Boxing trivia. How many 1st round kayo's can you name in title fights?

Question

Bonus question: What was the fastest 1st round kayo in a title fight. Thanks everyone.

Answer 1

Good answers by the guys above so im gonna skip straight to the bonus question. The fastest 1st round KO in a title fight was Gerald Mccllens KO of Jay Bell in a WBC middleweight fight, the fight lasted 20 seconds in total. Im not sure what the fastest for Heavyweights is i think it might be Tyson vs Spinks?.

Answer 2

Tyson vs. Spinks I think, 1:31 in the 1st if I remember correctly.

Answer 3

Joe Louis             Vs Schmelling

Joe Louis             Vs Lewis

Joe Louis             Vs Roper

Joe Louis             Vs Baer

Joe Louis             Vs Davis

Joe Louis             Vs Mauriello

Rocky Marciano  Vs Walcott                        

Muhammed Ali    Vs Liston

Mike Tyson          Vs Seldon

Mike Tyson          Vs Williams

Mike Tyson          Vs Spinks

Lennox Lewis       Vs Golota

George Foreman Vs Roman

Sonny Liston        Vs Patterson x2

Fastest im going to go for :

Jim Jeffries Vs Finnegan (55 seconds)

I could be here all night so i will pop back later when i have more time.

Answer 4

I can only think of these fights I will add more when I think of some more.

Here is my list:

1. Tyson vs Spinks

2. Ali vs Liston

3. Louis vs Schmelling

4. Liston vs Patterson I & II

5. Marciano vs Walcott II

6. Ponce De Leon vs Bautista

7.  Brewster vs Golota

8. Jones vs Griffin II

9. Duran vs Takayama

10. Wolfe vs Ward

I only found ten, but I know there is more, if I find more I will update my list.

Fastest KO I know of would have to be Jefferies vs Finnegan in a title bout.

Answer 5

Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks, Sonny Liston vs Floyd Patterson, Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling, Jack Dempsey vs Jess Willard, Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston, James bonecrusher Smith vs Tim Witherspoon, Michael Dokes vs Mike Weaver, George Foreman vs .....

Answer 6

fastest==== james warring ko 1 james prichard in 36 seconds for the vacant IBF cruiserweight belt in '91.

other 1st rounders

lloyd honeyghan - gene hatcher (which was previously the fastest)

tyson - spinks, williams, seldon

holmes - m frazier

ali-liston 2 ===========fastest hw championship ko

foreman- roman

azuman nelson - pat cowdell

al singer and john mugabi both won and lost world titles on 1st round kayo's

dokes - weaver 1

bonecrusher - witherspoon 2

bowe - dokes

julian jackson - isreal negron, dennis milton

gerald mc clellen - jackson 2, gilbert baptist

nigel benn - iran barkley

marvin hagler - caveman lee

roy jones -griffin 2, antoine byrd

michael nunn - sumbu kalambay

don curry - roger staffard

virgil hill - james kinchen

mancini - frias

whitaker - nazario