Top 10 Most Brutal Ko's
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I generally never include Griffith-Parret on any of my knockout lists. It was brutal, but it is very hard to glorify that (atleast to me).
A couple that I like that were not on here Hearns-Cuevas, Tyson-Berbick, and Bob Foster-**** TigerComment
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Griffith admits that he has had nightmares for forty years about the tragic bout and still feels tremendous guilt over the death of Benny Paret. In the last scene of Ring Of Fire, Griffith was introduced to Benny Paret's son. The son embraced the elderly fighter and told him he was forgiven. However, Paret's widow Lucy could not bring herself to meet him.Comment
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Griffith admits that he has had nightmares for forty years about the tragic bout and still feels tremendous guilt over the death of Benny Paret. In the last scene of Ring Of Fire, Griffith was introduced to Benny Paret's son. The son embraced the elderly fighter and told him he was forgiven. However, Paret's widow Lucy could not bring herself to meet him.
There's another sad story about a boxer called Johnny Owen a.k.a The Matchstick Man, from my hometown of Merthyr Tydfil. He fought for the world title against Lupe Pintor. After Pintor KO'd Owen in the 12th round Owen failed to regain consciousness, lapsed into a coma and died seven weeks later.
But in 2002, he was invited to Wales by Johnny Owen's family to help unveil a bronze statue commemorating the Matchstick Man.Comment
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