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1996 Mike Tyson KOs Frank Bruno in 2nd round
1990 Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1990 James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win heavyweight boxing crown 1990 Buster Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1990 42 year old George Foreman KOs George Cooney in 2 rounds 1989 Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title 1988 Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m) 1988 Mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick in 2 for heavyweight WBC boxing title 1986 Tim Witherspoon KOs Frank Bruno in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 Heavyweight Trevor Berbick KOs Pinklon Thomas 1985 Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his 1st pro fight 1984 Greg Page KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 8 for WBA heavyweight boxing title 1984 Thomas Hearns KOs Roberto Duran 1984 Heavyweight Tim Witherspoon KOs Greg Page 1983 Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1983 Heavyweight Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in Ohio 1982 Heavyweight Michael Doakes KOs Mike Weaver in 1:03 in Las Vegas 1980 Mike Weaver KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Mike Weaver KOs John Tate in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1977 Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight 1976 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Richard Dunn in Munich 1976 Muhammad Ali KOs Jan Pierre Coopman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1976 George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest 1975 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Joe Frazier in Manilla 1974 Muhammad Ali KOs George Foreman in 8th round in Kinshasa Zaire 1974 George Foreman KOs Ken Norton 1973 George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1972 Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander 1972 Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Terry Daniels 1970 Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1969 Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zyglewick in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1967 Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Brian London 1966 Muhammad Ali KOs Brian London in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Henry Cooper in London 1965 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas 1965 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1963 Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1962 Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1st round for heavyweight title 1961 Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1961 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 for heavywgt boxing title 1960 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavywgt boxing title 1960 Heavyweight Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johnstown (New York City) 1959 Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1957 Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1956 Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1955 Heavyweight champ Rocky Mariano KOs Archie Moore in 9 1955 Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1955 Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Don Cockell in San Francisco 1954 Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1953 Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Walcott in Chicago 1953 Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 1 for heavywgt boxing title 1952 Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 for hw boxing title 1950 Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone to retain heavyweight boxing title 1950 Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles KOs Joe Louis in New York City for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title 1950 Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore to retain HW boxing title 1948 Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1948 Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, New York City 1947 Heavyweight Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello 1946 Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1946 1st TV sports spectacular - Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn 1946 Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1942 Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title (New York City) 1942 Joe Louis KOs Buddy Baer in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1940 Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago 1940 Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title 1939 Joe Louis KOs Bob Pastor in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Joe Louis KOs Jack Roper in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1938 Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of 1st round at Yankee Stadium 1938 Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1938 Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1937 Joe Louis KOs James J. Braddock in 18 for heavyweight boxing title 1936 Middleweight Staff Roth KOs Heinz Lazek 1936 German boxer Max Schmeling World Champion KOs Joe Louis 1936 Al Carr KOs Lew Massey on 1 punch, :07 of 1st round 1933 Primo Carnera KOs Jack Sharkey in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1930 Heavyweight Max Schmeling KOs Jack Sharkey in New York City 1923 Jack Dempsey KOs Luis Firpo in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1921 Jack Dempsey KOs George S Carpentier in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1st million dollar gate ($1.7m) boxing match (Dempsey KOs Carpentier) 1920 Heavyweight Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in New York City 1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Billy Miske in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1st radio broadcast of a prizefight 1919 Jack Dempsey KOs Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship 1919 Heavyweight Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in Havana 1918 Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds 1915 Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in 26 for heavyweight boxing title 1913 Heavyweight Jack Johnson KOs Andre Spaul in Paris 1910 Jack Johnson KOs James J Jeffries in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1909 Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Lang in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds) 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jack Palmer in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1906 Tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1905 Marvin Hart KOs Jack Hart in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1903 James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 10 for heavywgt boxing title 1902 James J. Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1900 James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title 1900 165 lb Robert Fitzsimmons KOs 305 lb Ed Dunkhost in a boxing match 1900 James J Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1899 James J Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 for heavywgt boxing title 1897 After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" 1894 James J. Corbett KOs Charley Mitchell in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1892 James Corbett KOs John Sullivan in 21 for heavyweight boxing title 1889 John L. Sullivan KOs Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds (last bare-knuckle bout) 1882 Last bare knuckle champion John L Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Miss 1863 Joe Coburn KOs Mike McCoole for U.S. boxing title in 63rd round |
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