25 years anniversary 　 Julian Jackson 40 ( 38 ) - 1 vs Herol Graham 43 ( 26 ) - 2 Torrequebrada Hotel and Casino Benalmadena, Andalucía, Spain 　 　 At Stake: WBC Middleweight Championship (vacant title) 　 　 In this vacant WBC World Middleweight championship match, Graham was in complete control of this fight till to the surprise ending, landing heavy shots which hurt Jackson badly and winning every round. Jackson was behind on all scorecards, and his eyes were swelling shut. At the end of the 3rd round, the ringside doctor said to Jackson's corner "You have only one more round or the bout will be stopped." The start of round four was controlled by Graham, and numerous heavy shots had Jackson in trouble. Graham went in for the KO with Jackson against the ropes in a corner. Jackson swung a counter right hook bomb over a lazy left to the chin of Graham in the midst of getting pummeled. Graham was out cold before he hit the canvas, and remained out on the canvas for some time. Jackson, the WBA Light Middleweight champion, was making a comeback by moving up in weight class to Middleweight after surgery to repair detached retinas in both eyes in 1989. His one punch kayo bomb is this world title bout is still regarded as one of the most brutal, devastating KOs in boxing history. 　 　 [yt]cNv389vQU2o[/yt]
A quarter century has passed? Lord almighty. Talk about game changing power! One of the greatest knockouts of all time. Thank you for the stroll back to 1990. :good
Graham was dominating, but he was also standing in front of Jackson and dropping his hands. Once he had control, he should have started moving more and made Jackson chase him.. Once he saw how easy Jackson was to hit, he seemed to forget how dangerous Jackson could be. It was a mental slip combined with incorrect strategy by Herol that lost him the fight.
This is one of those KO's that makes me wince every time I watch it. Hard to believe so much time has passed.
