Most brutal knockout in history?

[mickey malone]

22 years later, Pintor visited Owen's family in Wales.

Wow!... Ben Bolt, thanks for posting that vid..

I remember Johnny Owen, he was a freak of nature..
A 24 yr old man who only lived for boxing, from a mining community in the roughest part of Wales, never sipped a beer or kissed a girl.. Thin and pale, he turned his body into a cable.. Just couldn't add any extra bone to his skull.. Watching the video made me well up a couple of times.. Big credit to Pintor and his wife, they were truly superb.

[Ben Bolt]

Big credit to Pintor and his wife, they were truly superb.

Indeed, and to **** Owen and the family who forgave and accepted that these things can happen in boxing. According to wiki, "Owen’s family, far from blaming the World Champion, telegraphed him shortly after their loss and encouraged him to go on fighting".

I remember the fight very well, and its aftermath. The British Medical Association again called for a ban on boxing and now gained a great deal of listeners because of British middleweights being involved in incidents shortly before.
In 1978, Alan Minter victim Angelo Jacopucci died after their EBU encounter, and the following year New Yorker Willie Claasen died after being stopped by Wilford Scypion. Just one-and-a-half month earlier, Claasen had been KO’d by British champ Tony Sibson.

[MDPopescu]

First ones to come too mind

Kovalev vs Simakov (actually Simakov died 2 days after the fight)...

[mickey malone]

Indeed, and to **** Owen and the family who forgave and accepted that these things can happen in boxing. According to wiki, "Owen’s family, far from blaming the World Champion, telegraphed him shortly after their loss and encouraged him to go on fighting".

I remember the fight very well, and its aftermath. The British Medical Association again called for a ban on boxing and now gained a great deal of listeners because of British middleweights being involved in incidents shortly before.
In 1978, Alan Minter victim Angelo Jacopucci died after their EBU encounter, and the following year New Yorker Willie Claasen died after being stopped by Wilford Scypion. Just one-and-a-half month earlier, Claasen had been KO’d by British champ Tony Sibson.

Absolutely... Did you ever see the first documentary?

I'm sure there was one made before he fought Pintor, documenting the rise of the Merthyr Matchstick.. Vividly remember, the child-like Owen, bashful at being asked about a girlfriend, his dislike of what beer tasted like, and the love of his mum's chocolate gateaux.. **** Owen and his wife, worshipped the ground Johnny walked on..
He said about the death, 'We weren't like father & son, it was something closer than that.' The bond of friendship the family then made with Pintor, all adds to a very poignant story.

Believe this tragedy played a fundamental part in the decision to end 15 rnd title fights.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

recently,, the donaire ko of montiel was pretty spectacular

[CHEECH]

foster completely flattened **** tiger so thats one. holyfield had adilson rodgriguez doin the leg spasm on the floor so thats another one. espinosa beat the crap outta kennedy mckinny so theres another one. trinidad had yori boy campas out on his feet, brutal even tho campas still didnt go down.

[r.burgundy]

ibeabuchi/byrd was bad.byrd was foaming out the mouth.i cant believe he made it to his feet.starts at 6:20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D8_fJ6tgD0
shawn george vs byrd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDW85DHdYPw
starts at 2:20
tua vs ruiz.ruiz never fought the same again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj_Vyc6ByKo
rahman vs maskaev 1 and 2 lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7-XD94dJUE
powell vs bundrage.1st double knockdown in history i think lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p4c4ZnGuVI
how did nobody bring up jermain taylor yet?every last 1 of his ko's was some brutality

[katjack]

Shannon Briggs vs Ray Mercer was shocking.

[mickey malone]

Shannon Briggs vs Ray Mercer was shocking.

Sure was.. Even to see an old Mercer starched out like that..
A good temple shot takes anyone out.. Absolutely anyone
Any fighter who was never ko'd, never got hit with one

[r.burgundy]

Shannon Briggs vs Ray Mercer was shocking.

how was that even a legal knockout?i always hated the fact a bum like briggs got a k.o win over mercer.boxing gotta have the most incompetent refs of any sport