Best Fights Between Two Power Punchers Bringing Staggering Knockout Records All The To Their Fight?

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  1. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    Best fights between two power punchers which both of them possessing staggering knockout records on the way to their fight. Here are some that comes to mind:

    Felix Trinidad 23(19KO) vs Yori Boy Campas 56(50KO)
    Bennie Briscoe 54(43KO) vs Eugene Hart 28(26KO)
    Carlos Zarate 45(44KO) vs Alfonso Zamora 29(29KO)
    Ron Lyle 30(21KO) vs Earnie Shavers 49(48KO)
    Tommy Morrison 44(38KO) vs Razor Ruddock 28(21KO)
    Sonny Liston 23(14KO) vs Cleveland Williams 45(37KO)
    Julian Jackson 46(43KO) vs Gerald McClellan 27(25KO)
    Alexis Arguello 35(29KO) vs Ruben Olivares 78(70KO)
    Lucas Matthysse 36(34KO) vs Ruslan Provodnikov 24(17KO)
    Lennox Lewis 14(12KO) vs Gary Mason 35(32KO)
    Marcos Maidana 25(24KO) vs Victor Ortiz 24(19KO)
    Carl Thompson 28(21KO) vs Ezra Sellers 23(21KO)

    Can you guys think of some more other examples?
     
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  2. JohnThomas1

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    Hagler - Mugabi had a bit going on.
     
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  3. roughdiamond

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    Rocky Marciano 48 (42) vs Archie Moore 149 (108).
     
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  4. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Cuevas vs Hearns would qualify I think.

    How about Frazier vs Foreman also?

    Nice list you’ve compiled btw.
     
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  5. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Wow. 150 in total. That’s the combined winner so far. Good one.
     
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  6. OP_TheJawBreaker

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    Great fights only so that one doesn't really count
     
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  7. Young Terror

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    Benn vs McClellan.
    Marquez vs Vazquez trillogy.
     
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  8. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    Here's some more:
    George Foreman 76 (68KO) vs Shannon Briggs 29 (25KO)
    George Foreman 70 (66KO) vs Alex Stewart 28 (28KO)
    George Foreman 40 (37KO) vs Ron Lyle 31 (22KO)
    Earnie Shavers 59 (57KO) vs Bernardo Mercado 24 (20KO)
    Earnie Shavers 63 (60KO) vs Jeff Sims 12 (12KO)
    Bob Satterfield 27 (21KO) vs Clarence Henry 30 (17KO)
    Wladimir Klitschko 44 (40KO) vs Samuel Peter 24 (21KO)
    Frank Bruno 21 (21KO) vs James Smith 13 (11KO)
    Eder Jofre 32 (22KO) vs Jose Medel 43 (31KO)
    Naoya Inoue 18 (14KO) vs Nonito Donaire 40 (26KO)
     
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  9. Dynamicpuncher

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    Mike Tyson vs Razor Ruddock 2
     
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  10. Mike Cannon

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    Jamie Garza 48/44 Juan Meza 45/37
    Ketchel 49/46 Papke 37/31
    Wilde 131/98 Lee 41/28
    Chavez 107/85 Ramirez 102/82
    they are up there... stay safe guys.
     
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  11. Fergy

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    Nice one.
     
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    Billy Bird 254 (138) vs George Odwell 140 (97).
     
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  13. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    But I’m pretty sure George and Tommy thought they were great fights - kidding, I gotcha man. All good.
     
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  14. Mike Cannon

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    So for decades we all cited Moore as having the most , we were wrong !! stay safe buddy.
     
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    Kelly Pavlik vs Edison Miranda
    Johnny Du Plooy vs Corrie Sanders
    Hasim Rahman vs Corrie Sanders
    Wladimir Klitshko vs Lamon Brewsrer 1
     
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