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Everyone enjoys a good knockout, and MMA has a history of giving fans those moments. The most amazing thing about a knockout is how quickly it can change the course of a fight. History may be altered by a single blow, and those on this list have done exactly that.
Top 10 Knockouts In UFC vs Top 10 Knockouts In Boxing
- Pedro Rizzo KO Josh Barnett vs Samuel Peter KO 2 Jeremy Williams: Pedro Rizzo, who was 11-1 in MMA, fought a young Josh Barnett. Rizzo was known for his devastating leg kicks and powerful standing manoeuvres, but his opponent was unbeaten. The 23-year-old ended the contest in the second round with a single blow. After this defeat, Rizzo would wrestle Randy Couture for the title. He was defeated by a difficult unanimous decision after five rounds of back-and-forth fighting.
With the NABF championship on the line, Samuel Peter and unproven heavyweight contender Jeremy Williams squared off in 2004. After a rather quiet first round, Peter came out firing in the second. When Williams tried to twist off the ropes, he was struck with an earth-shattering left hand that stopped the fight in its tracks.
- Joe Lauzon KO Jens Pulver vs Thomas Hearns KO 2 Roberto Duran: Jens Pulver, a former UFC Lightweight Champion, had a 7:1 advantage over Joe Lauzon going into this return contest.
It was not anticipated that the 21-year-old UFC rookie would eliminate the veteran, but he did so in just 47 seconds. It was and still is one of the biggest upsets in sports history.
At 154 pounds, where they both held titles, Hearns and Duran first crossed paths in 1984. Duran was renowned as a swarming, active boxer with strong punches. Hearns, on the other hand, was a classic boxer-puncher with strong hands in all directions.
Even though their fight only lasted two rounds, it had a devastating conclusion. Hearns knocked out Duran flat on his face to secure the victory.
- Quinton Jackson KO Wanderlei Silva vs Julian Jackson KO 4 Herol Graham: Jackson got his chance to make a return at UFC 92 after his defeat to Forrest Griffin for the title match of the light heavyweight belt. In UFC 92 he was fighting against Wanderlei Silva.
With only three minutes into round 1, Jackson put the Brazilian legend Sila to sleep with a left hook.
Jeremy “The Hawk” Jackson is still regarded as having some of the strongest punches in boxing history. He competed for the vacant WBC middleweight title in 1990 against Herol Graham, a former champion of Great Britain and Europe.
Graham was teaching boxing instruction as the fourth round began. Jackson launched a right hand that would have stopped a vehicle as it was backing towards the ropes and it connected flush on Graham’s jaw. He lost consciousness, his body went rigid, and he collapsed on the mat like a board.
- Anderson Silva KO Viltor Belfort vs Mike Tyson KO 1 Michael Spinks: In the first round of the title battle, Silva landed one of the most vicious front kicks you will ever witness, knocking Belfort out for the first time in his professional career.
In 1988, one of the most anticipated heavyweight title battles in history took place between Spinks (31-0, 21 KO) and Tyson (34-0, 30 KO). But all it was, was hype.
In the first minute and a half, Tyson pounced on Spinks and twice knocked him down. in the second knockdown, Spinks was unable to escape the count, and the super fight ended in just 91 seconds.
- Dan Henderson KO Michael Bisping vs Buster Douglas KO 10 Mike Tyson: As Henderson resisted takedown attempts and damaged his opponent early on, it became clear that the English fighter wouldn’t pose much of a challenge.
In the second round, Henderson dropped the H-bomb on Bisping, knocking him out. In what was possibly the best moment of his career, he also followed up on it.
He was a 42-1 underdog going into the bout, yet he pulled off what many believe to be the biggest upset in boxing.
It was immediately apparent that Douglas would not be deterred. He used a quick jab to keep Tyson outside and didn’t hesitate to let his hands go when given the chance, which could have been fatal.
He was knocked to the ground in the eighth round, but he recovered after what some thought to be a sluggish count, and in the tenth round shocked everyone. It was Tyson’s initial loss.
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