Favorite Heavyweight one punch KOs

But that was a follow-up of an initial knockdown on Ingo. Yes, a spectacular shot, real highlight material, but can it truly be qualified as a self contained event?

One of my favorites occurred on Tuesday Night Fights from Atlantic City, when ridiculously talented amateur star Craig Payne came in at 295 [on a 6'2" frame] to go against Rocky Sekorski, as Al Albert and Sean O'Grady called the action.

In round six, Sekorski was circling clockwise on the ring perimeter, facing the camera with hands down, when Payne, in ring center, reached forward to flick out a light looking long right up into Rocky's solar plexus. Sekorski's face screwed into sheer agony as he dropped for the full count from this one shot. [Ignore boxWRECK's record of this as a TKO. It was a clean one punch knockout.] Rocky's face looked like Ganigan's when Arguello knocked Andy out. In fact, Sekorski's face looked like Buchanan's when Duran blasted him in the nuts, except that Craig's right was completely above the belt.

To this day, that's the longest, clearest, cleanest single punch to the body I've ever seen result in a ten count.

Placement was perfect, and timing was impeccable. He bent over to lash out with it just as his target was beginning to exhale.

Craig Payne had originally become famous as the first American amateur to defeat Teo Stevenson since Bobick in the 1971 Pan Am Games. In just his tenth professional bout, carrying 286 pounds, he pushed Pinklon Thomas to a 12 round SD. [This was Pinklon's final career win, capping off a 13 bout win streak.] I got the impression Payne could have produced the same result with a jab flicking into Sekorski's gut. Obscene natural talent. Relaxed performer with remarkable hand speed. Fat guys with hand speed and quick reflexes, like Payne, Mathis Sr., and early Holmes challenger Leroy Jones drive me bonkers.

 

Thunder vs Grimsley

 

I know it's girls fighting but that one about 15-20 or so years ago, the black girl nailed the white gal and she went down as if pole-axed!!! Was on the floor for maybe 10 minutes. Anyone know the combatants in that one?

 

Tho certainly not a one punch KO, the WBC middleweight title in 74 between Bennie Briscoe and Rodrigo Valdez has always impressed me. The ONLY time Bennie was stopped in his career. It was either a left hook followed by a right or the opposite. Bennie rose with his arms dangling at his side. Rodrigo was quite simply a BMF with either hand, always seemed to start slow. Terribly underrated IMHO. His bouts with Monzon always seem to mention Monzon being at the end of his career with Valdez being only 30-31 at the time but he turned pro in 1962 at the age of 16! Both were war-torn vets at the time. Those Valdez combos would have stiffened many of the great MW's....

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h-hmcnlmrQ

 

Greg Page vs Alfredo Evangelista.

 

Louis vs. Paycheck. Love that knockout.

 

I was always partial to the Marciano-Rex Layne right hand to the temple in the 6th round. Delayed reaction and it was over. I also thought the Joe Frazier left hook that spun Jimmy Ellis in the 4th round was awesome. Ellis got up but it was stopped between rounds, so I'll still take the liberty of calling it a one-punch since no other punch was thrown.

 

Uh, I think the dude was joking.

 

That was a hell of a punch that Frazier threw, but I think Ellis caught the tail end of it and not the full power.

Still, it was amazing that Jimmy got up from it.

At the post fight press conference, Ellis could only recall being down once in the fight.

 

Yep, that was a hell of a left from Floyd. It would be my first choice, too.

Patterson, being the great and thoughtful sportsman that he was, immediately went over to check on Ingo as the count ended.

I was very impressed with that act.

 

The Frazier hook against Foster was a strong one.

After the fight, Foster's manager saw Bob lacing up his boxing shoes in the dressing room.

The manager asked Bob what the heck he was doing.

Foster replied that he was getting ready for the fight.

 

Id have to say That Walcott and Shavers looks pretty brutal!..

Tysons shot on David Jaco was pretty bad as well!

 

Tyson-Botha

because Botha deserved it so badly