Best Knockouts
I'm sorry that most of these are K-1:
Aerts VS Jean Claude 1996
Hug VS Satake 1997
Filho VS Merve 1997
Hoost VS Smith 1993
Bernardo VS Aerts 1996

Aerts VS Smith 1993
Hoost VS Roufus 1994
One other one was at WWF Wrestlemania 1999 when Butterbean hit Bart Gunn(?) with one of the most brutal right hands i have ever seen.
Also:
Tyson VS Spinks 1988
I heard LeBanner VS Vassilikos was sick too.
I'll think of more soon.

aerts v.s. warring 1997 i believe
greco v.s. branko cikatic
greco v.s. leuyer, when he gets knocked out,he gets knocked out.

I like Sefo vs Lebanner

I liked Sefo vs LeBanner too... Jerome just crumples down from a huge Sefo right... gotta love it!

I'd also add the Grand Prix 98 final of Aerts vs Hug, even though hug was pretty much dead tired from his previous bout. Still a great huge left kick from Aerts. Best in the business!

tyson vs spinks? do u mean michael spinks - didn't he take a fall? tyson vs berbick, mate that was a good one, similar to rahman vs lewis, the cocky champ vs the young gun

I like all of Tyson's Knock Outs. David Tua has had some nice KO's too. I really liked the Bernardo vs. Aerts KO in 1996.

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how about hug vs. pat smith revenge(94?)
dekker vs coban ( when dekker k.o'd coban)
coban vs hector pena
hoost vs changpeuk in the k-2 94

yep...tua vs ruiz, hehe

Kaman vs Russell a 2nd rd. ko. and Arturo Gatti vs Joey Gamache, another 2nd rd ko.

i pick muhammad ali v. oscar bonavena

bonavena was a rock who had put joe frazier down twice in one round. he had never been knocked out before. ali, not known for his hitting power, promised a knock out in the 9th round. it didn't happen. oscar not only stayed on his feet but he rocked ali that round. in the last round, ali connected with a left hook and flattened bonavena. oscar got up twice only to be sent back twice.

bonevena and george foreman both suffered their only ko losses to the light hitting ali. i chose oscar over george because ali nearly ran out of time on this one.

george foreman v.ron lyle.
ernie shavers v.jimmy ellis

Julian Jackson vs Herol Graham
Decker vs Coban
Hoost vs Rufus
Alan Keddle vs Eval Denton
Hearns vs Duran

Sean, definately Alan Keddle vs Eval Denton - I've never seen anything like it!
anyone who hasnt seen this, you ned to see it.

Spicy Pepperami.

Andy Hug Vs Rob Van Esdonk K-1 1994. That most be the most powerful KO in the history of the K-1

Jerome Vs Mike Bernardo K-1 Gladiators 2001 (Great to see the big fool Jerome get hit "after" the bell, remember the fight against Pettas!)

Jerome Vs Sefo

Filho Vs Merve

Andy Hug Vs Masaaki Miyamoto

Filho vs Hoost K-1 Revenge! I have the mpeg clip somewhere if anyone is interested...

The most brutal boxing KO I have ever seen is Gatti vs Gamache a couple years back on the undercard of De La Hoya vs nobody on HBO... It was Jr Welter and Gatti steped in the ring supposedly at 160. He hit Gamache with Three shots all of which where KO punches!!!Gamache suffered some type of brian damage and sued the NY athletic commision..He claims Gatti was over weight at the weigh in and they looked the other way!!!!!Do not know the outcome of the litigation!!!

What about Hoost's headkick KO to Roufus?
and Aerts Headkick KO to Maurice Smith both awesome!

vincent pettway v. simon brown.

Fields/Ford :-)

I thought the Mosley/Stone KO was pretty brutal. Mosley hit him with some really good flurries that sent Stone reeling. They got in close and Mosley hit him with a stiff uppercut that looked to knock Stone out. As Stone's head popped up from the impact, Mosley was so quick that he hit him with a huge hook that put him down for the count before Stone had a chance to fall down after the uppercut. Now it might not have been a "double" KO, but it sure looked to me like Stone's eyes went empty after the uppercut, and then he was introduced to the canvas with the hook.

The fight went down as a ref stoppage, though, which is no fun.

Anyone have a video or pic from the Fields vs Ford fight?

Has anyone seen Kassim de Brookley fight, what a puncher this kid is,watch out
for him in Thai boxing, rumour has it that Frank Warren is signing him up for Pro boxing.

OH YEAH i forgot to put down

LeBanner vs Filho

man when they showed a closeup of Francisco i thought he ha suffered some brain damage. That was scary!

what was the fight where greco was staggering around like a drunk for a few
seconds before falling down? was it against lebanner?

It was Greco vs Aerts in 2000, I think.

I was on a boxing forum a few minutes ago and several of them mentioned Ray Mercer - Tommy Morrison.
Any one of Tyson's early KO's are cool.
LeBanner - Filho was horrible.
Some UFC ones are good too(Mo Smith - Conan etc.)
The head kick KO's are awesome, they are my favourites!
Does anyone have video clips?

Andy Hug, the greatest fighter ever in the world, is Taking Care Of Business against Satake in the K-1 1997 Grand Prix.

Andy Hug, the greatest fighter ever in the world, is Taking Care Of Business against Satake in the K-1 1997 Grand Prix.

Andy Hug in action Vs Rob Van Esdonk K-1 1994

fantastic shots!!
i particularly like the last one :-)

Not a KO but still a good pic. Oliver I might have got this one from you. The next one might be from you too.

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Down goes Bernardo.

Tyson with a HUGE uppercut.

see if this works!

Nice KO pic of Duke.


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Sandman,

who is tanaka?

Hi Sandman.

Yes..... It looks like some of my pictures. I am glad that you like them!! Are you also a Andy Hug fan?

Take cares and stay healthy,
Oliver.

Not a Ko..... But still a great photo of some Kyokushin power in a K-1 ring.

Big booooom, big pain - from the best in the game: Andy Hug

Andy Hug, need I say more?

I hope you like Andy Hug pictures

It looks like it hurts - or is it just me?

Ouch... his poor toes!!

ya Oliver I am a HUGE Andy fan.


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Oliver,
Are you, by any chance, an Andy Hug fan?

Hi Sandman & Bryan popejoy.

Ehhheee, do a BIG tattoo on my left arm of Andy Hug, and a homepage in memory of Andy say anything about me being a fan of Andy Hug? LOL....

Yes, I am big fan of Andy!!! I have been a fan of Andy since I started to train Kyokushin karate back in 1985. And I have been so lucky, that I have been trained by Andy Hug back in 1989 and in 1991 on Kyokushin karate summercamps. He is my absolute favorite fighter!! I simply "love" Andy Hug. He is the best fighter ever in the history of Kyokushin and Seido karate & in the K-1.

Please visit my Andy Hug homepage on this address: http://andyhug.subnet.dk

Oliver.

Hi Sandman & Bryan popejoy.

Ehhheee, do a BIG tattoo on my left arm of Andy Hug, and a homepage in memory of Andy say anything about me being a fan of Andy Hug? LOL....

Yes, I am big fan of Andy!!! I have been a fan of Andy since I started to train Kyokushin karate back in 1985. And I have been so lucky, that I have been trained by Andy Hug back in 1989 and in 1991 on Kyokushin karate summercamps. He is my absolute favorite fighter!! I simply "love" Andy Hug. He is the best fighter ever in the history of Kyokushin and Seido karate & in the K-1.

Please visit my Andy Hug homepage on this address: http://www.andyhug.subnet.dk

Oliver.

I am a big Andy fan too. I trained at the same gym as Andy when I was in Japan. Here is a pic of me and Andy's boxing coach Hiranaka.

Hi Matt.

Please send me your E-mail address! ( about Andy Hug )

regards,
Oliver.

Picture from Pride 15.
Photo by Susumu Nagao.

Pain..... Need I say more!

Theres a couple pics, like this last one and the one with the two black guys just above Mo'(Mo's landed sweet), that I'm a little confused about. Is it just me or is the head cranked sideways needlessly? It looks to me as if the person getting kicked is either going with the kick or shying away.

Maybe its just me and from the pic its hard to tell. I've seen a fair few kicks grase the head though. Not saying it won't do damage but there seems to be alot of head movement. Like this last one, his head is back aswell as sideways...maybe its just the pics and the timing of the photo. Its funny how somethings look in pics sometimes.

Do any of you guys train or know of gyms training to kinda turn with the punch?

that last pic is amada getting kicked by mirko. i recognise his leg. hehe.


actually, i know the only fighter from masters gym to fight amada was mirko.

Hi Felix.

The other fighter from Master Gym is Leko, and he has never been fighting aginst Amada.

Another great picture of the great Peter Aerts in action.

WHAT A KO!!!!!!

PETER VS LEKO IN THE K-1 LAS VEGAS 2001

THE KO CAN BE SEEN ON THIS ADDRESS: http://pages.infinit.net/videobox/k-1.wmv

This has to be one of the best collection of KO photos posted on the Ax ever. Very fun to look at. Glad Oliver added Leko's 2001 K-1 USA KO over Aerts.

I saw the "Dutch Luberjack" fall in person and it was a devistating meeting between glove and face. Hats off to Leko. Great punching power.

Met Aerts and spoke with him a couple times over the K-1 weekend and have to say he is a super nice guy, always smiling (except at the end of K-1 USA 2001).

I read on another post how Frank Shamrok was a jerk. Not true. He is cordial and easy to talk to. Maybe someone didn't like him celebrating his first Kickoxing victory the way he did. But he won, right.

Someone (again on another thread, but Ax members read all threads right?) also mentioned (in a negative way) the WWF and NHB/UFC guys who showed up at K-1. Why bash them? They came and supported K-1.

I met Chad Bannon a.k.a. "D.O.A." from television's "Battle Dome" and some of his friends. Imposing looking guys, but as nice (in person) as they come. Not a bad thing to say about them and I was with them in situations where there true personalities could come out and they were very cool. I know they were impressed by the K-1 fighters and the K-1 show.

Who cares how someone looks or what sport they come from. At least these guys made the effort to attend and support K-1.

>Someone (again on another thread, but Ax members read all threads right?) also mentioned (in a negative way) the WWF and NHB/UFC guys who showed up at K-1. Why bash them? They came and supported K-1.

this is a very good point. money is support. its like voting for more shows. as long as nothing criminal is happening or a major disturbance is ruining the show let people pick a side and make some noise.

I'm not sure what or who you are reffering to. As people to come thats great.

I just think wwf presents some of the worst ideals and teaches kids to act negatively and disrespectfully. I think its one of the worst things on TV right now.

What they do takes some skill and stunt work, I'm not denying that. But just take alook around at the kids these days and look at the attitudes. Its not just wwf and there certainly are many more areas and problems.

In terms of those watching, I don't know...flash, bang, big, loud, boobs, lights its what we want I guess. We're developing into a society that wants now and wants more and wants it all faster. Sad really I think.

What goes in comes out to some degree at least if its gone in enough.

Can any of you honestly tell me you think that acting like they do is good? Would you want your kids to act that way?

The kids having kids now are scary enough. When they grow up I think I'm gonna go live in the woods.

Mark L:

WORD!!

Great message Mark L. You got my support, 100%!!!

I know a kid that tried to copy a wrestling move and almost strangled his sister to death.

I thought I was the only one...maybe theres hope. :)

You are not the only one - belive me!

Here is a "little" Kyokushin karate KO.

Osu!

KYOKUSHIN

lol, Mark...i remember when i was about 12, i did a move on kid (pile driver?) play fighting at school where u flip him upside down, put his head between your knees and drop to your knees...he had to go to hospital..mate i was shitting myself, got the walloping of my life from my parents, samoan-style, as u do, hehe...he was alright tho, just had crook neck muscles for a little while :)

I'm not even talking about the moves either.