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WATCH: A KO So “Scary” Fans Are Calling it “Knockout of the Year”

Published 07/03/2022, 12:07 PM EDT

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With only thirty seconds left in the very first round, Issac Hardman found and confronted Beau Hartas in a corner. Then he poured in his combinations and lured Hartas into the middle of the ring. Hardman connected one hard right hand, and this slowed Hartas significantly down. Now with only fifteen seconds left on the clock as Hartas backed down, Hardman hit him with a jab followed by a deceiving right.

Observing Hardman’s merciless right, Hartas went down. He hit the canvas like a lifeless bird.

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After the brief clip of the knockout went viral on the net, several boxing fans voiced their thoughts on Twitter. Here are some reactions that we feel are worth sharing.

“Best KO I’ve ever seen”: Fans react to viral KO by Issac Hardman

Hardman with that one hard hit took the boxing world by storm. As much as the shot makes fans want to appreciate Hardman’s accuracy inside the ring, it makes everyone acknowledge how scary boxing can be.

Ben Damon tweeted the knockout. Overwhelmed by Hardman’s power, he said it could be considered “knockout of the year.”

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The following is what he wrote, ““Ohhhh that’s too big!” @IssacHardman seals ‘knockout of the year’ in July at #BriedisOpetaia and thankfully champion bloke Beau Hartas is up and about and on his way home to his family. Scary stuff.”

Similarly, The Boss of Bali wrote, “As good as a punch you will ever see in boxing.” 

Seeing the clip a fan spotted what Hartas did wrong. They commented,

Indeed, he should not have dropped his left hand after throwing the jab. It created the space Hardman needed and allowed the counter puncher to knock Hartas out.

Another fan appreciated the magnitude of the hit.

They wrote, “oooohooohoooh my goodness. an unfortunate reality and possibility in this sport. That looked like a bar knockout.

Some more nominated the KO to be the knockout of the year.

Someone said, “Issac Hardman throws his hat in the ring for contender of KO the year. Icing Beau Hartas with one punch 💤 #BriedisOpetaia #ozboxing #boxing #KO

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And finally, this fan said that it was a thudding KO.

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What is your reaction to the KO? What do you think is ahead of Hardman now? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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Samrat Sardar

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Samrat Sardar is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports and is currently a final year undergraduate student of English literature. A passionate content creator, he has been writing since his high school days, and possesses work experience as a commercial writer for companies such as WordsKraft among others. Samrat believes he fell in love with boxing the day he watched Vasiliy Lomachenko share the ring with Guillermo Rigondeaux.
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Ajinkya Aswale