Has a world level fighter ever gone into a fight thinking they'd lose?

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  1. Atlanta

    Atlanta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Spinks-Tyson
     
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  2. Fat Moe

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    floyd **** himself when margo approached him and his **** buddy the harlem hotty or whatever.
     
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  3. Vano-Irons

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    How about Duran in the second Leonard fight? He openly didnt train properly, wasnt eating right, and didnt really fancy it
     
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  4. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    Duran in the Hearns fight aswell maybe?

    I'd also throw out Shane Mosley in the second Forrest fight.
     
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  5. pong

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    morales in the third pac fight.jacobs against pirog
     
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  6. spud1

    spud1 HAWK TIME!!!! Full Member

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    Joe calzaghe was petrified of jeff lacy he thought he was going to lose and then put on a great clinic.
     
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  7. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    There's no doubt in my mind that all of those fighters you mentioned knew they were going in against very tough opposition, but did any of them actually expect to lose? Maybe Bonecrusher.
     
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    Nobody's mentioned it yet, Roy Jones wasn't expecting to win the Glen Johnson fight, he felt faint, and weight drained and told his Aunt, 'not to be suprised' if he got knocked out
     
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  9. Fat Moe

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    :lol: you is one stupid mofo.
     
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  10. LancsTerrible

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    Camacho against de la Hoya and possibly Trinidad.
     
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  11. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    That's a true story? Wow.
     
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  12. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Duran looked in good shape and was fighting on almost even terms with Ray before he quit. I think Duran's troubles ahead of the fight are overstated, and he almost certainly felt he was going to beat Ray for a second time. In my opinion, at least.
     
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  13. earthwormjim

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    danny williams vs del boy chisora. he admitted before the fight he was shot!!
     
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  14. PityTheFool

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    I forgot about Jones Jr in the Tarver rematch.He celebrated going the distance and losing wide more than he did in half of his defences!
     
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  15. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    What's with the italics?
     
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