
    Marciano KO Walcott, 1952
    The Suzie Q, thrown in the thirteenth.
  11. Foreman KO Frazier, 1973 — ranked #1111
    Foreman KO Frazier, 1973
    Down six times in two rounds.
  12. Wilder KO Ortiz, 2018 — ranked #1212
    Wilder KO Ortiz, 2018
    Behind on the cards, then one right hand.
  13. Robinson KO Fullmer, 1957 — ranked #1313
    Robinson KO Fullmer, 1957
    Called the perfect punch for seventy years.

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Comments

Three of the thirteen entries carry his name. Berbick in five and a half minutes, Spinks in 91 seconds, and then Tokyo, which goes the other way: https://youpick.best/articles/mike-tyson-ranked-many-ways

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