Not the best boxers - the heaviest hitters. Men who ended fights with one punch, from the bare-knuckle era to the modern heavyweight division.
1Mike TysonForty-four of his fifty wins came by knockout.
2Muhammad AliThirty-seven knockouts, built on speed rather than raw weight of punch.
3George ForemanSixty-eight knockouts in seventy-six wins across two careers.
4Earnie ShaversSixty-eight of his seventy-five wins by knockout; Ali called him the hardest hitter he faced.
5Joe LouisThe Brown Bomber, whose short, precise punches ended fights early.
6Sonny ListonA feared champion with a jab that broke opponents down.
7Rocky MarcianoRetired 49-0 with forty-three knockouts.
8Deontay WilderForty-three knockouts in forty-five wins.
9Lennox LewisUnified heavyweight champion with concussive right hands.
10Julian JacksonA middleweight whose one-punch power was legendary.
11Thomas HearnsThe Hitman, a welterweight who carried knockout power up five divisions.
12Jack DempseyThe Manassa Mauler, boxing's original destroyer.
13Wladimir KlitschkoFifty-three knockouts across a long title reign.
Photo credits
- Earnie Shavers — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lennox Lewis — -nikkon-, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wladimir Klitschko — MSC/Kuhlmann, CC BY 3.0
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Forty-four of Tyson's fifty wins came inside the distance, thirty-seven of Ali's fifty-six did, and Foreman and Shavers both rate above either: https://youpick.best/articles/muhammad-ali-vs-mike-tyson-ranked
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