Biggest weight difference between the fighter scoring the knockout and the knockoutee?

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  1. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'll start with Charley Burley knocking out J.D Turner. 152lbs to 218lbs.


    "I asked Turner, and I'm not getting this from anyone else, I asked Turner when he was the referee for a flight I had down in Texas. I used to have a fighter named Paul Andrews who boxed in Texas, and J.D. Turner was the referee. So after the fight, I asked Turner, "How much did you weigh the night you fought Charlie Burley?” He
    laughed and said, “I weighed 218 pounds and that little sucker hit me with a left hook in the sixth round, and I woke up in the dressing room.”


    Somrack, F. Daniel; Strain, Geoff. THE EDDIE FUTCH INTERVIEW: A Conversation with Boxing Legend and Trainer of Champions (pp. 16-17). The Art and Sport of Boxing. Kindle Edition.
     
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  2. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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  3. FrankinDallas

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    Joe Walcott, the Barbados Demon, knocked out HW's and he weighed not much more than 140.
    Although the HW's he beat were under 200 pounds.
     
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  4. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I remember vaguely Ray Leonard who didn't weigh much more than
    his fighting weight (Welterweight) dropping a armature heavyweight
    with a body shot.
    It went from a simple exhibition to a fight because the kid allegedly
    targeted Leonards face right after the eye surgery.
    Lesson learned if I remember right....
     
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  5. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kid McCoy was reportedly outweighed by at least 70 lbs when he KO'd Herr Placke, & Bob Fitz was reportedly outweighed by about 90 lbs when he KO'd Ed Dunkhorst.
     
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  6. Rabbit Punch

    Rabbit Punch New Member Full Member

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    Jack Johnson knocking out Stanley Ketchel comes to mind...
     
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  7. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Can’t recall the exact weights or if it represents the record but there was huge difference between Bob Fitzsimmons and his KO victim, Ed Dunkhorst.
     
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  8. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    This is the one, Flash.

    Ray always had the all important killer instinct - what is it they say these days? FAFO? :lol:

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  9. Anubis

    Anubis Boxing Addict

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    If Jack Dempsey's true weight for Willard was 180 as Doc Kearns claimed, then he was outweighed by 65 pounds. Louis also destroyed some monsters when under 200, like Carnera. (Joe was 196 to Primo's 261.) Don't know the weight differential between Mickey Walker and Arthur DeKuh because BoxWRECK is not worth my membership there.
     
  10. Anubis

    Anubis Boxing Addict

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    If Tommy Loughran had strengthened his hands like Gene Tunney did while working as a lumberjack, then it could've been him. He was rocking Carnera repeatedly in their title bout, and we have it on camera.
     
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  11. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The 5’8 1/2” 203 lb. Turkey Thompson knocking out the 6’8” 296 lb. Ben Moroz in 2 rounds for a 93 lb. difference.
     
  12. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I suspect the record may belong to Kirk Lawton, who gave away 175 lbs (251 to 426½) when he stopped Butterbean (Eric Esch) in two rounds, back in 2013!
     
  13. Saintpat

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    They told me there would be no math on this test!
     
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  14. Anubis

    Anubis Boxing Addict

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    Hi Chevy! (Hey, what's the point of a user name if you're gonna tell everybody who you really are?)
     
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  15. Anubis

    Anubis Boxing Addict

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    Fixed...