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Punching power
Mike Tyson has now recorded 41 knockouts in 51 professional bouts. He flattened his first 19 opponents and has 21 career first-round knockouts. Tyson was 9-3 (6 KO) with a no contest in the 90's but still ranks third all-time in terms of knockout percentage among the great heavyweight champions.
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Heavyweight champions - knockout percentage
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| Fighter |
Bouts |
KOs |
Pct. |
| Rocky Marciano |
49 |
43 |
87.8 |
| George Foreman |
81 |
68 |
84.0 |
| Mike Tyson |
51 |
41 |
80.0 |
| Joe Louis |
71 |
54 |
76.1 |
| Joe Frazier |
37 |
27 |
73.0 |
| Sonny Liston |
54 |
39 |
72.2 |
| Ken Norton |
50 |
33 |
66.0 |
| Jack Dempsey |
78 |
49 |
62.8 |
| Muhammad Ali |
61 |
37 |
60.7 |
| Larry Holmes |
68 |
41 |
60.3 |
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