The Best First Round Heavyweight Knockouts

[@bretta3]

Back when Tyson was king, everybody knew you better be sitting down and ready to watch when the bell rang because if you were taking a piss or getting a beer, you were probably gonna miss the entire fight

[@dawoool]

I went in with 2 other guys for PPV of the Tyson-Spinks fight. When I got back with the beer, they told me I missed it.

[@richardbool4232]

hehehehe not even twenty seconds you wouldn't even have had time to fetch the beer.

[@FrankCarolei-lv6rb]

Yea especially when you fighting bums

[@dawoool]

@@FrankCarolei-lv6rb Spinks a bum?

[@larsonpark3819]

When Tyson was "king" = three years, 87-89, before Lennox Lewis turned pro and Holyfield was still a cruiserweight. Once they entered the division, Tyson's "greatness" was revealed.

[@EricTaylor-fq7by]

Major props to all these brave warriors for even engaging in the sport of boxing.The human body just isn't meant to take punishment like that.

[@nicolasrose3064]

Yes it is, that's why there are weight divisions, a Pro fighter hasn't got the physique of someone sitting at a keyboard bemoaning the sort of punishment their own flabby body's can't take... while trying to make out like it's other people's body's that can't take it.

[@ivaneames4354]

​@@nicolasrose3064The human body was not designed for the purpose of being constantly hit. A single well placed punch or kick can seriously injured or even kill a person no matter how good their physique is. So the OP is right. The human body CAN take punishment like that, but it is not MEANT to.

[@nicolasrose3064]

@@ivaneames4354 What.... the "OP" can't speak for themselves, who are you, the YT comments forum adjudicator, the spokesperson for those who you presume to be 'non compos mentis', like the person you are patronizing with your conceit, you just assume what the Human body wasn't "designed for" based on your own inadequacies and ineptitude, you are literally projecting your false certainties and then trying to make out like it's other people's inability to understand that you're talking about. You are even paraphrasing the "OP's" comment and inserting words they didn't use, where, in their comment, are they saying the Human body "CAN" take punishment, it's like you need to embellish your utterly lame argument just to make it seem credible....

[@alunmorgan2352]

⁠@@ivaneames4354Agree. His comment was utter nonsense. Wtf was he on about with weight classes. That had nothing to do with the original comment

[@PhillipPahinui]

Nobody plays boxing.

[@theashenfox]

Look on ruiz' face like 'did anyone get the number of that truck?'

[@thelstanedwardsson4374]

🤣🤣

[@jeremypearson6852]

It scares me when boxers are unprotected on the ropes and taking head shots.

[@colderbeer]

Doesn't scare me at all......go watch tennis or bowling if you can't stand to watch a bum getting his ass whipped.

[@ouralphe]

Infact I don't understand the meaning to continue beating a fighter just gone. So unfair.

[@Brock_1025]

Ref needs to get in quicker to stop it

[@seltonk5136]

​@@ouralphe There are countless examples of fighters coming back from the brink. We know what we are signing up for The corner can throw in the towel or the fighter can take a knee.

[@Inkslinger123]

@@Brock_1025I can understand it. It’s a thankless task, how many times have refs taken a shellacking for stepping in too soon? Been absolutely crucified for doing what’s best for the fighters, so now they leave it until there is no question? I loved and hated being a ref in equal measure.

[@markbaston8147]

I will never forget that Jimmy Thunder fight. I blinked and it was over.

[@DazSherlock]

Yeah that's the best

[@EricTaylor-fq7by]

Me too.I was microwaving my popcorn and when I sat down it was over.

[@mongoslade277]

Live on Tuesday Night Fights

[@EricTaylor-fq7by]

@@mongoslade277 sure was.

[@chrisdemita6497]

I came here looking for that knock out. I was watching it when I was much younger, but always remembered it.

[@SportZFan4L1fe]

Fastest KO I've seen was by Jimmy "Thunder" Peau. His first punch (overhead right) sent his opponent back to his first day on Earth.

[@mikedevine1315]

Over hand right is what you meant

[@andrewdickson157]

That was brutal the way Tim Witherspoon knocked out Anders E in one. No wonder the other top heavy's of the time didn't want to box Witherspoon.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Looked like he got all of his power behind that one punch, right on the money. Impressive KO.

[@robmichael8136]

It looks like he rearranged his jawline 😳

[@frostywarrior4649]

Damn... That 2nd to last dude went into the Shadow Realm kicking and screaming eh???

[@jb87266]

Best comment yet.😅

[@samtaurus007]

The speed of the ten counts today compared to yesteryear is noticeably slower. :)

[@vection2249]

You aren’t seeing things.

[@Mr1gladiatore]

No matter what, Crawford Grimsley will always be known as the guy who got KO'd in 13 seconds by the first and only punch thrown in the fight.

[@johnbernhardtsen3008]

he probably brags about other bouts where he went full 12 rounds... then asked about his fastest loss!

[@elijahrobinson2362]

That fight was over in 2 seconds. The instant the punch landed he was asleep.

[@Mr1gladiatore]

@@elijahrobinson2362 I was including the 10-second count.

[@olawaleesan4672]

That clip of Gerry Cooney beating up Ken Norton is very very disturbing to watch.

[@kevincraighead6993]

And dirty as hell.

[@striperkid]

Cooney was on target with every punch. Scary as he's an extremely hard puncher. I cringed watching it.

[@johnmccormack5041]

Yes, the ref should have stopped at least 2 punches before he did.

[@mollkatless]

Surprising result, especially when you consider what a 🤡 Cooney was in the ring

[@striperkid]

@@mollkatless a clown in the ring? He'd light you up like a xmas tree at his age right now. What a stupid comment.

[@detangojet]

The last one!!!! Sweet Jesus.

[@vahioz254]

David Tua 👍

[@amourlavista2426]

After Tyson I think Tua was most terrifying when he gets you

[@milojanis4901]

Tua wouldve kicked Tysons ass. They had equal power, but Tuas' chin was on another planet

[@robmichael8136]

A prime Tyson probably against a prime Tua would have been fire. Insane power on both and very similar styles.

[@acarter4173]

Liston-Patterson 1 and 2, Shavers-Ellis, Foreman-Roman, Frazier-Zyglewicz, Shavers-Norton, Bonecrusher-Weaver, Bonecrusher-Witherspoon, Tyson-Williams, Tyson-Tillman, Tyson-Stewart, Witherspoon-Tillis, Coetzee-Spinks, Butler-Tubbs, Bowe-Seldon, Louis-Schmeling, Louis-B. Baer, Louis-Muriello, Johansson-Machen, Liston-Harris, Liston-Westphal, Bentt-Morrison

[@1956tojo]

The Norton Kooney fight should have been stopped at LEAST 4 shots earlier than it was.... I remember jumping up pissed off at that when that happened... even from on tv, I knew Ken was in trouble, and that GD ref was RIGHT fking THERE....

[@atee1189]

That last knockout was vicious

[@markbaston8147]

People might say Tyson was the scariest...I would put Tua in that category.

[@vection2249]

Nah, both of them in their prime and Tyson starches Tua in Rd. 1.

[@markbaston8147]

@@vection2249 I don't agree. I reckon a toss of a coin...Whoever gets their first big hit. Tua had a better chin than Tyson.

[@mongoslade277]

​@@vection2249 No way and I remember Tyson in his prime. He's fighting his mirror image. He would've got caught. Tyson by decision with the peekaboo style

[@amourlavista2426]

Fact

[@milojanis4901]

​@mongoslade277 Tyson never beat anyone who was a big puncher with better chin. Watch Ike Ibeabuchi vs. Tua. Ibeabuchi would've beaten Tyson, too. Tyson often gassed badly after the 7th-8th round. Ibeabuchi threw almost 1,000 punches vs. Tua, and wasnt gassed. He and Tua threw over 1,700 punches that night. Both had granite chins

[@terrenceolivido741]

strangely enuf, Cooney was claimed by Foreman to be one of the hardest punchers.

[@mongoslade277]

Larry Holmes said Cooney hurt him in their fight. Cooney could punch, but all he had was a left hook. Just move to the left, but Norton always came straight ahead. Not smart against a puncher. He was old and semi-retired when they fought

[@striperkid]

Cooney was a beast but was fighting his own demons. I had the chance to meet him and just hang out with him for about 30 minutes or so. Such a gentleman.

[@bowweezzell]

"He didnt freeze, he got iced" is such a cold line 😏

[@MattStevens9824]

Thunder vs Grimsley is still my fave after all these years. It's like seeing a health bar drain to zero with the very first punch. One camera pan, and BANG--- somebody was doing a slow-mo spa ritual on the canvas.

[@Marianne-yq5po]

5:57 cracked me up when the referee flicked mouthpiece far way

[@poindextertunes]

It wasnt in the 1st round but when Corrie Sanders KO’d Wladimir Klitschko in the 2nd round of their title fight, i almost stopped watching boxing 😅 Wlad was my favorite fighter at the time bcuz he was absolutely starching everyone he faced up to that point. I was hyping him up at the watch party and he gets KO’d by a dude who looks like an old soccer hooligan 😭 but then he got with Emmanuel Stewart and held a couple belts for like a decade 👌🏻

[@chrisgonz9963]

I Remember that James Thunder Crawford Grimsley fight on USA Fight Night That was a Amazing Shocking fast KO

[@donniedarko2576]

Tua was also a king...unfortunately Tyson and Tua never fight each other... i think many boxers avoid him in the 90'

[@SDSWrath004]

I love how Tyson beats the holy hell out of someone, then walks over like, "Are you ok?" I know he's acknowledging their skill, and it's out of respect.

[@AxleTrade]

If only Cus didn’t pass away that soon and Mike never got in trouble. Those years he lost in prison would’ve been amazing.

[@mongoslade277]

​@AxleTrade When Cus died that's when Jim Jacobs & Bill Cayton took over. Jim Jacobs died in 1988 unexpectedly. That's when Don King got him and messed him up

[@Kig_Ama]

This is some crazy compilation.

[@6teeth318-w5k]

It is a good think referee today are more vigilante in stopping fights. Many of the fights shown here were stopped much too late. Damaging the boxers unnessecary. But that aside, good video.

[@phampx1]

Prime Tyson's uppercuts are so devastating. I've never seen anyone else does it like Tyson. He'll put you to sleep.

[@Derpfriar]

Wilder will never go down as a great technical boxer , but holy fuck his power goes through a solid guard like a truck

[@thomas_walker]

his power shouldn't even be possible

[@Tenchigumi]

There's so much recency bias with Wilder these days, as people continue to dogpile on him as a "fraud" due to his decline since the Fury trilogy, going so far as to say he wasn't even a good puncher, its just that this whole generation of heavyweights is "weak." But man, that dude indeed has improbable power. It's simply mind boggling.

[@rdavideagan2311]

Butterbean had power, too.

[@antwandukes]

​@@rdavideagan2311Butter bean was a fraud. He got beat and punished, by a 50 something year old Larry Holmes. At first I thought, he was the real deal too, but he was just a good entertainer.

[@Leyenda1]

Wilder=one trick pony

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

"Down goes Frazier" doesnt have the same ring to it when Tyson KO'd Marvis. Golota...what happened? Maybe his style was just bad for Bowe cause Andrew looked so good in both their fights before he started low blowing. Never saw him look as good in many other BIG fights. I will always remember how pissed off people were about Tyson - Spinks. How they spent all that money on tickets or PPV and got a 90 second fight in what was supposed to be the fight of the century. Spinks looked like he didnt want to be there or he knew he had no shot.

[@antinazi1959]

Spinks felt the power from the first body shot Mike threw. He was covering up the entire time. His final attempt at a punch was met with a straight right.

[@gadget00]

Spinks was scared from the locker room; he wanted to quit before coming out to the ring but his trainer had to talk him out of it and essentially convinced him to just get to the ring and expect a miracle. Poor Spinks, he had an 'ilustrious' career as a boxer but he's permanently remember by his horror face in the Tyson fight

[@tonyschofield4489]

Witherspoons punch was the most destructive. Eklund became the world gurning champion on the same night.

[@poindextertunes]

Where was Tua’s PR team??? dude should’ve been way more hyped up

[@tonycrabtree3416]

He was, but he couldn’t overcome his short height as good as Tyson could. He got got bloodied pretty good by Ibeabuchi and then Byrd. It kind of took the shine off of his globe.

[@mongoslade277]

Tua only got the one title shot against Lewis, and he was injured. No one else with a strap would fight him. The first guy he KOd in the video, Ruiz was a 2x champion. Even beat Holyfield. He damn sure wasn't gonna give Tua a title shot!!

[@shaun1552]

I'm not surprise with this video, when you think about the power these heavyweights punch with, the fight can change, whenever, with one devastating clean punch which connects the right spot perfectly!

[@Inkslinger123]

Sometimes not perfectly. Just enough

[@leninhernandez7145]

The first one guy was already looking stars

[@rexpayne7836]

I could never fight, but boy, I could run. 🇦🇺 😊

[@ouralphe]

00.12 From boxer to F1 driver in less than a second...😂

[@davehconner]

Some of those brain cells never did wake back up.

[@elijahrobinson2362]

James Thunder’s KO of Crawford Grimley should be officially 2 seconds. That’s when the punch landed and Grimsley was instantly unconscious. No need for a count.

[@miky8788]

Great video sir !!

[@undertakerfanz628]

Tyson vs Tua would have been very interesting

[@rooseveltb996]

The Best 1st round of boxing in boxing history is the 1st round fight between Hearns and Hagler!! Hands down. No first round knockout, but it was the best round of boxing period.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

Undisputed heavyweight champion! "If it's undisputed, what's all the *fighting* about?" --George Carlin ..

[@dennislower4742]

They were all great

[@thomasbridges7323]

Man these men taken some shots

[@markbass354]

BRUTAL

[@thelive6103]

I really believe Golota was in the mobs pocket. Everyone top level he fought he either got KO’d or was in a war. Interesting to look at his career

[@BarneeFife]

@@thelive6103 NOPE.... the mob isn't that dumb... If they were involved, they would have paid Golota's opponents to dive, and they would have made WAY more money...

[@laurbster2680]

right? He totally outclassed bowe before throwing the fight with dick punches

[@rolfsinkgraven]

Very nice knockouts.

[@MathewBall]

Shannon Briggs has the Heavyweight record of 37 wins by K.O. within the 1st round! You could do a video on just his 1st round knockouts alone.

[@bonwatcher]

My all-time favorite has to be Tyson-Frazier when Tyson absolutely ragdolled Marvis in the corner. I thought for sure he killed him. 😵

[@bottlecap57]

Old Joe would have given him a better fight. At least he would have layed a glove on him.

[@oceandark3044]

The best part is that as soon as the fight is over, Tyson goes over to check on him like, "Is he okay?" Tyson in his prime just had an on and off switch.

[@PhflyDan1]

Spoon vs Ecklund. Absolutely BRUTAL! See the geezers mush?? DISTORTED 2blowsanskirt 😖💥🥊

[@bottlecap57]

Bet his face still hasn't recovered 😁 Looked like something from a computer game.

[@takoma5]

@@bottlecap57 Eklund is gone since many years ago, RIP Anders!

[@zahir612]

Witherspoon’s hurt me and I was only watching😮

[@aakao2593]

That's gotta be top 5 most devistating KOs ever.

[@davidkulczyk678]

when these guys first get knocked out, the look on their faces is like, "Gramma, are we going to open presents?"

[@Fkutb1234]

Why did I read that in a Mike Tyson voice? 😂

[@TruthSurge]

2:20 ? more like 6 seconds. Get you a new watch!

[@johnmartlew5897]

Imagine playing big bucks for a great seat and you’re going home in 0:43 seconds.

[@csnide6702]

fight cards usually have 10 fights on the program - it takes hours

[@orrettmanderson6139]

The last fight dude looked like his jaw was broken

[@mongoslade277]

Wired shut. They showed that KO in the movie The Great White Hype

[@IRONHEAD12701]

Tyson/Boyd fight from the Stevensville hotel in Swan Lake, NY. My dad took me there and I was immediately convinced that Tyson was the best.❤

[@rssphllps]

So you saw Tyson beat a bum and that convinced you he was the best???? Good thing you didn't go to the Thunder vs Grimsley fight.

[@thomasbridges7323]

Some of these matches i forgot about

[@frankieRandle8779]

The Walcott count was very fast , the ref was doing him a favour, crooked as a dogs hind leg, Marciano had some powerful backers and most of his wins were against aging heavyweights and jumped up light heavyweights

[@tonyhewlett4527]

I heard that tua is related to jimmy thunder. And his ko of ruiz was because of his win over thunder.

[@TruthSurge]

Many are KO'd by the wild, arcing hail-Mary Monkey Punch. Just fling it when in doubt. 14:20 great example 22:23 another great example of the Monkey Punch. Fling it around as if you're throwing a baseball from the pitcher's mound and boom, you can get lucky!

[@dennislower4742]

You can never go wrong with Tyson

[@purrfectfamily]

mike tyson vs mike johnson shoulda been up there for the sheer brutality. The slow motion replay makes it even more gruesome.

[@shaun1552]

4:45 Talking about using the lead hand to set up a power punch, it looked as though wilder used is lead hand to put the chin in place for the perfect power shot 😄

[@johnjarvis2470]

Have a headache and blurred vision now after watching this

[@johnbroadbelt]

Justin Hodges Vs Troy McMahon - 1st round take down , one of the best Australia Vs New Zealand fights .

[@theaccountcreated8962]

That ref almost got Pantazis killed in there.

[@kevinbarry4325]

I was a superheavy bopxer in the 90s Davarral wilimson was a beast back then. Strange how some amatuers are great only to fold in the pro

[@avariceinvestments]

Holy smoke, I always knew Tyson had quick power, but Tua did too(a). lol

[@The-Audi-driver]

Fury likes to imitate boxers with wilders he did the Ali, with usyk he did a Ruiz

[@ssww1976]

Could’ve included Danny Williams knocking out Kali Meehan for the Commonwealth heavyweight title in 2001.

[@WarioSaysSo]

5 other fine 1st round Heavyweight Knock-Outs !!!! # George Foreman KO 1st over Jose "King" Roman - 1973 in 1 minute in his 1st title defence. # Oliver McCall KO 1 over Oleg Maskaev - 1996 # Larry Holmes KO 1 over Tim Anderson - 1991 where a 41 year old Holmes manhandled 10 year younger Anderson, broke two ribs and sent him heavily out. # James "B.C" Smith KO 1 over Tim Witherspoon - 1986 where Smith punched out one of Witherspoon's front teeth, root and all. # James "B.C" Smith KO 1 over Mike Weaver - 1986 where Smith went out swinging hard and hammered down Weaver + cut his right eye-brown.

[@troyfew2373]

John Ruiz was dapping before Cam Newtown was at Auburn 😅😅😅😅😅

[@ringo666]

Seeing Marciano ko Walcott with that short inside right, I immediately thought of Clay/Liston. Too bad the absolute GOAT got so much controversy from that.

[@rockitsurjon8629]

8:49 Made that guy look like an Australian break dancer.

[@blakey6143]

Mr sandman, bring me a dream😴

[@Tdub0911]

Just not sure how you could ever beat the Tyson/Frazier knockout. My roommate ran across the street to get more beer before the fight started and as he was coming back everyone was leaving already. I think I jumped about ten feet high it was so exciting.

[@robbase-f6x]

The Weatherspoon overhead right was a windowmaker

[@DoctorD250]

James Thunder over Crawford Grimsley should have been the fastest KO in boxing history. As it was, it was listed as 13 seconds. And that was only true because the ref counted to 10. But it was literally a 1 punch fight in the first round.

[@miltonwelch8619]

Thunder/Grimsley was it for me.

[@DazSherlock]

Thunder vs Grimsley my favourite

[@reaganmataese6325]

They’re feeling it in Brazil 😂😂😂😂

[@JerroldGarrison]

DAAAAAMN! That “Island STRONG” is FOR REAL in David Tua! That MF’r was SCARY!

[@johnzenkin1344]

Two sports I would never take part in (yeah, I know, I'm not good enough anyway)!...is the IOM TT Motorcycle race and Boxing....they are death wishes.

[@antinazi1959]

Thunder was the most emphatic KO. One punch fight

[@ChristopherAdams-tl3me]

You could have filled it with Tysons first round KO's

[@michaelb2388]

Bunch of one hit wonders

[@CYMotorsport]

3:38 ref catching a case for attempted murder I see

[@roomwithapointofview]

It's funny about Marvin Frazier. He must not have watched his dad fight. Because everytime I see Tyson box, I see Joe Frazier with a more devastating right and vicious uppercut.

[@rssphllps]

I think Joe would have given Tyson a very good fight and probably would have taken him.

[@billheuber5884]

Thunder v Grimsley is the fastest knockout in boxing history!! Not 13 seconds, but 3 seconds!! The ref shouldn't have counted at all!!

[@DexterHaven]

5:32 that right was thrown with purpose and intent, street fight style. Lewis had all the tools.

[@dannym670]

In the Marciano fight however quick was the count 😳😂

[@claudiosabino53]

Tim Whitersphoon va Eklund fué realmente impresionante!!

[@WilfChadwick]

14:35 With the power of the mob in your gloves, everyone goes down!

[@dustyttrain]

Remember when Wilder “thought” he could beat a prime Mike Tyson :)

[@marcgrondin65]

Always interesting how the say that Lennox Lewis beat Mike Tyson, when Evander Holyfield did it twice before him.

[@rssphllps]

and Douglas did it before Holyfield. All statements are true.

[@Trajan2401]

Lewis said Tyson wasnt the same man we he fought him we know that in his prime Lewis,Holyfield wouldnt have beaten him.

[@crimdell]

Two fighters figured out how to best defeat Golota. You get after him FAST before he can find the range on your groin.

[@Trajan2401]

Surprising no Earnie Shavers regarded as the hardest puncher in heavyweight history 76 wins 70 kos 23 kos first round

[@jeffmutch7640]

Michael Spinks pussed out. He was afraid before the fight started!

[@rssphllps]

I kind of agree, but I wouldn't say he pussed out. Spinks knew he was really just a blown up aging light heavyweight and didn't have the power to deal with a legitimate big punching fast heavyweight like Tyson. However, even though he was a great light heavyweight champ for years, the real money is in the heavyweight division and especially for a fight with Tyson. Therefore, I think he was smart in taking the fight, but took the first opportunity to get out of there with his health and many millions of dollars.

[@jeffmutch7640]

@@rssphllps good point

[@dtrjones]

Spinks second knockdown seemed to collapse with an air punch from Tyson, very bizare, but I think I was done anyway.