BOXINGSCENE: KNOCKOUTS Of The YEAR

[IRISH LULLABY]

I thought this would be a fun topic to start. Basically, I would like to unofficially complete Ring Magazine's list of Knockouts of the Year, which began awarding fighters from 1989 onwards.

Rack your brains trying to think of the most brutal and devastating knockouts you have seen in a fight from that specific year. Any KO pre-1989 is fine by me.

This is the Ring Magazine's list of KO's from 1989-present.

• 1989: Michael Nunn KO 1 Sumbu Kalambay
  
• 1990: Terry Norris KO 1 John Mugabi
• 1991: no award was given
• 1992: Morris East KO 11 Akinobu Hiranaka
  . . .tie: Kennedy McKinney KO 11 Welcome Ncita
• 1993: Gerald McClellan KO 5 Julian Jackson
• 1994: George Foreman KO 10 Michael Moorer
• 1995: Julio César Vásquez KO 11 Carl Daniels
• 1996: Wilfredo Vázquez KO 11 Eloy Rojas
• 1997: Arturo Gatti KO 5 Gabriel Ruelas
• 1998: Roy Jones Jr. KO 4 Virgil Hill
• 1999: Derrick Jefferson KO 6 Maurice Harris
  
• 2000: Ben Tackie KO 10 Roberto Garcia
• 2001: Lennox Lewis KO 4 Hasim Rahman
• 2002: Lennox Lewis KO 8 Mike Tyson
• 2003: Rocky Juarez KO 10 Antonio Diaz
• 2004: Antonio Tarver KO 2 Roy Jones Jr.
• 2005: Allan Green KO 1 Jaidon Codrington
• 2006: Calvin Brock KO 6 Zuri Lawrence
• 2007: Nonito Donaire KO 5 Vic Darchinyan
• 2008: Edison Miranda KO 3 David Banks
• 2009: Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Ricky Hatton
  
• 2010: Sergio Gabriel Martínez KO 2 Paul Williams

[IRISH LULLABY]

We can begin with the 80's for anyone willing!

• 1980:
• 1981:
• 1982:
• 1983:
• 1984:
• 1985:
• 1986:
• 1987:
• 1988:
  

[JAB5239]

1985 - Vinny Pazienza ko2 Melvin Paul

[Barnburner]

1938 - Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling
1984 - Hearns vs Duran
1948 - Beau Jack vs Ike Williams
1987 - Graham vs Jackson

[SCtrojansbaby]

The Ring sucks

1996 Bernard Hopkins KO 4 Joe Lipsey
2000 Naseem Hamed KO 4 Augie Sanchez
2005 Diego Corralles KO 10 Jose Luis Castillo

[joseph5620]

Originally Posted by IRISH LULLABY

I thought this would be a fun topic to start. Basically, I would like to unofficially complete Ring Magazine's list of Knockouts of the Year, which began awarding fighters from 1989 onwards.

Rack your brains trying to think of the most brutal and devastating knockouts you have seen in a fight from that specific year. Any KO pre-1989 is fine by me.

This is the Ring Magazine's list of KO's from 1989-present.

• 1989: Michael Nunn KO 1 Sumbu Kalambay
  
• 1990: Terry Norris KO 1 John Mugabi
• 1991: no award was given
• 1992: Morris East KO 11 Akinobu Hiranaka
  . . .tie: Kennedy McKinney KO 11 Welcome Ncita
• 1993: Gerald McClellan KO 5 Julian Jackson
• 1994: George Foreman KO 10 Michael Moorer
• 1995: Julio César Vásquez KO 11 Carl Daniels
• 1996: Wilfredo Vázquez KO 11 Eloy Rojas
• 1997: Arturo Gatti KO 5 Gabriel Ruelas
• 1998: Roy Jones Jr. KO 4 Virgil Hill
• 1999: Derrick Jefferson KO 6 Maurice Harris
  
• 2000: Ben Tackie KO 10 Roberto Garcia
• 2001: Lennox Lewis KO 4 Hasim Rahman
• 2002: Lennox Lewis KO 8 Mike Tyson
• 2003: Rocky Juarez KO 10 Antonio Diaz
• 2004: Antonio Tarver KO 2 Roy Jones Jr.
• 2005: Allan Green KO 1 Jaidon Codrington
• 2006: Calvin Brock KO 6 Zuri Lawrence
• 2007: Nonito Donaire KO 5 Vic Darchinyan
• 2008: Edison Miranda KO 3 David Banks
• 2009: Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Ricky Hatton
  
• 2010: Sergio Gabriel Martínez KO 2 Paul Williams

90-I would go with Ruddock-Dokes. 94-Jorge Castro-John David Jackson. 95- Merqui Sosa-Charles Williams. 97-Lewis-Golota.



2010- Klitschko-Chambers

[RubenSonny]

Originally Posted by joseph5620

2010- Klitschko-Chambers

Really? No Martinez-Williams?

[joseph5620]

Originally Posted by RubenSonny

Really? No Martinez-Williams?

I assumed he was asking for fights that were not selected as KO of the year or that he didn't already list. Of course Martinez -Williams would be my number 1 pick for 2010. As far as brutality, Chambers was as brutally knocked out as any fighter that I happened to see in 2010.

[RubenSonny]

Originally Posted by joseph5620

I assumed he was asking for fights that were not selected as KO of the year or that he didn't already list. Of course Martinez -Williams would be my number 1 pick for 2010. As far as brutality, Chambers was as brutally knocked out as any fighter that I happened to see in 2010.

Ahh, yeah that was slow on my part