Mythical one punch KO power shouldn't be talked about in boxing

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  1. Ramon Rojo

    Ramon Rojo Active Member Full Member

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    Unless the KO punch is first and only punch landed in the fight.
     
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  2. aqualung

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    Same with "lucky punches", if you throw it and it lands it wasn't luck
     
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  3. Ramon Rojo

    Ramon Rojo Active Member Full Member

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    :good

    Agreed.
     
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  4. Boxed Ears

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    Jimmy Thunder>Earnie Shavers.
     
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  5. Ramon Rojo

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    Thunder can claim that he has one punch KO power.
     
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  6. Unforgiven

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    why "shouldn't be talked about " ??
     
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  7. Ramon Rojo

    Ramon Rojo Active Member Full Member

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    Well, in most cases.

    For example Rocky Marciano never KO'ed anybody with one punch.


    Nearly all boxers have one punch KO power, but they rarely KO anyone with one punch. Jimmy Thunder did.
     
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  8. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Oh, I see what you mean. :good

    But some fighters can turn a fight around with one punch, resulting in a KO win.
    What do you call that ?
     
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  9. Ramon Rojo

    Ramon Rojo Active Member Full Member

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    We have to find a new name for it.

    Decisive punch maybe?
     
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  10. Scottrf

    Scottrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It means they can knock someone who is on steady legs out with a single punch rather than a combination. Not the first punch. Not many can do even this.
     
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  11. Ramon Rojo

    Ramon Rojo Active Member Full Member

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    Many boxers have enough power to do it, but not a chance.
     
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  12. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nonsense.."one punch knockout power" is part of the lore and allure of boxing. What should you talk about when you're discussing the merits of Julian Jackson, for example, as pertaining to what separated him from most other fighters, past or present...what was his phenomenal signature calling card....if you don't mention his ability to turn a fight around and end it with one punch, you've got very little to say about him. One punch ability is an intrinsic topic when discussing boxing..not in all cases, but certainly at other times.
     
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  13. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This.
     
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  14. Swarmer

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    Watch a Joe Louis highlight reel and see the dude disrupt central nervous systems and you'll change your mind.
     
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  15. Surf-Bat

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    Earnie Shavers-Jimmy Ellis

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