Comments Thread For: BoxingScene.com's 2022 Knockout Of The Year - Caleb Plant KO's Anthony Dirrell

[Boxingfanatic75]

I absolutely adore and find it very cute that the Plant hater community have shown up to contest something that’s not even in dispute.

Lol stay salty casuals.

[_Rexy_]

It was a good KO, but not sure the best of the year.

i thought Inoue’s KO over Donaire was up there too.

[Joseph]

Plant's timing on that hook was pretty darn perfect despite what you may think of either fighter. KO of the year? Maybe, maybe not; still a near-flawless execution.

I honestly believe Plant will expose El Bandera Roja. Happy to eat crow on that, but he simply has a better ring IQ IMO.

[Boxingfanatic75]

That KO from a weak slap that sent Helenius to the canvas should be top of the 'Dive of the year' list.

Big Jugs pummeling of the mighty Oilskin and eventual knockout was far more impressive.

Parker went out on his shield. Helenius went out on a brown envelope.

I honestly don’t think you have the faintest idea what you observe on film. Then again, many can literally see something on film that’s obvious but will convince their minds they did not see what the rest of the world clearly saw. But, to each their crazy own I guess.

I mean it’s not even in dispute that Wilder is one of the hardest punchers in all of boxing history. Helenius was being set up for that punch and this is one of the first fights I ever witnessed Wilder using excellent boxing skills. He baited Helenius into that shot. What you call a slap was a man over 240 pounds walking with all of his weight into one of the hardest KO artists in boxing history’s right hand. It didn’t take a full extension of his punch to reach the desired outcome. His eyes rolled straight to the back of his head.

but….keep on hating

[Santa_]

Great knockout for Plant coming off the Canelo loss but I really liked the Cordino KO over Ogawa for the IBF strap.

[Superbee]

That sequence wasn't bad either ...

[LA_2_Vegas]

The referee had to stop the fight twice in this one.

Once at the actual KO; then he rushed in again and physically stopped Plant from shoveling. That was the hardest I've seen a ref work after a fight was over.

[Corelone]

That sequence wasn't bad either ...

This was no surprise. Cordina isn't a big hitter.

[SilverMiles]

[QUOTE=Leicesterage;n31694108]

It was poor year in terms of KOs. /QUOTE]

Disagree.

Tank KO of Rolly wasn't a "sleep" KO, but far more impressive of a shot against an opponent that wasn't washed.

Yeah but Rolly is still a worst fighter then even a 38-year old Anthony Dirrel and that's saying a lot.

[Kannabis Kid]

I'm ok with this, the fight was actually competitive until the KO and nobody had done Dirrell like that before so it was impressive regardless of his age.