{"id":65710,"date":"2018-11-08T09:47:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T09:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=65710"},"modified":"2020-02-17T16:48:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T16:48:41","slug":"boris-becker-and-carl-frochs-biggest-knockouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/boris-becker-and-carl-frochs-biggest-knockouts.html","title":{"rendered":"Boris Becker and Carl Froch\u2019s Biggest Knockouts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The $10 million guaranteed KO Series<\/strong> is on the horizon. Each of the 244 events is a progressive knockout (PKO) tournament, so we thought it would be the perfect time to pick the brains of two Team partypoker members who have knocked out opponents, or been knocked out of a competition themselves, on sports\u2019 biggest stage.<\/p>\n

Boris Becker<\/h2>\n
\"Boris

Boris Becker<\/p><\/div>\n

Boris Becker<\/strong> won 49 career singles titles, including the French Open and Wimbledon three times, in a long and illustrious tennis career.<\/p>\n

Boris turned professional in 1984 and only a year later won the Wimbledon<\/strong> title becoming the youngest-ever male Grand Slam single champion<\/strong>, aged a tender 17 years and 227 days. A year later, however, is one of Boris\u2019 top three favourite knockouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeating Ivan Lendl<\/strong> in the 1986 Wimbledon final. Why? To defend your first win is much harder than winning the first. I was still one of the youngest around at 17-18 years old and nobody gave me a chance as nobody had done it before.\u201d<\/p>\n

The talented German did beat Lendl and did so in straight sets, winning 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 to secure back-to-back Wimbledon titles; Boris would win Wimbledon again in 1989.<\/p>\n

Lendl features again in another of Boris\u2019 top three knockouts, this time in sunny Australia in 1991. Boris found himself in the Australian Open<\/strong> final against old foe Lendl and lost the first set 1-6, but rallied to win the next three sets 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. The victory was made sweeter by, well, let Boris tell us.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to mention Ivan Lendl again unfortunately beating him in the Australian Open final 1991 \u2013 to become number one in world<\/strong>, which was obviously a big one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not all of the knockouts that stand out in Boris\u2019 mind are positive, because the third and final one saw him lose.<\/p>\n

\u201cLosing in the Wimbledon final in 1990 against Stefan Edberg<\/strong> in five sets was a very heavy blow.\u201d<\/p>\n

After losing the first two sets 6-2, 6-2, Boris made a comeback and won the next two sets 6-3, 6-3 only to lose the fifth and deciding set 6-4.<\/p>\n

Carl “The Cobra” Froch<\/h2>\n
\"Carl

Carl Froch<\/p><\/div>\n

Carl \u201cThe Cobra\u201d Froch<\/strong><\/a> enjoyed a glistening boxing career that saw him fight 35 times, wining 33 and 24 of those by knockout. Carl may have lost twice, but was never knocked out, which means all three of his favourite knockouts are positive, in his eyes at least!<\/p>\n

\u201cGeorge Groves<\/strong> at Wembley, obviously, the grudge rematch. He was an idiotic, obnoxious, young boy, who desperately needed teaching a lesson by his daddy aka The Cobra!\u201d<\/p>\n

And a lesson was taught by The Cobra who knocked Groves out in the eighth round in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium<\/strong>. The Ring<\/em> magazine voted this the 2014 Knockout of the Year while BBC boxing commentator Mike Costello<\/strong> said the knockout punch was the \u201cbest punch you will ever see in a British boxing ring.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coming in at number two is\u2026let\u2019s allow Carl to explain in his own unique style!<\/p>\n

\u201cJermain Taylor<\/strong> in the USA. First defence of my WBC World Title. I was behind on all the score cards so needed the KO to win. And guess what, being the ruthless, determined & super fit athlete that I was, I managed to finish him off with only 14 seconds to go in the last round!\u201d<\/p>\n

Carl\u2019s third knockout that stands out in his mind was against Lucian Bute<\/strong> in May 2012, a boxer who boasted of a 30-0 professional record and holder of the IBF super-middleweight title<\/strong>. This would be Bute\u2019s 10th title defence and nobody gave Carl a cat in hell\u2019s chance of stripping Bute of his belt. Oh how wrong they were.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a fight against an unbeaten man that nobody thought I could win. I absolutely smashed him around the ring and knocked him out in his feet in Round 5 to become the IBF World Champion and three-times World Champion!\u201d<\/p>\n

Get Ready for the KO Series<\/h3>\n

KO Series runs from November 18-25th<\/strong> at partypoker and guarantees at least $10 million will be won by the time the 244th champion is crowned. There are four exclusive promotions to get involved with, including the KO a Pro<\/strong> where Carl will be playing in two events on November 25th. Bust Froch from either of these events and we\u2019ll reward you with a cash prize worth five-times the tournament\u2019s buy-in.<\/p>\n

Check out the KO a Pro schedule here<\/a>, the KO Series schedule here<\/a> and feast your eyes on the awesome KO Series promotions here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The $10 million guaranteed KO Series is on the horizon. Each of the 244 events is a progressive knockout (PKO) tournament, so we thought it would be the perfect time to pick the brains of two Team partypoker members who have knocked out opponents, or been knocked out of a competition themselves, on sports\u2019 biggest<\/p>\n

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