2022 was a year of great knockouts in the sport of boxing, heavyweights once again showed off their heavy hands to knock down their rivals, while Latinos were also present with anthology blows. For this reason, without wasting any more time, we are going to tell you what our ranking is with the ten best KO’s that he left in the boxing the year he left.
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10) Naoya Inoue on Nonito Donaire.- Only two rounds were enough for himto the japanese monster’ to finish off the Filipino and leave him without his long-awaited revenge for the defeat in 2019. In the first round inoue he sent him to the canvas once and in the following episode he would end up breaking down his resistance with withering combinations. This time a direct left to the jaw ended the plans of Nonito.
9) Luis King Kong Ortiz before Charles Martin.– Just a few days before the start of the 2022, the Cuban He would give an impressive display of his punch, severely punishing the American. Although in the first and fourth rounds he was sent to the canvas, king kong ortiz he overcame it and in the seventh he inflicted a harsh punishment on him, practically knocking him out on his feet. Seeing Martin’s poor condition, the referee stopped the actions for his health.
8) Gervonta Davis knocks out Rolando Romero.- Once again, Floyd Mayweather’s protégé gave a solid presentation, showing that it is already a reality in the fist sport. This time ‘the Tank’ he unleashed a tremendous ‘pump left’ over his opponent’s face on a counter punch and put out his light, in the sixth round. With this victory, Davis retained the WBA lightweight title.
7) David Morrell on Aidos Yerbossynuly.– An impactful moment was experienced in Minneapolis, when the Cuban Morrell connected an uppercut that directly caught the jaw of the Armenian yerbossynuly in the last round. The fall was impressive, even once he was up and the fight was over, the European also needed help to stay up. The bad news was that as a result of the punishment, Yerbossynuly suffered a brain hemorrhage and had to be induced into a coma.
6) Deontay Wilder brutally knocks out Robert Helenius.- Considered by many as the best knockout of 2022, the blow achieved by “El Bombardero de Bronce” was a sample of the strength of his punch. Just with a precise blow directly to his face, the American turned off the lights to the Nordic. Following this victory, many believe that career-wise Wilder should have a chance against unified heavyweight champion Oleksander Usyk.
5) Joe Joyce on Joseph Parker.- We continue with the full weights. on this occasionnJoyce The fight did not start in the best way, suffering harsh punishment, especially in rounds three and six. But this did not happen and Joyce was growing and hurting his opponent in the 11th round he landed a left cross that knocked out Parker.
4) Caleb Plant against Anthony Dirrell.- Another of the great calls to be the knockout of the year. After falling before him Canelo Alvarez, Plant He was back in action. This time an ascending left cross hit directly into the face of Dirrell to send it to the canvas emphatically. The protection account was not necessary, Dirrell was completely out of action.
3) John Ramirez vs. Jan Salvatierra.– This knockout could not be below any of the previous ones and even less, in the case of 51 kg fighters. ‘Scrappy’ Ramírez launched a right overhand that fell directly into Salvatierra’s face, with such force that he ended up taking him out of the ring. All this happened just in the first round.
2) Emiliano Vargas vs. Julio Martínez.- In his second professional fight emiliano vargas He achieved an anthology knockout, connecting in the second round, with surgical precision to his opponent. Martínez fell heavily against the canvas and the protection account was not necessary, since the knockout was blunt, on a night that he promised in Las Vegas.
1) Leigh Wood on Michael Conlan.- The best fight of 2022 also brings with it the best knockout of the year. After an eleven round dominance, Wood was encouraged to go to the front and so with a combination he took the initiative, connecting to Conlan and knocking him out of the ring, in one of the most shocking moments of 2022 in boxing. Michael Conan He took a risk by going forward, knowing that he had the advantage on the cards and ended up paying for it with a brutal fall.
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