Upsets (On paper) which you thought were obvious?

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Most upsets aren't so obvious going in. The bookies don't get it miles wrong very often.
    Off the top of my head, I thought Hopkins was going to beat Pavlik clearly, and Rigondeaux would school Donaire.
     
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    Recently, John Ryder vs Callum Smith
     
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    Pakkuman I'm not hot. I'm just BIG. banned Full Member

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    I knew Andy Ruiz was gonna beat Joshua. Thought he'd be robbed. Didn't see the KO coming!
     
  4. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Maidana Broner

    100% in my mind Maidana was going to do what he did to him. Outwork and embarass.

    Both Fury Wilder fights?
     
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    Rigo vs Donaire
    Joyce vs Dubois
     
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    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    I thought it was absolute insanity that Orlando Salido was the underdog in the JuanMa rematch.

    And I thought that Joyce should clearly have been the favorite to beat Dubois.
    A lot was said about Joyce being so robotic and his lack of head movement was quite the talking bit. What I saw was that he clearly moved his head rather well, and for someone as slow as him, he landed a lot of clean punches.
    Plus Joyce beat Jennings, but no one seems to give two shits about Jennings. Which is a damn shame.
     
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    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    David Price vs David Allen
     
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    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Ruiz Joshua 1
     
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    Fury vs Wilder 2
     
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    Thompson vs Price 2 is the ultimate answer tbf.
     
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    Salido vs Lopez rematch

    Margarito vs Cintrom rematch.
     
  12. Sinew

    Sinew The Assassin Full Member

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    I saw Hopkins over Pavlik too. I was adamant about Zahir Raheem defeating Erik Morales and just as sure of Winky Wright defeating Felix Trinidad .
     
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    That wasn't an upset, Callum won.
     
  14. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Does Khan Maidana count?

    Lots had Maidana to KTFO Khan


    Can't remember the betting odds, probably was 50:50
     
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    Eubank Jr v Groves.. best win I’ve had at the bookies on boxing. Crazy odds really