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All things being subjective in the world of sports the knockout, quick and clean, ranks high up among the most thrilling moments in athletic competition. And when a spine tingling one-punch knockout happens between two fighters at the highest level of the profession nothing, not even a major league pitcher closing in on a perfect game is so shockingly dramatic. Such a thing happened on the night of June 15, 1984 at Caesars Palace on a hot evening in Las Vegas, Nevada.
There have been many memorable knockouts over the last twenty-five years, ranging from fighters who weigh less than the equipment of a football linebacker to the lumbering girth of the modern day heavyweights. Some, like Donald Curry’s quick left hook knockout of Milton McCrory in the second round of their 1985 welterweight unification fight are almost a thing of beauty. Others, like Ray Mercer’s savaging of Tommy Morrison in the fifth round of their 1991 heavyweight bout are cringe inducing. All fight fans have that one particular night, either at ringside or lounging on the couch at home in front of the television, where a bout ended and the moment when fist met target became ingrained in their memory. “The greatest knockout I’ve ever seen,” becomes the refrain. [details]
There have been many memorable knockouts over the last twenty-five years, ranging from fighters who weigh less than the equipment of a football linebacker to the lumbering girth of the modern day heavyweights. Some, like Donald Curry’s quick left hook knockout of Milton McCrory in the second round of their 1985 welterweight unification fight are almost a thing of beauty. Others, like Ray Mercer’s savaging of Tommy Morrison in the fifth round of their 1991 heavyweight bout are cringe inducing. All fight fans have that one particular night, either at ringside or lounging on the couch at home in front of the television, where a bout ended and the moment when fist met target became ingrained in their memory. “The greatest knockout I’ve ever seen,” becomes the refrain. [details]
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