The other big knight in that area was a royal PITA,i lost count how many times i tried to beat him, at least he doesn't respawn.
I don't know how i survived on the go i beat him, i saw him going for his final swing, knew i was doomed ( i was pinned against a wall), even had looked away, but somehow he didn't hit me, i then got about 4 straight swings on him as he was low on health too, and won it. xD