QUICKEST KNOCKOUT The fastest knockout on record appears to be one in a Golden Gloves event on November 4, 1947, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, when Mike Collins dropped Pat Brownson with the opening punch and the match was stopped without a count 4 seconds later. Collins went on to win by technical knockout.
All fights have a winner and a loser. The fight game has its own unique language which allows for there to be more than one right way to do things. For example, there are many ways to judge a fight and they all have their place. Sometimes you want to know who won an even fight, while at other times you may just want to know who came out on top.
The first thing to understand about the fastest race in the world is that it is not a single event but a series of events over several days. A boxer's career can last for years and years, so by its very nature, the fasted race will always include some high-profile losers along with its winners.
The fastest race in the world is the World Boxing Championships, held every two years. It consists of five weight classes: super heavyweight (over 91 kilograms or 201 pounds), light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, and lightweight (under 69 kilograms or 143 pounds).
Collins, Mike According to Guinness World Records, the fastest knockout in boxing history occurred on November 4, 1947, in a Golden Gloves event in Minneapolis, when Mike Collins knocked out Pat Brownson in four seconds. The record was later improved to six seconds by Joe Louis in a 1948 championship bout against Max Schmeling.
The fastest knockout at heavyweight was recorded on July 9, 1953, in a match contested between Tony Zale and Don Cockell in Miami Beach, Florida. Cockell was knocked out in just one second by a right hand from Zale. The record was subsequently improved to two seconds by Sonny Liston in his first title fight in Chicago on August 24, 1955. He defeated Victor Rodyukov with a left hook followed by a right cross to the head to retain his title.
Liston's record was later beaten by Ali in an exhibition match held in Milan on September 15, 1963. The American boxer knocked out his opponent in just one minute and 40 seconds with a series of punches.
Ali's record was then beaten by Vernon "the Gorilla" Hart who knocked out Wilfred Benítez in seven seconds. Hart achieved this record on October 14, 1967, during an amateur bout in San Jose.
The fastest boxing knockout occurred in 4 seconds. According to UPI, a boxer called Mike Collins knocked out his opponent, Pat Brownson, with the opening blow of the bout at a Golden Gloves event in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1947. The record was later improved to 3 seconds by a fighter called Buddy Baer when he stopped Frank DeMilo in an exhibition match in New York City on August 4, 1952.
The longest fight lasted for 5 hours and 56 minutes. It took place in 1973 between Indian fighters Gama and Ghoria and was known as the "Thousand-dollar Fight". The two men had never met before they started fighting and they continued fighting for 1000 dollars a piece (about $7000 in today's money). The fight was held in India at the Ramlila Grounds and was broadcast live by radio station All India Radio. Both men were trained by famous Indian coaches named Hiralal and Madan Lal, who had previously worked with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. During the fight, which was scored as a draw, both men showed signs of fatigue and injury but neither man gave up. The final round was so one-sided that even after three hours had passed many people still didn't believe that the fight was over.
The average length of a boxing match is about 12 rounds each. This means that the total time it takes to complete all 60 rounds is 7 minutes 30 seconds.
On September 24, 1946, the boxing world witnessed one of its most stunning performances, the quickest knockout. Aurele "Al" Couture achieved the fastest knockout in boxing history—10.5 seconds—in his hometown of Lewiston, Maine, against his long-time nemesis Ralph Walton. The fight was scheduled for 10 rounds, but after only 7 minutes and 50 seconds of fighting, the referee stopped the contest using his countout rule. Couture's speed and accuracy with his right hand had Walton reeling across the ring and clutching his face.
Couture, a former college football player, earned $15,000 for this victory. He returned to Lewiston later that year on September 24, 1946, but this time he lost to another opponent, Bill Brennan, by technical knockout in the ninth round. The record for the fastest knockout has since been eclipsed several times, but it remains as one of the most amazing achievements in sports history.
Knockouts can be accomplished through various methods including punches to the head, body, and legs. Some knockouts are caused by powerful hooks to the jaw, others by crushing left crosses, still others by single blows to the head. But no matter how they happen, knockouts are important events in fights because they end the battle quickly and without much effort on the part of the fighter who delivers them.
Keith Liddell is an author and mathematician. In the Guinness World Records, he holds the title for the "fastest punch." The punch clocked in at 45 miles per hour. He set this record in 1997 at the World Science Fiction Convention in Toronto.
Liddell has published three books on mathematical puzzles: Brainbusters! Mathematical Puzzles for Smart People of All Ages; More Brainbusters! Even Smarter Mathematical Puzzles; and Finer Points! Further Mathematical Puzzles. He has also written two novels: I'm Not Dead and I Won't Be Duplicated.
He has appeared frequently in mathematics magazines and websites, including Mathematics Magazine, The New York Times, and Wired magazine. He has given numerous talks at schools, universities, and conferences throughout the United States and Canada.
Liddell currently lives in Maple Ridge, British Columbia with his wife and two children. He works as a math tutor via Skype.
Keith Liddell is an author, fighter, and mathematician. It was recorded on October 4, 2000 at the Palace Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.
Liddell's record has since been beaten by Takanori Kitamura of Japan who threw a 48-mile-per-hour punch at a fight in Osaka on April 11, 2001. However, that wasn't the first time someone had thrown a punch that fast; Bruce Lee managed to put his hand through a block of wood (not considered punching by many fighters) at 42 miles per hour!
The average speed of Liddell's punch was 40.5 miles per hour -- more than 10 miles per hour faster than the average punch.
Here's how it was done: Two men faced off in a boxing ring. One man stood still as a statue while the other man threw a series of punches at him. Each time he threw a punch, he swung around a clockwise circle that started with his feet and ended with his arm stretched out toward his opponent.
Since all the punches were thrown at once, it's hard to say which one was fastest.
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