Recent fights where the underdog and traveler beats the champ?

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  1. busstonedfx

    busstonedfx Active Member Full Member

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    Anyone have any examples? Someone who was a heavy underdog, and traveled to the champ's country/hometown, and beat them decisively in front of a hostile crowd?
     
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    GGGunbeatable Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oliver McCall beat Marcin Rekowski .. not a champ, but the only fight that popped in my mind.
     
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  3. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Kell brook beats the mini mike tyson shawn porter
     
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  4. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    That was a particularly humbling defeat. Kell's taken a lot of flak on the boards over the course of his career.
     
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    shenmue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Was gonna say Maidana vs Broner but then remembered that the fans in attendance wanted Maidana to win and really enjoyed it.
     
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  6. busstonedfx

    busstonedfx Active Member Full Member

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    god, broner losing to maidana made my year
     
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  7. Boxing Prospect

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    Allie Laurel beating Tiger Tor Buamas in Thailand for some regional title?
     
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    DSG496 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    not a big shock, but heiland was 6/1 according to bookmakers to beat macklin in Dublin,

    ricky burns lost his comeback fight to zlaticerin (sp?) who was an underdog, though again had a good chance

    neither were champions though
     
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  9. Tomm

    Tomm Active Member Full Member

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    Going back a bit Prescott was given 0 chance by a lot when he KO'd Amir Khan

    I seem to remember a certain Adonis Stevenson being a rather big underdog against Chad Dawson

    And finally Frank Buglioni was a massive favourite when he lost to Sergey Khomitsky badly
     
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    Soliman beat Sturm
     
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    Salido TKO8 JuanMa
     
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    Segura beat Calderon in Puerto Rico I think
     
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  13. Bustajay

    Bustajay Feel the Steel/Balls Deep Full Member

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    :happy:good
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  14. Boxing Prospect

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    Salgado Vs Linares?
     
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  15. Hammer Hands

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    Amen, one of the most satisfying boxing moments in the last 20yrs.
     
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