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When a boxer enters the boxing ring his primary goal is quite simple, to win by any means
necessary.
(MUSIC PLAYING) A boxer will throw hundreds of punches in
a boxing fight, but nothing gets fans jumping out of their seats like an unexpected one-punch
knockout.
(MUSIC PLAYING) Every boxing fan knows the feeling, you're
watching a fight, watching closely their every move, debating who's winning the fight, and
then someone scores the money shot, making all else irrelevant.
For all the gallantry one might show, the undeniable stopping power of a perfectly
placed shot is, and always will be, a nonpareil form of entertainment in the sports world.
In this video we take a look at 15 of those moments.
Naoya Inoue is one of the pound-for-pound best, known as the Japanese Monster and holds
undeniable power.
Commentator: "A left-right combination and Payano on the canvas!"
This knockout entails a right hand to the chin from an unusual angle.
Typically it is dangerous to step inside a southpaw's lead foot as it brings you
closer to their back hand, but doing it can create unexpected angles of which the opponent
does not anticipate.
Watch here how Inoue jabs under his opponent's lead hand, not over, to ensure a clear path
for the right hand.
Murat Gassiev was perhaps the hardest puncher in the cruiserweight division.
Commentator: "That was a big shot that dropped Shimmell!"
Punching from your waist is not often advised, but doing so at the right time can prove incredibly
rewarding.
Gassiev's hook comes from an angle of which is
out of his opponent's field of view, becoming a punch with gargantuan power and shock factor.
David Lemiuex is a very powerful puncher, but he doesn't really disguise his power punches
and is therefor predictable.
But when they do land, opponents fall.
Commentator: "Down goes Stevens and out-cold!
Knockout victory, Lemieux got what he was looking for!"
His left hook is his best punch, knocking Curtis Stevens out-cold, stepping in fully
to generate lots of power.
This knockout from Devin Haney is just savage.
Commentator: "One-hitter quitter!
Devin Haney!"
The over-hand right is likely the hardest punch one can throw, as the transfer of weight
and the elastic snap of the shoulder is maximised.
Let's take another look at a knockout with this same punch, by Iron Mike Tyson.
(CROWD ROARING) It's the compounded power generated from the
feet to the forearms channelled through the lateral swing from right to left which makes
this punch one of the most devastating.
Gervonta Davis is one of the brightest future stars in the sport of boxing and his fight
with Leo Santa Cruz produced one of the most vicious knockouts ever.
Commentator: "Hearts of Champions!"
"Oh and there is a lethal left uppercut!"
The left uppercut is one of Davis's signature
punches, and it's one of pure destruction.
Watch how Davis, a southpaw, utilizes the orthodox stance leaning
out to the left to throw this crazy uppercut.
Gervonta Davis is the absolute embodiment of relentlessness.
Povetkin's knockout of Dillian Whyte was unexpected, but not surprising.
Commentator: "Oh what a shot from Alexander Povetkin!
And he's knocked Dillian Whyte cold here!"
Watch the subtle touch with the lead hand, then he sits down and puts his weight on his
lead leg, then pushes off that weight with a massive left uppercut.
Whyte was likely expecting a hook to the body, but a piercing uppercut up through the centre
knocks him out.
Julian Jackson is one of the hardest punchers in boxing history.
However he's actually a very calculated boxer, and he's made a habit of finding openings
at just the right time.
Commentator: "Ooo there's a right hand!
He wont get up from this one I don't think."
This punch is for sure mind-boggling, landing a punch from this position requires very good
spacial awareness and timing.
Jackson knew there was an opening from feeling his opponent's left hand land on the side
of his face, a right hand over the top is the perfect counter attack in such a circumstance.
Next up we've got the infamous Gazelle Punch from Floyd Patterson.
Commentator: "Here in round 5... and there he goes!"
The Gazelle Punch is just another name for a leaping hook.
Springing off the ground and unleashing a hook mid-air in a surprise attack.
Golovkin has what many like to call heavy-handed power.
But this knockout was purely explosive.
A ripping right hand to the face knocks his opponent out.
Watch how Golovkin drags his back foot into a shift, to fully focus on pushing his weight
forward into the punch.
Israil Madrimov is a boxer from Uzbekistan and is my personal favourite prospect in the
sport right now.
Commentator: "Good right hand, good uppercut and a huge left hook!
That could be it, and it is!"
Here Madrimov punches after a roll, channelling the force he generates by pushing his feet
off the ground through to his fist.
Ironically, Golovkin also did this recently.
Madrimov is definitely a boxer to watch for in the future.
He's young, strong, and hungry for a world title.
Michael Nuun was known as a back-foot boxer, but this knockout was very impressive.
It's an orthodox versus southpaw showdown, it's always advantageous to have your lead
foot outside your opponents.
Here Nuun gets his lead foot on the outside, setting up a positive position for the left
hand to be thrown.
Nuun deflecting his opponent's jab with his elbow almost jolts his opponent even more
to the inside.
A great knockout made possible through positive positioning.
Watch here how Jermell Charlo scores a very similar knockout.
Commentator: "Oh Charlo just dropped Lubin!"
When a boxer gets his foot on the outside like this it's typical for the inside boxer
to duck as they anticipate a right hand.
However Charlo knew this, he throws an uppercut the body, anticipating
Lubin to duck into the punch, therefor landing it flush on the chin.
Charlo makes sure to keep an eye on Lubin at all times as he executes the attack.
The quick step to the outside instantly puts Charlo in a great position in relation to
his opponent.
Lubin was not in a position to attack, his only option was to take evasive
action, and Charlo capitalized on that.
Alexander Povetkin is a classical heavyweight power-puncher.
Commentator: "And Povetkin with a right hand, and a left hook lays out David Price.
The towels in!
He won't make it!"
Here Povetin disorientates David Price with a right hand, leaving himself fully exposed
to the full force of Povetkin's left hook.
Here's another one-punch knockout from Naoya Inoue.
Commentator: "Oh big right hand from Naoya Inoue!"
The back hand while slipping your head out is a great punch to throw when your opponent
also throws a back hand.
By just moving your head that tiny amount you make your
opponent miss, while you're the one to land.
Inoue had also practiced this move in training camp.
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