ONE-PUNCH 50 GREATEST KNOCKOUTS
50. GENNADY GOLOVKIN vs MATTHEW MACKLIN
June 29, 2013
MACKLIN says the body shot that ended the fight “broke two of my ribs, took my breath away and left me in agony for 20 to 30 seconds.”
49. PRINCE NASEEM HAMED vs TOM JOHNSON
February 8, 1997
‘NAZ’ had Johnson on wobbly legs several times before finding the finisher in the eighth, a right uppercut.
48. ANN WOLFE vs VONDA WARD
May 8, 2005
COMMENTATORS wondered whether Wolfe could reach the chin of the 6ft 6ins Vonda Ward and the answer was an emphatic: “Yes, with a right hand!”
47. CHRIS EUBANK vs REGINALDO DOS SANTOS
September 22, 1990
NO posing or posturing. Just a right hand. All over in 20 seconds. Nigel Benn would prove to be made of sterner stuff in Eubank’s next victory.
46. JIMMY THUNDER vs CRAWFORD GRIMSLEY
March 18, 1997
THE late Thunder raced to the middle of the ring, aimed a right hand at Grimsley’s jaw and 10 seconds later, it was over
45. ZOLANI TETE vs SIBONISO GONYA
November 18, 2017
THE quickest ever KO in a world-title fight. The South African southpaws circled each other at the bell and then Tete spotted a gap in Gonya’s defences and jumped in with a sweeping right hook that swept the challenger off his feet. The referee waved the count off at ‘four.’ The fight was
