Which of these heavyweights would you be most shocked to see be knocked out in 1

1. Douglas knocked out Tyson due to systematic beatdown and fatigue (as you said about Foreman).

2. Holyfield never knocked out Tyson (that knockdown was a shot to the chest wich was caused by Tyson rushing in and being out of balance).

3. Lewis KO'ed Tyson early? :think Well if 8th round is early for you, then cool. :rofl Again that was after 8 round of bombing Mike and waiting until he's too tired to even stand. LL even had to push Mike down after that huge right hand.

4. Tyson had a knee ligament torn in the Williams fight. Thats why he had surgery 4 days after the fight. It was obvious Williams didnt hurt Tyson with the punches. But as I had a knee ligament torn before I well know the pain.

5. McBride never hurt or put down Tyson. Tyson quit due to being too tired to go on (while being ahead on the scorecards).

Again you will call all these FACTS excuses, but whatever works for you. :good Fact is Mike was legitimatly KO'ed only twice againts Douglas and againts Lewis. Both were a result of taking a long being and fatigue more then the power itself. See the first Bruno fight and both Ruddock fights to see Tyson taking all kinds of bombs flush on the chin by these big punchers. :deal

And to the guy who said Foreman would put Tyson out quickly. Tyson is not Fraizer. He has much more power in BOTH hands (not just the left hook) much more speed and a better chin then Fraizer. For every punch Foreman would (if he could) land on Mike he would eat 3 punches he wouldnt even see (beacuse of the speed factor). If it wasent for Mike's deffence + combination punching + speed I would say Foreman wipes him up.

 

Ali without a doubt. Not only did he have about as good a chin and heart as anybody else in history, he was elusive as hell.

 

None of these guys is likely to get taken out in one, but in the case of Foreman/Tyson, Mike would have to contend with George's manhandling and ability to neutralize Tyson's offense by shoving him back and keeping him at arm's length. For these reasons, assuming Mike would be able to outscore him by three to one might be a risky assertion.

At the very end of Tyson/Smith, Bonecrusher rocked him with a single shot. Had Smith gotten himself uncorked at the beginning of any three minute stanza (as he previously did in round ten against Bruno), we might well have seen Mike taken out as the result of a single round of action.

While I'm not sure who I'd be most shocked by getting knocked out in round one, I'm comfortable saying Tyson is not the least likely candidate. (I hadn't considered the end of Tyson/Smith when I made my first post, and that strengthens my opinion that George could have done it.)

 

Since mentioning his first match with Cooper, I've considered Ali's title defense against Shavers. By Muhammad's own well known admission, Earnie hit him the hardest of any opponent. Because Shavers didn't have the greatest killer instinct, he was duped by Ali's clowning, but repeatedly buckled the champion's knees with single right hands throughout their match. What if he had done that in the opening seconds and then gone for broke? The GOAT has implied he might have been ready to be taken, but we'll never know how things would have gone if Earnie had accurately sensed and pressed his advantage. Is Ali really the least likely candidate to be taken out in one among those listed? (He may well be, but I don't know that choosing him over the others is that easy.)

 

I thought of Tyson's style factoring in as well, but in the exact opposite way - his fast, aggressive starts leave him potentially open to get caught, no? Sure, the opponent has to deal with it, but aggression breeds opportunity. Similar thought for Tua.

Someone like Ali, though, I don't see getting into a firefight in round 1 (just looked it up: other than the dodgy Liston KO1, he had only 1 other KO1, in this 4th fight against a last minute 1-2 subsitute ("Robinson was a last minute substitute for Willie Guelat, who failed to appear." - boxrec)).

I don't think anyone tracks down Ali and pounds him out in 1. He's my pick. Probably a different answer if not round 1, though.

 

Ah... good point.

Damn good point.

 

I can't see Ali getting knocked out in the first. The guys balls, chin, defense etc etc etc were on a whole other level.

McCall too. The guy is indestructable.

 

Ali of course.

 

No? You mean I hallucinated that fight getting stopped in the 11th round and Holyfield winning by TKO?

Wow, looks like someone even taped the hallucination and put it on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsGH8KHHVqo

 

I would be shocked the most at seeing McCall ko'ed in 1 or ANY round for that matter, because of his percieved invincibility chinwise.

 

WOW! People actually dont know the difference bewteen a KO and a TKO! atsch

 

Jesus! You are comparing a broken jaw to a torn knee ligament?! :rofl Get outa here!
And Tysons leg's were gone in the Williams fight due to fatigue! (your much loved EXCUSE for Foreman - since you like the word excuse) not by McBride.