I agree on #1.....That right Hearns hit Duran with looked like Duran got hit by lightning. Most brutal KO punch landed in a fight between two Hall of Famers of that magnitude. Nobody ever did that to Duran.

What Ray Mercer did to Tommy Morrison (RIP) should have been considered a crime. Merciless indeed.

Honourable mention -George Foreman vs Joe Frazier.

As an amateur boxer, I got to workout at the Kronk Gym in downtown Detroit. Thomas "Hitman" Hearns was there and taking a little light sparring. I was sparring trying to learn something. Mr. Hearns asked if I'd like let him give me a few pointers. Are you kidding? Please, just don't hurt me. It happened. Mr. Hearns accidentally caught me with a right hand that broke the sound barrier. Well, I heard the BOOM. I went down faster than my knees could buckle and Tommy Hearns only grazed my jaw. Grazed me. I was a big, strong guy too. 6'3"and 220 pounds, I was dead lifting 550 pounds to work out with, benching 300 pounds, and was in super shape. Tommy Hearns taught me that I had a jaw made from lollipops! 😅

@douglasrock9414

4 ай бұрын

Dude.... THAT is a story for a lifetime! Amazing! thank you!

@user-bq9ii9vz8e

3 ай бұрын

This is why I read the comments. Great story. Hearns was skinny, but he packed a wallop

@robertromeo762

3 ай бұрын

Not likely this would make that 50 greatest knockouts. How about 50 greatest glass jaws?

@FrankAtwoodSr

13 күн бұрын

good story hilarious

That hearns ko was #1 in my book too !!! Great job Rummy

Foreman-Frazier was a surprise omission.

The most badass was that Julian Jackson one where he points to canvas as the guy drops

@mrspecialk1234

Жыл бұрын

The Hawk maybe one of the best pound for pound KO punchers ever

@drats1279

Жыл бұрын

The man had no humility.

@jamesrobinson8612

Жыл бұрын

Hearns v Cuevas. Dude couldn't even fall down after the punch

@abbiebaloyi6658

Жыл бұрын

@@drats1279 he was over confident

Julian "The Hawk" Jackson owns some of the most devastating knockouts I've ever seen. Dude was powerful, accurate, and intimidating.

@bobbyray464

Жыл бұрын

he aint intimidated you

@honkiavelli8044

Жыл бұрын

100%

@renzopeterson153

Жыл бұрын

His speed, capabilities and skill level go over looked as well. This man was delivering pure k.o's going backwards, setting traps and had a better chin than given credit for. Julian took some truck power punches from some hitters and killers.

@JohnWilliams-sq7cj

Жыл бұрын

Great great fighter his only block......Gerald McClellan.

@royrogers3404

Жыл бұрын

St.Thomas, Virgin Islands.

14:12 that refree was in the zone! The way he threw that towel up on the ropes was smooth.

@alexwillis7093

Жыл бұрын

That was the biggest fight in the history of boxing, the referee was Arthur Donovan

What a great excuse to watch this one again!

Great list full of brutal knockouts. I'm kind of surprised that not a single Wilder highlight made it on here. Szpilka and Brezeale alone were two of the nastiest KOs I've ever seen live or on video.

Rummys boxing videos are like fine whiskey and a good cigar, definitely worth the time to enjoy. If your a boxing enthusiasts , you don't want to miss a single one of Rummys masterpieces.

I am 71. When Sugar Ray Robinson was fighting on TV, I was a little kid, and he was past his prime.

Great knockouts but disappointed there wasn't Roy Jones v Montell Griffin II KO. The knockout and the story behind it are just class

Hitman-Duran...what a punch!!!

@kenbray1969

Ай бұрын

That's right Roberto Duran hands of Stone, I know him personally I'm a MMA fighter but I loved his animal like KO 's he was a little beast...

Rummy's Corner is hands down the best boxing KZread channel!!! Weasel MMA has the best MMA channel.

Lewis’ ko of Rahman was probably the best heavyweight KO of the 90’s. Incredible.

Great work as always. I thought for sure I'd be seeing Foreman over Frazier at some point.

@RummysCorner

Жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@LukePettit

Жыл бұрын

I was expecting that to be number 1 tbh

Machen vs Johansson 1958 is one of the most brutal KO's ever.

Great List and good video Rummy. I still think Rocky Marciano's Knock-out of Jersey Joe Walcott, is the Best Punch in Boxing History but so many awesome Knock-outs in this Video. How many KO's was done by the Left Hand lol.

@manny4552

2 ай бұрын

I agree

Great list! The two most prominent that popped into my head before watching were the Marciano knockout of Walcott walking off and the brutal Ray Mercer knockout which imo should be top 5.

Rahman’s one punch KO of Lewisxwas a huge KO and huge win. Should definitely have been included

nothing gets me more hype than a Rummy’s Corner upload!!!

I forgot how brutal that Cooney-Norton ko was.

Shoutout to Rummy for updating the video even though he didn’t have to. Great video as always!

Can't argue with that list or the order. Well done!

Another awesome video!! As it was getting closer to the end I was thinking " I hope they don't leave out Jackson vs. Graham or Hearns vs Duran" and boom! Top 2. Ricardo Lopez vs Alla Vilamor (delayed uppercut) would have been another great addition. I love these survey series!

boxers on this list who both delivered and received one of the top 50 KOS: ezzard charles, jersey joe walcott, floyd patterson, george foreman, joe frazier, michael spinks, tommy hearns, mike tyson, michael moorer, roy jones jr, manny pacquiao

@wmden1

3 ай бұрын

Keen observation.

Amazing stuff as always. Thanks, man!

Best boxing channel period.

Nice job getting all of the footage for these fights. Even fights from the 30’s..impressive!

Great video as always, watched most of this fights back in the day.

Awesome compilation. These boxing survey lists are cool. Great work as usual, Rummy!

This is a FANTASTIC list

I feel like Bob fosters was one of the best left hooks ever and don't get the recognition he the deserve

@michaelwhite479

28 күн бұрын

his ko off Mike Quarry is still number one for me. I thought he killed him at first. When you need smelling salts and you still aren't moving, that is the epitome of being knocked out.

Love getting notifications from rummeys corner

One night as a kid back in the 80`s I turned on the tv and the match between Hagler and Hearns was about to start. So I watched my first boxing match that night and have been a boxing fan ever since, that match to this day is still the best that I have ever seen. What legends these guys are RIP Champ.

@buzzsooners

3 ай бұрын

Dude, how did u watch that fight on tv? It was a closed-circuit tv bout that you had to buy a ticket at a venue to see....

Enjoyed this piece Rummy...made me wanna go back and watch some of my favorite ko's as well...great work!

I can't believe no one chose the Foreman Fraser title fight in 1972 I believe it was. A remarkable knockout after many trips to the canvas for Fraser.

@nicholassmith8641

Жыл бұрын

Frazier kept getting up. 6 times. Big George even has stated he was more afraid of Joe than Muhammad.... I think that's why George's destruction of smokin Joe can't be included here, cause Joe actually kept getting up even though he was K0ed

@TSTrecords

Жыл бұрын

Didn't understand that non selection either.

@murraykelm5691

Жыл бұрын

Also his destruction of Norton.

@jamesmeyers6603

Жыл бұрын

Frazier wasn’t counted out. These seem to be count outs.

@AFMMarcelD

Жыл бұрын

Pardon the intrusion but the Foreman/Frazier annihilation happened in January 22 1973

This is the only Greatest K.O.s list I've ever seen where I can't argue with any of the placements. All the kayos I thought should be on it were included. Excellent compilation, IMO.

That was really really awesome!! Thanks for sharing..😊 I really enjoyed the whole show..it was GREAT. 😊

Foreman vs Lyle would have also been a good one.

@skepchica

5 ай бұрын

What a slugfest. Two hard punchers with steel chins.

I would like to add Salvador Sanchez’s knockout of Wilfredo “ bazooka” Gomez. Sanchez was a big underdog and literally crushed Gomez’s face! Great video thank you for posting it!

Rummy 'ol boy, another great narration as usual. The more I listen to your style, I seem to be reminded a little of Howard Cosell. Whatever you are doing keep doing it.

That was the best KO compilation I have seen yet. All of the great ones were included. Very well done.

@user-bq9ii9vz8e

3 ай бұрын

There were many other great ones, too. There's been so many over the years like Foreman KOing Frazier and some Morrison fights when he actually wasn't getting hammered. Tyson had some other really great KOs like 44 of them. There was a little dude from Venezuela named Edwin Valero who was an absolute monster for his lightweight size. He destroyed people

Great video with THE best KO’s in recent history…

awesome list with just the right amount of background info and perfect pacing. Thanks a lot Rummy!

Love it!

Wow that sugar Ray Robinson KO was the best punch I have ever seen

Wish some of Nonito Donaire’s knockouts were on here, mainly the Darchinyan KO or Montiel KO

@charleslowe522

Жыл бұрын

Like Simon Brown vs Vince Petway, Donaire's KO's Darchinyan and Montiel were frightening. Those type of KOs actually makes me cringe for watching boxing.

You go rummy!!

Awesome list. Always thought the Sugar Ray Robinson KO of Gene Fullmer was the perfect punch, perfect timing, almost effortless. I'm also a massive Lennox fan so the KO on Rahman was a beauty. What's so fantastic is the overhead shot of Rahman on the canvas with his head sitting perfectly central inside the crown of Don King's logo on the canvas. There's poetry in that. Canello Alvarez KO of Amir Khan was a surprise omission but guess it was at 51 :) Thank you, Rummy! Another great vid.

@alfonsecoppola5938

Жыл бұрын

and his knockout of graziano

@worldline7147

Жыл бұрын

And then there's Lennox's impressive and quick KOs of Ruddock, Golota, etc.

@murraykelm5691

Жыл бұрын

Khan was on the wrong end of many hellacious knockouts.

@wloonie

Жыл бұрын

I prefer Breidis Prescott's handling of Amir Khan. That was a murder.

Thanks to all you guys for this great KO video!!!

What about Earnie Shavers vs Ken Norton or Earnie vs Jimmy Ellis ???. Suprised no one mentioned Ron Lyle vs George Foreman either... Happy New Year Rummy. Let's hope 2023 is a great year for boxing !!!

Truly a great video Rummy. One of the other fights that should've been included was Ray Mancini knockout of Orlando Romero, and Alexis Arguello knockout of Kevin Rooney. Otherwise, great job.

I pretty much agree with this ranking. BTW, I followed Julian Jackson since his 1979 PanAm Gold Medal. He was one of the very best

Great list. No complaints here.

Great list! But I truly thought Gatti vs Gamache would be at top 10. That has to be the most brutal KO ever.

@pizzulo8111

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing as I was scrolling through the comments. That was as brutal as it gets. Gatti basically landed three ko punches before Gamache's head bounced off the canvas.

Great video, and a great list! And I completely agree with #1.

Loved it! Good job Rummy!

This video is without question the GREATEST KO COMPILATION in the history of the internet…

Excellent compilation! Thank you for sharing this!

Hearns - Duran is my all time favourite KO

@Dieseldog172

2 ай бұрын

In slow motion that shot was fast as grease lightning

This is a great list...love the way he commentates..

Fanatics content. Thanks Rummy.

Love the video Rummy, although I think it should have had some background music, but still good video mate 👍🏻.

Love me some Rummy's corner

Another great Video from Rummy's Corner. No surprise really, great work.

Some surprises that didn't make it but HELL I can't fault any that made the list, A Great Top 50

Rummy's videos are always a knockout, awesome work!

Great list. But I'd expect to see the Frazier vs. Foreman match in Kingston Jamaica, January 1973. That was a SHOCK!.

Bless you mate for all the work you put into these wonderful presentations. ♥️

This was an incredible video! Thank you so much. An excellent countdown

Awesome video Rummy!

Rummy's corner thank you for the memory

Great to see some familiar names are still around in ESB Classic

Love this thanks Rummy. Would love to see you do another brief chronology best of whatever weight class in whatever era. Always appreciate the great content

THESE VIDEOS ARE SMOKING FIRE!

Outstanding list. I have a few honorable mentions. Davis vs. De La Cruz Canelo vs Khan Wilder vs. Szpilka/Breazeale

Y'ALL GOT EVERY KO IN ALL ERA GOT DAMN

More entertaining than television !!!

Thanks Rummy for another excellent video. And a great tip for the smooth legends channel 😉👍

#48 was absolutely incredible- my father was there and he described his facial reaction to me. "I've done it" is what he said. #41 will always be my favourite.

When Mike Tyson was mentally in warrior mode, he was a destroyer.

@ballhawk387

Жыл бұрын

Definitely the most intimidating looking boxer I've ever seen fighting when in his prime.

@danno1966

Жыл бұрын

If Mike Tyson kept clean and out of trouble.he would have. Kept the championship. A lot longer and no one could. Have beat that man but. The drugs and no offense to women but he got it trouble with woman

@user-fn5mr4oz4j

Жыл бұрын

I don"t he beat Tyson Fury, he is too small. He culd not get inside on him without getting punched in ther head.

@MelvinMolden6898

Жыл бұрын

Until a decision on cherry picking of an unknown baster Douglas Busted N up, and took away the inflated inmate image by D0N K0NG patronage of the most scary men of the planet..😂🤡

@scottswan7830

Жыл бұрын

@@user-fn5mr4oz4j sure he could!!! He was designed to get in close,.close the distance and destroy.

Great video and excellent commentary. Thank you

Awesome! Thanks

Rummy you did a great job putting this together you remain my number one channel on KZread. Taiwo watching from Nigeria 🇳🇬👍🏿.

@RummysCorner

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@fasasitaiwo5782

Жыл бұрын

@@RummysCorner you always welcome.

Was getting concerned Hearns Duran may have not made the list.No 1! I remember that so well.That was an other worldly punch .

Mercer knocking out Morrison was devastating......looked like a rocky movie! #1 in my book

@wloonie

Жыл бұрын

Referee didn't react in time, unforgivable.

@Galatian1

11 ай бұрын

​@@wloonie Exactly......he let it go way too long

THANKS FOR THIS!!!

@RummysCorner

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind support! Most appreciated.

Glad to see you're still making content.Great work as usual.

Wow what a most devastating performance from Thomas Hitman hearns certainly fittingly and rightfully performance on ending this great catalogue of boxing at it very best The hit man on his day was a real beast

Seeing Burt Cooper brought up some crazy memories for me. In 1996 I was working and living at a resort in the Catskills . Bruce Seldon had his training camp for his Tyson fight there. Bert was there as a sparring partner to emulate Tyson's style. I was in my early 20s and a huge boxing fan back then too, so I was pumped watching the sparring and hanging out with the fighters. I knew who Cooper was from his fight with Holyfield and Foreman. But I didn't know about his documented struggles with addiction at the time. Long story short me and couple buddies who worked there took Cooper out drinking and all hell broke loose after that. The next morning the trainer was at breakfast asking if anybody knew where Bert was. He was missing, which was strange because he didn't know anyone in this tiny town of Monticello, NY. That's when I found out he wasn't getting paid for sparring till the end of the training camp. They didn't want him to have any cash on him and be tempted to go on a binge. Two days later I was opening the shop at 6am and a cab pulled up to the front door. I was there by myself and Bert comes out of the cab looking crazy ,all sweaty and bug eyed. He comes into the shop walks over to me and says "Hey man I gotz to have a hundred dollars". I went right over to register hit no sale and said here you go boss. It think it was about a week before they got him out of there and in treatment or something. He was actually a really good guy and had some great story's. It's a shame the demons got the best him. The story he told me about the Foreman fight was this huge conspiracy. He said Foremans team paid a couple girls to distract him before the fight. He said the night before the fight he was up all night partying. He was a true warrior and was just too small to be a Heavyweight in my opinion. RIP Coop

@paulanthony5274

Жыл бұрын

Great story dude and he was in some classic slug fests. I love Coopers fights,so exciting. Sorry to hear about his problems.

@nickcaesar7650

Жыл бұрын

@@paulanthony5274 he came SO close to knocking out Moorer and Holyfield... Scored knockdowns against both, just couldn’t finish them.

@murraykelm5691

Жыл бұрын

I remember Cooper for destroying Willie DeWitt, a great white hope from Canada. Willie went onto become a lawyer and eventually a judge and poor Burt is gone.

@richardrodriguez380

8 ай бұрын

I met Bert at the Palace of Auburn Hills the night he was to fight Samson Po Hua. He was in the stands watching some of the preliminaries. I sat next to him and wished him good luck with his fight. A very nice man.

@milhamdabungu7576

6 ай бұрын

Cooper was tough as a nail. Thanks for the memories ❤

Thanks you for this incredible commentary for all boxers in this video,amazing...

Great video ty 👌

Definitely some notable omissions. I thought Canelo on Kirkland and Wilder on Szpilka would be in there for sure. But amazing work as always Rummy, thanks for the history lesson!

@mrspecialk1234

Жыл бұрын

Chisora stopped Szpilka in 2 rounds….I think consideration as to the quality of the opponent is important

@AylottPeti

Жыл бұрын

@@mrspecialk1234 this is why i asked rummy where is the aj on klicsko k.o. that was outstanding

@abdulraheem468

6 ай бұрын

Klitscko was 41

@abdulraheem468

6 ай бұрын

Klitchko

The fact that Marciano was about to lose and had to get that KO makes it even more spectacular.

@MickyTubbs1985

10 күн бұрын

Walcott was on one knee when he was hit again with left handed hook. Bogus K.O.

Great report love it!

Thank YOU for including Wilfred Benitez at #48!! I watched that fight in real time, at a pool hall in Puerto Rico when i was in college. My god, when Benitez stepped back, he knew the champ was not getting up!! Benitez broke a wicked smile and just watched Maurice Hope slump to the floor as in slow motion. Brutal!

@MrOdee69

Жыл бұрын

I remember watching that fight too as a kid. That was one of Benitez’s best performances

Yeahs!! A new rummy vid!