The video is part three of a series showcasing the 25 best punches in boxing history. It features a collection of memorable knockout moments from various boxing matches, including fights involving legendary boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, and Roy Jones Jr. The video highlights impressive knockouts, upsets, and title wins, with commentary and analysis of the punches that made them happen.
Here are the extracted key facts:
1. Victor Postal knocked out Lucas Mathis in the 10th round to win the vacant WBC World Super Lightweight title.
2. Dennis Lebedev knocked out Roy Jones Jr.
3. Samuel Peter knocked out Jeremy Williams in the second round.
4. Dillian White knocked out Derek Chisora.
5. Ricky Hatton lost to Floyd Mayweather in 2007.
6. Lennox Lewis knocked out Donovan Ruddock in two rounds to secure his first shot at the WBC title.
7. Lennox Lewis defeated Hasim Rahman in a rematch in 2001.
8. Marat Gassiev knocked out Jordan Schimmel in a 12-round IBF cruiserweight eliminator.
9. Tommy Morrison knocked out Harry Tyrell.
10. Max Schmeling knocked out Joe Louis in 1936.
11. Lennox Lewis knocked out Hasim Rahman in a rematch in 2001.
12. Mickey Garcia knocked out Dejean Zlataconan in the third round to become a title holder in his third weight class.
13. Roy Jones Jr. was knocked out by Glen Johnson in the ninth round.
14. Evander Holyfield knocked out James Buster Douglas in the third round to become the heavyweight champion.
15. Mike Tyson knocked out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds in 1988.
16. Joe Calzaghe stopped Byron Mitchell in the 13th defense of his WBO super-middleweight title.
17. Julian Jackson was knocked out by Gerald McClellan in 1993, which won the Ring Magazine's Knockout of the Year.
18. Kennedy Golovkin defended his titles against Daniel Geale in 2014, knocking him down twice before the referee stopped the fight.
19. Julio Cesar Chavez stopped Meldrick Taylor in the final seconds of the 12th and final round in 1990.
20. Zab Judah was knocked out by Kostya Tszyu in 2001.
21. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai produced a fourth-round stoppage of Roman Gonzalez to retain his WBC Super Flyweight World title in 2017.
22. Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston in 1964, becoming the new heavyweight champion.
23. Muhammad Ali knocked down Sonny Liston in the first round with the "phantom punch" in 1965.
24. James Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in 1990, one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.
25. Muhammad Ali and George Foreman fought in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in 1974, with Ali winning the title for a second time.