Biggest Weight Disparities in KO's (Where the smaller man won)

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  1. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That is some going for Wilder, massively overlooked his feats.
     
  2. Komaster

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    yeah i agree it's not much. I thought it may have been more. mind you rahman wasnt lean by any stretch
     
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  3. Komaster

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    Just keeping to the thread question where it was a legitimate knockout. What was the difference between Stiverne and Wilder for the legit KO?
     
  4. Komaster

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    nevermind : 2017-11-04 : Deontay Wilder 220¾ lbs beat Bermane Stiverne 254¾ lbs by KO at 2:59 in round 1 of 12
    Holy hell that's 34lbs.
     
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  5. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wow just wow, puts even Mike Tyson to shame on a P4P basis.
     
  6. Komaster

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    Stiverne was 239lbs for the first fight.
     
  7. Big Ukrainian

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    Michael Hunter knocked out Bakoele who had 43 lbs over him
    Michael Hunter knocked out Ustinov who had 65 lbs over him

    Who next for Michael 'The bounty' Hunter

    PS Not championship level fights.

    Could Hunter repeat it in a championship fight? I'd say only against the WBA regular champions like Lucas Browne (former) or Manuel Charr (current)
     
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  8. Wass1985

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    Still had 20lb on Wilder, a substantial size advantage.
     
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  9. kirk

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    Thanks guys.

    I think Ill rank them in order when I get a chance.
     
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  10. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Joe Louis has a ton as the above poster pointed out. (I guess not a ton, I see 6 fights with a notable disparity, though I didn't go fight by fight so maybe there's another)

    Wasn't a title fight, but Joe Louis in 1935 over former champ Primo Carnera scored a TKO6 despite giving up a whopping 64.5 pounds.
     
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  11. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Also:
    Louis 202 - Buddy Baer 237.5 (first fight)
    Louis 201 - Tony Galento 234

    At least four fights, three title fights, outweighed by 45+ pounds, plus two more title bouts to boot 30+.
     
  12. Nonito Smoak

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    Max Baer 209.5 - TKO11 - Primo Carnera 263.25 for the HW crown
    54 pounds, nice!

    Roy Jones Jr. 193 - UD12 - John Ruiz 226 for a HW belt
    33 pounds for this famous one.
    EDIT: woops, forgot you're looking for KO's. Well, random reference point.
     
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  13. chatty

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    Bob Fitzsimmons KOd We Dunkhorst in 2. Fitz weighed 170 and Dunkhorst 260 for a 90lb difference.

    Baer gave away 53lbs to Carnera when he won the heavyweight title.
     
  14. OvidsExile

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    1891-04-27 Bob Fitzsimmons vs Abe Coughle 160 lbs vs 230 lbs KO2
    1892-04-26 Bob Fitzsimmons vs Charles Puff 155 lbs vs 230 lbs KO2
    1892-09-07 James J. Corbett vs John L. Sullivan 178 lbs vs 212 lbs KO21
    1900-04-30 Bob Fitzsimmons vs Ed Dunkhorst 170lbs vs 260 lbs KO2
    1900-08-10 Bob Fitzsimmons vs Gus Ruhlin 158 lbs vs 195 lbs KO6
    1913-05-20 Gunboat Smith vs Jess Willard 180 lbs vs 230 lbs W20
    1914-07-01 Joe Jeannette vs Battling Jim Johnson 197 lbs vs 240 lbs W10
    1916-02-01 Jack Dillon vs Tom Cowler 170 lbs vs 205 lbs KO2
    1916-06-29 Jack Dillon vs Frank Moran 169 lbs vs 204 lbs W10
    1916-12-12 Sam Langford vs Battling Jim Johnson 191 lbs vs 224 lbs KO12
    1917-05-01 Sam Langford vs Bill Tate KO5
    1917-09-28 Billy Miske vs Carl Morris 178 lbs 228 lbs W10
    1918-04-08 Billy Miske vs Tom Cowler 175 lbs vs 210 lbs KO7
    1918-12-16 Jack Dempsey vs Carl Morris 185 lbs vs 220 lbs KO1
    1919-04-02 Jack Dempsey vs Tony Drake 197 lbs vs 257 lbs KO1
    1919-07-04 Jack Dempsey vs Jess Willard 187 lbs vs 245 KO3
    1920-11-17 Sam Langford vs George Godfrey KO2
    1921-03-18 Tommy Gibbons vs Al Reich 182 lbs vs 219 lbs KO1
    1921-08-17 Sam Langford vs George Godfrey 185? lbs vs 220 lbs KO1
    1922-09-26 Harry Greb vs Al Benedict 173 lbs vs 210 lbs TKO2
    1924-03-31 Tommy Gibbons vs Soldier Lee 180 lbs vs 210 lbs TKO3
    1925-01-30 Tommy Gibbons vs Tiny Jim Herman 179 lbs vs 225 lbs KO3
    1930-11-28 Mickey Walker vs KO Christner 166 lbs vs 202 lbs KO1
    1931-04-10 Mickey Walker vs Bearcat Wright 168 lbs vs 210 lbs W10
    1931-08-17 Mickey Walker vs Jack Gagnon 167 lbs vs 209 lbs KO1
    1931-10-21 Max Baer vs Jose Santa 204 lbs vs 244 lbs KO10
    1932-07-25 Mickey Walker vs Salvatore Ruggirello 169 lbs vs 205 lbs KO1
    1932-11-04 Les Kennedy vs Primo Carnera KO3
    1932-12-06 Mickey Walker vs Arthur De Kuh 175 lbs vs 223 lbs KO1
    1933-11-22 Tommy Loughran vs Ray Impellittiere 185 lbs vs 255 W10
    1934-06-14 Max Baer vs Primo Carnera 209 lbs vs 263 lbs KO11
    1935-06-20 Tommy Loughran vs Ray Impellittiere 188 lbs vs 254 lbs UD10
    1935-06-25 Joe Louis vs Primo Carnera 196 lbs vs 260 lbs KO6
    1936-03-16 Leroy Haynes vs Primo Carnera 197 lbs vs 265 lbs TKO3
    1937-11-18 Albert De Meglio vs Primo Carnera 199 lbs vs 255 lbs PTS10
    1939-06-28 Joe Louis vs Tony Galento 200 lbs vs 233 lbs TKO4
    1941-03-21 Joe Louis vs Abe Simon 202 lbs vs 254 lbs KO13
    1942-01-09 Joe Louis vs Buddy Baer 206 lbs vs 250 lbs KO1
    1942-01-28 Billy Conn vs Jay D Turner 183 lbs vs 227 W10
    1942-03-13 Charley Burley vs Jay D Turner 151 lbs vs 219 lbs TKO7
    1942-03-27 Joe Louis vs Abe Simon 207 lbs vs 255 TKO6
    1945-11-21 Luigi Musina vs Primo Carnera 184 lbs vs 264 lbs TKO7
    1946-03-04 Joey Maxim vs Panther Williams 184 lbs vs 220 lbs UD10
    1948-03-09 Jimmy Bivins vs Turkey Thompson 185 lbs vs 222 lbs UD10
    1948-05-07 Joey Maxim vs Francisco de la Cruz 189 lbs vs 238 lbs PTS10
    1948-09-14 Rocky Marciano vs Humphrey Jackson 183 lbs vs 254 lbs KO1
    1948-12-10 Ezzard Charles vs Joe Baksi 178 lbs vs 210 lbs TKO11
    1950-09-18 Rocky Marciano vs Johnny Shkor 190 lbs vs 220 lbs KO6
    1950-09-27 Ezzard Charles vs Joe Louis 184 lbs vs 218 lbs UD15
    1950-12-18 Rocky Marciano vs Bill Wilson 190 lbs vs 229 lbs TKO1
    1951-06-09 Archie Moore vs Abel Cestac 177 lbs vs 224 lbs RTD9
    1952-02-01 Roland LaStarza vs Bill Wilson 190 lbs vs 220 lbs KO4
    1952-11-24 Harold Johnson vs Nino Valdes 176 lbs vs 210 lbs UD10
    1953-07-01 Bob Satterfield vs Bob Baker 180 lbs vs 214 lbs KO1
    1955-08-17 Bob Satterfield vs Nino Valdes 183 lbs vs 215 lbs UD10
    1956-04-04 Willie Pastrano vs Johnny Arthur 188 lbs vs 228 lbs UD10
    1956-04-16 Archie Moore vs George Parmentier 193 lbs vs 233 lbs TKO3
    1956-09-29 Joey Maxim vs Edgardo Romero 191 lbs vs 249 lbs PTS10
    1957-12-17 Harold Johnson vs Sid Peaks 179 lbs vs 215 lbs KO5
    1966-01-17 Joe Frazier vs Mel Turnbow 199 lbs vs 231 lbs KO1
    1968-03-04 Joe Frazier vs Buster Mathis 204 lbs vs 243 lbs TKO11
    1969-01-10 Jerry Quarry vs Charlie Reno 201 lbs vs 251 lbs TKO5
    1969-03-24 Jerry Quarry vs Buster Mathis 196 lbs vs 234 lbs UD12
    1976-04-30 Larry Holmes vs Roy Williams 205 lbs vs 238 lbs W10
    1977-04-16 Gerry Coetzee vs Mike Schutte 210 lbs vs 266 lbs W12
    1980-03-31 Larry Holmes vs Leroy Jones 211 lbs vs 254 lbs TKO8
    1985-04-29 Tim Witherspoon vs James Broad 222 lbs vs 261 lbs KO2
    1985-12-06 Mike Tyson vs Sammy Scaff 215 lbs vs 250 lbs TKO1
    1987-06-15 Michael Spinks vs Gerry Cooney 208 lbs vs 238 lbs KO5
    1988-04-26 Donovan Ruddock vs Larry Alexander 226 lbs vs 256 lbs KO2
    1990-03-02 Ray Mercer vs Kimmuel Odum 213 lbs vs 246 lbs UD12
    1990-10-25 Evander Holyfield vs James Douglas 208 lbs vs 246 lbs KO3
    1991-04-19 Evander Holyfield vs George Foreman 208 lbs vs 257 lbs UD12
    1992-02-01 Michael Moorer vs Mike White 225 lbs vs 275 lbs UD10
    1992-11-13 Michael Moorer vs Billy Wright 224 lbs vs 257 TKO2
    1993-06-07 Tommy Morrison vs George Foreman 226 lbs vs 256 lbs UD12
    1994-01-29 Donovan Ruddock vs Anthony Wade 241 lbs vs 290 lbs W10
    1998-07-14 Chris Byrd vs Ross Puritty 213 lbs vs 247 lbs UD10
    2001-10-13 Ray Mercer vs Brian Scott 237 lbs vs 274 lbs KO2
    2003-03-01 Roy Jones Jr vs John Ruiz 193 lbs vs 226 lbs UD12
    2004-11-13 Chris Byrd vs Jameel McCline 214 lbs vs 270 lbs SD12
    2005-05-17 Eddie Chambers vs Ross Puritty 217 lbs vs 253 lbs UD10
    2005-12-15 Sultan Ibragimov vs Lance Whitaker 220 lbs vs 272 lbs TKO7
    2007-04-14 Ruslan Chagaev vs Nikolay Valuev 228 lbs vs 319 lbs MD12
    2007-05-26 Alexander Povetkin vs Patrice L'Heureux 223 lbs vs 270 lbs KO2
    2007-06-02 Sultan Ibragimov vs Shannon Briggs 221 lbs vs 273 lbs UD12
    2009-03-27 Eddie Chambers vs Samuel Peter 223 lbs vs 265 MD10
    2009-07-04 Eddie Chambers vs Alexander Dimitrenko 208 lbs vs 253 lbs MD12
    2009-10-24 Tomasz Adamek vs Andrew Golota 214 lbs vs 256 lbs TKO5
    2009-11-07 David Haye vs Nikolay Valuev 217 lbs vs 316 lbs MD12
    2010-03-13 Alexander Povetkin vs Javier Mora 223 lbs vs 257 lbs TKO5
    2010-04-10 Evander Holyfield vs Frans Botha 220 lbs vs 250 lbs TKO8
    2010-04-24 Tomasz Adamek vs Chris Arreola 217 lbs vs 250 MD12
    2010-08-21 Tomasz Adamek vs Michael Grant 217 lbs vs 261 lbs UD12
    2010-10-16 Alexander Povetkin vs Teke Oruh 227 lbs vs 264 lbs KO5
    2010-11-13 David Haye vs Audley Harrison 210 lbs vs 253 lbs KO3
    2011-04-09 Tomasz Adamek vs Kevin McBride 215 lbs vs 285 lbs UD12
    2012-07-14 David Haye vs Dereck Chisora 210 lbs vs 247 lbs TKO5
    2012-09-29 Kubrat Pulev vs Alexander Ustinov 249 lbs vs 305 lbs KO11
    2015-08-22 Mairis Briedis vs Manuel Charr 213 lbs vs 245 lbs KO5
    2017-11-04 Deontay Wilder vs Bermane Stiverne 220 lbs vs 254 lbs KO1
    2017-11-25 Manuel Charr vs Alexander Ustinov 230 lbs vs 279 lbs UD
     
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  15. Smokin Bert

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    I would like to see your punk ass get in a ring with Frank Bruno. Your constant obsession with bashing Tyson is as moronic as it is annoying. Please find another hobby.