Really re-watching Pacquiao Marquez 4 it had me thinking whats the most devastating/shocking knockout in a top level fight where going into the fight its close to being a 50/50 kind of fight. I'm not talking about an up and coming fight brutally knocking out a journeyman or an underdog knocking out a clear favourite i.e douglas tyson. But going into a fight which is deemed pretty much a pick em or one where there's not a clear favourite what would you say is the KO which left you most speechless - something along with the lines of Robinson - Fullmer 2.
Although it seems kind of absurd with hindsight, historically Dempsey-Willard and Liston-Patterson I have to be up there.
Weaver Vs Tate.. Tate was a mile in front ..and the last seconds were ticking away.... Ingemar Johanson Vs Eddie Machen Ingo shockingly Blitzed the usually crafty classy and dependable survivor Eddie Ceorge Chuvalo Vs Jerry Quarry way behind and looking like he'd been fully mapped George pulled out that 'Fuzzy' KO Ernie Shavers Vs Jimmy Ellis Ernie breaking into the 70's Heavyweight Party with an electrifying 1st round KO - when looking in trouble...