How many GREAT fighters got knocked out in their Prime?

[-Kev-]

Tyson was young and near his prime and wasnt any wear near close to shot but he wasnt training properly and was partying and taking drugs so i wouldnt say he was in his prime personally.

That's why I just mentioned his age, I didn't say he was prime or past prime.

It's kinda weird though to not be prime at 24 years old unless you've been boxing pro since 5 years old and been through wars. Tyson hadn't been through wars at that age, just 1st round TKO's.

[Tamis!]

Terrible Terry Norris got KTFO'ed by Simon Brown in his prime.

[-Johannes-]

Vic Darchinyan

[IronDanHamza]

That's why I just mentioned his age, I didn't say he was prime or past prime.

It's kinda weird though to not be prime at 24 years old unless you've been boxing pro since 5 years old and been through wars. Tyson hadn't been through wars at that age, just 1st round TKO's.

Yeah i know, it was more the lack of training, partying and drug use i imagine.

[bojangles1987]

George Foreman against Ali.
Lennox Lewis against McCall and Rahman.
Cotto was already mentioned.
Frazier by Foreman.
As crappy as he was in the gym, Tyson was prime when Douglas beat him.
Vazquez and Rafael Marquez stopped each other when they were prime.
Hearns against Leonard, though maybe Hearns's best was 154.

Quite a few when you think about it.

[ИATAS]

Joe Louis was KO'd by Max Schmeling. Came back and didn't lose again for about the next 15 years.

[IronDanHamza]

George Foreman, Duran.

If you count Corrales as great he got stopped in his prime.

[johnmack]

Manny Pacquiao HAS NOT been knocked out in his prime at all, also khan HAS NOT been knocked out in his prime, do you guys actually know anything about boxing, when khan was knocked out he was barely a novice, and manny was last ko'ed in 1999 at which time he was far from his prime

[MiguelDirrell25]

Kermit "da frog" cintron

Jermain taylor

Roy jones jr. ?? Kinda still prime if u ask me still only 1 loss which was a DQ

[Kingdelboxeo]

Manny Pacquiao HAS NOT been knocked out in his prime at all, also khan HAS NOT been knocked out in his prime, do you guys actually know anything about boxing, when khan was knocked out he was barely a novice, and manny was last ko'ed in 1999 at which time he was far from his prime

and either way it said GREAT and khan is not a great