Most painful KO's, that were hard for you to watch.

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  1. fbear

    fbear Member Full Member

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    For me without doubt was Mathew Hilton mauling WIlfred Benitez at JMW after he lost to Mustafa Hamsho at middle weight. From the camera angle I had on TV, a left hook flush to the side of the head and I'll never forget the way Benitez eyes snapped shut as he was against the ropes. After that Benitez looked great fighting a guy named Kevin Moley but then he was in sad shape in his 40's, in the care of his mother.

    As a side note, the MW winner Hamsho got to fight Marvin Hagler for the second time. I remember Hagler was pissed that this cost him a lucrative fight against Benitez, and vowed take it out on Hamsho. LOL
     
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  2. quintonjacksonfan

    quintonjacksonfan Active Member Full Member

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  3. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    The recent one between Jai Opetaia and David Nyika. Ref should have stopped it sooner. Brutal.
     
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  4. Skins

    Skins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This was the only video I could find of this one. Ouch
     
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    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Duran vs Hearns,hit me hard when I started to like Duran.
     
  7. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Both Qawi vs Saad fights. Saad was already sad by then.
     
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  8. Charles White

    Charles White Chucker Full Member

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    Looked like Ruddock damn near killed Dokes with that knockout.
     
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  9. Hi-Tech

    Hi-Tech Active Member Full Member

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    Shame, Benitez would've been properly recognized as the fifth king had he did fought Haggler. Win, lose, or draw
     
  10. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Cooney winging those murderous hooks on a semi crouched, defenceless Norton. It appeared that a fatality or at least serious permanent injury might’ve been on the cards.

    In general I find absolute short circuit, out cold KOs (often by single shots) disturbing, like those suffered by John Tate S and later by Roy Jones Jr.

    Hearns KO of Duran was gob smacking but even then, there was Roberto, discombobulated yes BUT not completely out and still trying to peel himself off the canvas.

    If Duran had stayed lying flat on his face, motionless, it would’ve looked X 10 times worse imo.
     
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  11. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That Weaver ko of Tate ruined the guy. He was out for a long time & had already suffered a few bad ko losses as an amatuer. It's like there is a column for how many bad ko losses a guy can have in his career & that ko put Big John in that career over category.
     
  12. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Whilst the ref had a little sit down and a cup of tea watching it.
     
  13. SixesAndSevens

    SixesAndSevens Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire Full Member

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    He was probably watching it and thinking, "Where's the ref?!? He's gotta stop this!"
     
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  14. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Lol
    That ref was so slow to jump in there, I mean Tommy was done and finished.
     
  15. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ray Mancini's ko of Duk Koo Kim .
    Lupe Pintor ko of Johnny Owens
    Nigel Benn KO of Gerald McCellean
    for obvious reasons.
    I Saw all three fights live.
     
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