Ever since Rocky II, when Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed plummeted to the canvas simultaneously late in the 15th round, the double knockdown has flourished as a dramatic rarity. In that fight, which hinged on a mad scramble to see who could gather their wits quickest, it was Rocky that managed to get up first. That follow-up clash with Creed remains his second most memorable victory, behind only his improbable handling of Ivan Drago on Christmas Day in Cold War Russia.
In Ramon Dekkers’ famous nonfiction fight with Rayen Simpson in Roosendaal, in which both guys whiffed with rights to synchronize connecting lefts, it was Simpson who ultimately recovered his bearings enough to pull out a victory.