Tim witherspoon brutal ko

The man in the clip was actually named Anders Ecklund. Don't know why they listed it as Lillen Eklund. But, in either case, it was a classic knockout and one that often appears on a lot of replays.

 

Man I miss USA Tuesday night fights. Those were some of the best fights ever. Al and Sean were awesome commentators together too. Im suprised Showtime didnt pick them up. Al was always as good or better than his brother.

 

Looked like it got him behind the back of the ear, which is maybe the most concussive place to get punched and actually illegal, technically wouldnt that make it a DQ

 

It was the punch that Jem Mace used to end most of his fights.

 

First time I've seen that. Easily one of the most brutal one punch knockouts I've ever seen. Damn!

 

Ecklund was being overhyped in the early 90s.... He was big, yet also untested..... Well, Ol' Spoon tested Ecklund's chin..... It turns out that Ecklund was a stiff.... I never heard from him again after this KO.....

MR.BILL

 

Lillen was his nickname, meaning "little one", which obviously he was not.

I along with other posters briefly discussed this KO with Anders Eklund himself on another boxing forum. He said it was, of course, the hardest he had ever been hit.

 

If you look at Ecklund while he's on the canvas, the whole right side of his face looks perpetually frozen from that shot...LOL.

 

I wouldn't say it would be uncommon for Witherspoon to land that looping right behind an opponent's ear, but I believe that one was closer to the temple.

 

Witherspoon had a few similar knockouts. Mercer said Witherspoon him him harder then Lewis did, actually.

 

Some guys make good victims Eklund was one....Adilson Rodrigues was another...they got knocked out so good....

 

The overhand right was one of Tim's favorite weapons. He was one of the few heavyweights of his generation who could throw it appropriately and with devastating force. I saw Spoon kayo several guys with that same punch.