Tyson Fury's trilogy with Deontay Wilder saw him knocked down four times in total, only to rise to his feet and continue fighting.
Many were stunned, especially in the final round of the first bout in 2018, by the Gypsy King's ability to get up and keep going, however this was not the first time he'd touched the canvas.
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A fair few are aware of Fury's USA debut against Steve Cunningham back in 2013, when the American shockingly floored the Brit.
🐽But not many know about his 2011 Commonwealth title bout at age 23, when he took on Neven Pajkic.
♊In just his 17th professional contest, Fury faced the unbeaten Canadian who was also 16-0 before the first bell.
🅺The first round saw the smaller man give the home favourite some problems, but it was in round two when the action truly began.
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🥃Pajkic hurled an overhand right which the inexperienced Fury simply did not see coming whatsoever.
▨It sent him crashing to the canvas, falling backwards onto his behind.
𝄹Fury looked shocked more than anything and, fortunately for him, was not badly hurt.
🌱He recovered to his feet and battled on to the end of the round.
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Then, after the very next bell, Furyꦐ returned the favour by flooring Pajkic twice and forcing the referee to jump in and stop the contest.
🐭Fury said post-fight: "I gave myself a scare there for a sec.
"As I've always said, heavyweights are heavyweights. He got me with a good shot, bang on the chin.
"I went down, got back up, stopped him.
♛"I would say it shows a true champion to get knocked down like that and get back up."
🌃Oleksandr Usyk will be hoping to replicate the success smaller fighters like Pajkic and Cunningham had with their knockdowns of Fury when they meet on May 18.
However, he'll know full well that it's not easy to keep the Gypsy King down.
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