In South Africa this weekend we saw some great one-punch KOs. Mlungisi Dlamini knocked out Zolani Marali with a straight right, “Tommy Gun” Oosthuizen decked Tshepang Mohale with a left cross and Mikey Schultz clocked Samuel Mathebula with a right uppercut.
They were all amazing spectacles, but it got me thinking about one-punch knockouts. There have been some spectacular ones in boxing history, and Manny Pacquiao’s left-hook stoppage of Ricky Hatton must rank right up there.
I believe Rocky Marciano’s KO of Jersey Joe Walcott was once considered the best one-punch KO ever, but is it still rated so highly in modern-day boxing?
What do you think? Who scored the best one-punch KO in boxing history? Rocky Marciano (v Jersey Joe Walcott)? Manny Pacquiao (v Ricky Hatton)? Thomas Hearns (v Roberto Duran)? Hasim Rahman (v Lennox Lewis)? Kostya Tszyu (v Zab Judah)?
