It was, in truth, a stark image even for boxing: Sylve alone in the middle of the ring, his limbs trembling, while the referee chased Bahdi from corner to corner in an effort to calm him down.

Jake Paul laughed off the idea that boxing legend Mike Tyson will knock him out in their Nov. 15 fight. "Mike is big and beefy and thick and strong," Paul said to TMZ Sports .

Funny how things developed. Marciano delivered 43 knockouts in 49 fights. Marciano couldn't make it with a Chicago Cubs' farm team because he didn't have a strong enough right arm.

2023 has been a great year for boxing, with a Fight of the Year list that has grown seemingly every weekend. But alongside the heaps of all-action battles, there have been some big-time knockouts.

Anthony Joshua tells Francis Ngannou to 'continue in boxing' despite his BRUTAL knockout and jokes he could beat the ex-UFC star in the octagon next.