Least entertaining knockout artists?

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Normally when we think of KO artists we always think of them as generally entertaining or exciting fighters who always look for the KO right from the start. But there have been some exceptions where a fighter packs a good punch and high KO ratio but just are so dull to watch. Who are some of the least entertaining knockout artists in your opinion, ones that you can’t stand watching despite having power?
    Always found both Klitschko brothers usually boring when they’re at their most dominant.
     
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Wow, what a question!
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Didn`t know Norton had a high KO percentage. De La Hoya didn`t knock out many guys above lightweight, at lightweight he was very easy to hit and changed his style as he moved up.
     
  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    A lot people felt Lewis was a bore and he was a devastating puncher, but I don`t know if his KO percentage was high enough to be able to call him a KO artist, did he have a higher KO percentage than Ken Norton though?
     
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  5. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    The Klits and Lewis never really ,"floated my boat".
     
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    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Corrie Sanders was a very hard puncher and fast starter. If an opponent proved durable like Ross Puritty, and could last a few rounds Sanders was then known to be much more patient and outbox his opponent.
     
  7. Flea Man

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    FFS
     
  8. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Wladimir Klitschko is the best pick for this. A horrid grinding style despite his excellent grasp of fundamentals and ring generalship, I imagine more of his fights would’ve been more fun (and over more quickly) had he consistently had the conviction to throw his left hook.

    Someone like Holt could sometimes be like watching paint dry, as he wasn’t effective enough to consistently get his shots off so would sometimes sleepwalk through fights.
     
  9. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    Pretty certain it was discussed in a Ring magazine from 1996?
    Or on Quora?
     
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  10. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wladimir is the first that comes to mind.
     
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  11. SHADAPBLAD

    SHADAPBLAD Viscous Knockouts Full Member

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    Carlos Monzon, but I never found Monzon boring.
     
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  12. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Peter Quillin, hard hitting but boring usually
     
  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Thanks, I agree with all of that, I had in the back of my head that Norton knocked a big name out, Quarry`s a good scalp and had a chin that took tons of shots off Frazier and I could never work Oscar out but yes Quartey really exposed his basic defense and lack of head movement.
     
  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    :confused:
     
  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    What part of my reply was dodgy? Also Lewis hadn`t reached his best form by `96! lol!