Has Wlad Klitschko ever been an underdog before?

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  1. bonds

    bonds Active Member Full Member

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    Been looking through his fights and it seems like he was a heavy favorite to win each and every fight... maybe there was some fights in his early days where he wasnt the favorite to win?
     
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  2. Butch Coolidge

    Butch Coolidge Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was supposed to have his head knocked into the cheap seats by Sam Peter. At the time, Peter was KOing everybody he fought and Klitschko was just coming off a KO defeat. Also, I believe David Haye was the betting favorite over him but only in Britain, the rest of the world had a more realistic expectation of the odds.
     
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    damian38 BigDramaShow Full Member

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    wasn't Peter the favorite before their first fight?
     
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  4. Butch Coolidge

    Butch Coolidge Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, I think I was a little quicker on the draw than you for that one.
     
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  5. Boxing Fanatic

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    vs haye :D
     
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    Jаck P4P King Full Member

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    Oh yeah, on a certain island indeed :rofl
     
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    Manning Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He wasn't actually. I only managed to get even odds for Wlad to win on points.
     
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    Just wanted to echo your post. :good

    Yeah, going into Peter 1, pundits, analysts, reporters, writers and fans were almost all saying Peter was going to KHTFO.

    Hell, Wlad and the over was something like 3or 4 to 1.:D
     
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  9. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Haye was the underdog against Wlad.
     
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  10. Champion

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    How much $ did you lose on him, my lad?
     
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  11. Tora

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    at first i bought th haye hype but then i realised wlad was just gonna do a squeaky clean job over 12
     
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    he has lost everything and his brains :lol:
     
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  13. jisi

    jisi Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :good

    Yes a great favorit. HBO want Peter to be the next superstar.

    It was a hard fight but Wlad shows great heart and won the eliminator to become Champion again.
     
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    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Against Peter.
     
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  15. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wlad was supposed to be "fed" to Peter.

    Was supposed to be Peters coming out fight.
     
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