Knock out? TKO/?

Question

I am not a big boxing fan, but often times I am reading statistics from older boxers and I was wondering something. What is the difference between a technical knockout and just a regular knockout? Thank you

Answer 1

A Knockout is when a fighter goes down and the referee counts him out. (By counting to 10) If a ref stops the fight for any other reason, for example someone is just getting pounded and the ref stops it that's a TKO. You don't see many KO's anymore these days. Most non-decision's are TKO's.

Answer 2

KO-Knock out- when someone is getting beat, takes a fall and cant get up with his gloves in a fighting position by the count of ten.
TKO-Technical Knock Out- when the fighter is unable to contiue for many reasons, whether it is that he cant defend himself any more, there is a standing 8 count, a cut so severe over his eye or any location that cause a severe outcome from the match. anything that is a stoppage of the fight for a technical reason other than a knock down

getting knocked down 3 times in a round can also be considered a TKO even if the fighter is able to get back up

Answer 3

OK, A Knockout is when a fighter sustains a punch that causes him to fall to the canvas. If he cannot stand to his feet before the referee counts to 10, it is called a knockout. A TKO is when a fighter has absorbed so much punishment that the referee determines that if he takes anymore punishment, that he could be severly hurt; he could also stop the fight if he thinks that the fighter may be hurt badly due to him being overmatched.

Answer 4

Regular knockout is when they take a hit so badly that they are knocked down and don't come up.
A technical knockout is when the fighter gets knocked down repeatedly and eventually the ref decides to end the fight.

Answer 5

The first answer was totally right. A KO is just that, you knocked the other guy flat on his butt to the point that he is unable to get back up (blacked out or in boxing by a count). A TKO is when the guy can no longer defend himself and the ref calls the fight. At least this is the way I understand it. I am more into MMA than boxing. After you see a guy take a flying knee to the chin boxing is just boring.

Answer 6

I didn't bother to read all of the answers, but I did notice that some of the answers were leaving some of the details out. The referee does not have to reach the count of ten for there to be a KO. If the fighter is down and the ref thinks he's hurt enough to not have a chance to beat the count, he can stop the fight before reaching 10 and that's a KO.

Answer 7

A TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT OCCURS WHEN A FIGHT IS STOPPED DUE TO EITHER A REFEREE'S DECISION THAT IT IS IN A FIGHTERS BEST INTEREST NOT TO CONTINUE OR A DOCTOR AT RINGSIDE STOPS A FIGHT FOR THE SAME REASON - A FIGHTERS CORNER CAN CAUSE A TECHNICAL KO BY THROWING IN THE TOWEL ALSO.

A KNOCKOUT ONLY OCCURS WHEN A FIGHTER IS COUNTED OUT BY THE REFEREE ( AFTER A FIGHTER IS KNOCKED DOWN BY A PUNCH THE REFEREE COUNTS TO TEN - IF THE FIGHTER DOES NOT GET BACK ON HIS FEET AND IS NOT CAPABLE OR READY TO FIGHT ON - THIS IS A KNOCKOUT)

Answer 8

A TKO( Technical Knock Out) is when the Ref stops the fight cuz the fighter can't intellegently defend him self. A KO( Knock Out) is pretty self explanitory. The man falls like a sack of potatoes and is motionless.

Answer 9

a t.o. is when the ref stops the fight,a knockout is when the fighter can't get up before the 10 count.

Answer 10

knockout is when ref counts the boxer out, 10 count
TKO is stoppage for any other reason