Why no KOs?

[Combat Talk Radio]

Come on, you are not really counting that one?

That's probably the most important one on the list bro, since it was fueled by PEDs.

Because as long as they're cracking down on PEDs, you will not see frequent knockouts at the upper tier. Period. PEDvetkin just didn't give a F.

[MrRolltide91]

Well, as many have pointed out, as competition gets tougher and there's MORE ON THE LINE, fighters start fighting more cautious.

Exactly even Kovalev didn't knockout ward and he's supposed to be a killer.

[Scipio2009]

Every couple months a big fight comes like the one last night and it gets hype about one guy knocking out the other. But very very rarely does it happen.

This is why fighters like Ggg, Spence, Joshua,and Wilder are important.

What HUGE fights from the past couple years have actually ended in kos?

When the talent level is elite, and the fights are truly 50/50 fights against top-flight fighters, it's rarely going to end in one guy blowing out the other.

Golovkin has been a professional for over a decade at this point, and the Jacobs fight is almost literally the first time he's been placed into an actual 50/50 fight; if you think he's just blowing through Jacobs, you're fooling yourself.

Errol Spence Jr is months away from his fight with Kell Brook; unless either guy walks onto something massive, I doubt that anyone gets blown out there either.

Heavyweight boxing is always going to be what it is, but Wilder taking on Joshua (or even the coming Joshua-Klitschko fight) isn't going to be something that either guy will take lightly.

[MrRolltide91]

When the talent level is elite, and the fights are truly 50/50 fights against top-flight fighters, it's rarely going to end in one guy blowing out the other.

Golovkin has been a professional for over a decade at this point, and the Jacobs fight is almost literally the first time he's been placed into an actual 50/50 fight; if you think he's just blowing through Jacobs, you're fooling yourself.

Errol Spence Jr is months away from his fight with Kell Brook; unless either guy walks onto something massive, I doubt that anyone gets blown out there either.

Heavyweight boxing is always going to be what it is, but Wilder taking on Joshua (or even the coming Joshua-Klitschko fight) isn't going to be something that either guy will take lightly.

Wilder didn't knockout Stiverne and that is his biggest fight of his career

[MrRolltide91]

Well, as many have pointed out, as competition gets tougher and there's MORE ON THE LINE, fighters start fighting more cautious.

I can see that happening if canelo and ggg fight each other

[iamboxing]

Everyone knew there wasn't going to be a KO. You have to factor in just how much each fighter had to lose, belt and undefeated record, so they're gonna fight smart, but Garcia just didn't try imo - he's so much better than this but didn't bring his A game.

[Kigali]

I can see that happening if canelo and ggg fight each other

GGG has to get by Jacobs.

[HAMMER77777]

In most of the fights you listed, those fighters were expected to get knocked out because they were mismatches.

Brook? Lol did anybody expect any other outcome?

Paulie is a featherfisted bum and it isn't hard to knock him out.

I think you misunderstood the op's question.

Paulie was good back in The Day. He had a great career. Time for him to retire and focus on announcing.

[MrRolltide91]

GGG has to get by Jacobs.

Of course but I was talking about big fights